[Brown]

about to go see a 2nd hand imac.

how do i tell how much memory its got and its harddisk space?

anything else i should check.

cheers smack heads.

[andrewparker]

System Profiler (applications > utilities > system profiler) should tell you everything you need to know...

[Bill Posters]

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Apple menu (top left Apple icon) > About This Mac (first option)

OS (version)
Physical Memory/RAM amount
Processor type/speed

Then click the 'More Info…' button, which launches 'System Profiler' for you.

[Brown]

imac 17" g4 433

cdr dvd - 4 years old

£500 - too expensive? any thoughts?

[andrewparker]

Who gave you the spec? The iMac 17" didn't come out until January 2002 so it can't be 4 years old plus even the lowliest G4 iMacs had a 700mhz G4 processor...

[andrewparker]

Actually FWIW I don't think the iMac has ever came with a 433mhz chip of any variant...

[Brown]

monkey on the end of the phone. he's talking shite isn't he. hmm...

cheers.

[Brown]

just spoken to him again. its a g4 tower 450mz with a flat screen monitor. hows the price sound? will i be ok to run osx onnit? should i hold off for something else? cheers again.

[Bill Posters]

Running OS X won't be a problem for sure.
MY olde worlde G4/400 ('Yikes') seems to be taking to the new 10.3.4 upgrade like a natural.
It won't be blistering, but presumably you already know that.

Re: the price.
I know (next to) nuthin', though if it's an Apple flat screen, the price does start to sound sweeter.
Not a great help, probably.

[andrewparker]

The G4 450 came with 128Mb RAM as standard which won't run OS X so make sure it has more. Price sounds a bit steep to be honest though it all depends on the display. If it's a totally standard machine I'd pay no more than £350 for the tower...