Using an Apple Power Mac G5 Today - Is It Still Usable?

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  @danwood_uk · 4 years ago · pinned

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  @CommodoreFan64 · 4 years ago

  It still blows my mind when I think about how a modern Android Tablet like a Nokia T20 in many ways is more powerful than this Power Mac G5, and cost many times less than this did when it was new, but still cool to see the Power Macs getting support from the community to this very day.

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  @zedovski · 4 years ago (edited)

  Using a Mac Pro 5,1 with dual-X5690s, 1TB SSD and 8TH HDD, triple 4K monitors. Works like a charm with the latest Mac OS thru OCLP. The old Mac Pros were timeless machines. I can even simultaneously emulate Windows and Linux on it owing to 48GB of RAM.

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  @lucius1976 · 4 years ago

  It is usable. In Germany electic heaters are out of stock, you could use one of those as replacement

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  @rachelblack3816 · 2 years ago

  I still use my Quad G5 today to run old graphic arts software that still works well for me. &nbsp;The main reason that I bought it used many years ago is bc it is the fastest Mac that can run the Classic environment, even faster than a Classic-native machine could.

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  @RockTo11 · 4 years ago

  I got one of these as soon as it came out. I believed the hype. I got the top-spec dual 2.0GHz G5. Spent a bloody fortune on it. The logic board died 3.5 years later.

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• JI

  @jiggybucksington · 1 year ago

  I miss Cover Flow. I used to spend hours to make sure every song on my iPod touch had proper meta data and cover photo

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• DJ

  @dj_grumble · 2 years ago

  Up until this year, I was using a dual 2.0-GHz PowerMac G5 as my main audio workstation and produced multiple gold records with it. i bought it from a computer recycling center for $80 in 2016 to replace my aging G4

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  @RockTo11 · 4 years ago

  Ah man, OS X used to look so nice. Much better than it does in recent versions.

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  @MIcheal_caine96 · 4 years ago

  fun fact I use a modded power Mac g5 case to house my pc, from the outside it looks 100% original and I love it so much

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  @blegh4886 · 4 years ago

  Oh I remember droooooling over the G5 back in the day. Could not afford it. But I actually did have the chance to buy a first generation Intel Mac Pro though my first job. I still remember being amazed by the engineering and quality of the case alone. No sharp edges, everything fits and feels heavy and premium and professional. It&apos;s even beautiful on the inside. Gorgeous, even. Such a great computer it was.

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  @YearsOfLeadPoisoning · 4 years ago

  That case is still the best looking traditional PC case out there. The way the latch works and how beautifully it&apos;s laid out inside is unmatched IMO. <br><br>I use a maxed out Intel &apos;08 for audio production and it still absolutely flies.

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