Shopping for a "new" used Mac
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:38 pm
I am finally going to get a used Mac desktop to somewhat replace my extremely trusty and wonderful dual 1.8 GHz G5 (which runs V6 beautifully, but, since Apple gave the screwjob to PPC users, it won't run V7). So off I went to my trusty friend, Mactracker, to figure out which one I am going to go for on the used Mac market.
I've managed to eliminate the Mac mini, because it would likely hiccup on Real View like my current laptop does (oddly enough, it's not a Mac). The iMacs were eliminated also for pretty much the same reason (plus, they tend to go for higher prices due to the integrated screen). So this leaves the 2006 Mac Pro (Mac Pro 1,1).
The question becomes would it be capable of running V7 without hiccups from Real View?
Introduced: August 2006
Discontinued: January 2008
Machine ID: MacPro1,1
Model Number: A1186
Order Number: MA356LL/A (two 2.66 GHz)
Processor: Intel Xeon 5100 series ("Woodcrest")
Number of Cores: 2 per processor
Architecture: 64-bit
Processor Speed: two 2.66 GHz
Cache: 4 MB of shared L2 cache per processor (8 MB total)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 10.7.5 (the reseller I'm looking at puts 10.6 on their machines)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, GeForce 8800 GT, Quadro FX 4500, or ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Graphics Memory: 256 MB (7300 GT) or 512 MB (8800 GT, FX 4500, X1900 XT)
I've managed to eliminate the Mac mini, because it would likely hiccup on Real View like my current laptop does (oddly enough, it's not a Mac). The iMacs were eliminated also for pretty much the same reason (plus, they tend to go for higher prices due to the integrated screen). So this leaves the 2006 Mac Pro (Mac Pro 1,1).
The question becomes would it be capable of running V7 without hiccups from Real View?
Introduced: August 2006
Discontinued: January 2008
Machine ID: MacPro1,1
Model Number: A1186
Order Number: MA356LL/A (two 2.66 GHz)
Processor: Intel Xeon 5100 series ("Woodcrest")
Number of Cores: 2 per processor
Architecture: 64-bit
Processor Speed: two 2.66 GHz
Cache: 4 MB of shared L2 cache per processor (8 MB total)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 10.7.5 (the reseller I'm looking at puts 10.6 on their machines)
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, GeForce 8800 GT, Quadro FX 4500, or ATI Radeon X1900 XT
Graphics Memory: 256 MB (7300 GT) or 512 MB (8800 GT, FX 4500, X1900 XT)