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dixon · 12-08-2003, 08:28

Does anyone know a good dicount store that will be selling the G5 power mac for cheap?
the best price I can find is £2,299

greenfruit · 12-08-2003, 08:31

i dont think youll find much difference in price from the apple store anywhere, you might get some free ram or a phone or domain or something, but theres not loads of profit margin on macs.

why do you need the full on one, the 1.6ghz or 1.8ghz should be fine. unless your making toy story 4 or something.

dixon · 12-08-2003, 08:47

ok thanks green fruit

andrewparker · 12-08-2003, 08:48

Like anyone's going to say no!

dixon · 12-08-2003, 09:05

so far its even

andrewparker · 12-08-2003, 09:27

The only possible reason not to is that it is a brand new machine, and hence prone to a few problems that will be ironed out in time. But that shouldn't put you off really.....

andrewparker · 12-08-2003, 10:53

Top end version is £2110 from the Education Store - time to be nice to a student!

sleepingfish · 12-08-2003, 11:37

Fresher week is on it's way

tomson · 12-08-2003, 11:44

yeah i was gonna suggest you befriend a student or a teacher and get it that way - you won't save a hell of a lot but its better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

dan · 13-08-2003, 04:39

Ouch!

he's right you know, try to make sure it's a female one though ay

dixon · 13-08-2003, 06:15

good idea!

dixon · 14-08-2003, 06:29

this looks nice too http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3141955.stm

Brown · 14-08-2003, 07:00

but where do you put your arms? looks painful to me.

andrewparker · 14-08-2003, 07:10

Yeah, looks naff to me. Where do I put my cup of coffee or my note pad?

I have a massive table in the middle of the room (5.5 x 2.5m) which I have my laptop, sketch books etc on. There's often 4 people working round it which makes for a really productive work space.....

oli · 14-08-2003, 07:12

agreed, I like to have loads of desk space around me to spread all the crap out on. I hate desks where you havent got room to rest your arms etc.

sleepingfish · 15-08-2003, 04:42

desk space is essential, there's no such thing as a paperless office

dan · 16-08-2003, 08:40

Looks like some kind of space ship control pannel thingy,

She canna take the strain captin...

It sucks. Need a huge desk shelves and a wall before I'm even close to having all my stuff where I need it. Thank heaven for wheeled chairs, wooden floors and other peoples desks

tomson · 16-08-2003, 13:31

Just freed up some desk space by buying one of these

dixon · 16-08-2003, 13:53

andrewparker · 17-08-2003, 16:27

Quote:

Originally posted by tomson
Just freed up some desk space by buying one of these

Not as nice as mine

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12-08-2003, 08:28	#1 (permalink)
dixon Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brighton Posts: 589	G5 Does anyone know a good dicount store that will be selling the G5 power mac for cheap? the best price I can find is £2,299 __________________ Dixon

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greenfruit sflwa.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southsea Posts: 511	i dont think youll find much difference in price from the apple store anywhere, you might get some free ram or a phone or domain or something, but theres not loads of profit margin on macs. why do you need the full on one, the 1.6ghz or 1.8ghz should be fine. unless your making toy story 4 or something. __________________ [OAP] somefool

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andrewparker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 980	Like anyone's going to say no! __________________ Andrew Parker --------------------- (Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz / 1Gb RAM / OS X / Safari )

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dixon Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brighton Posts: 589	so far its even __________________ Dixon

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andrewparker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 980	The only possible reason not to is that it is a brand new machine, and hence prone to a few problems that will be ironed out in time. But that shouldn't put you off really..... __________________ Andrew Parker --------------------- (Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz / 1Gb RAM / OS X / Safari )

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andrewparker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 980	Top end version is £2110 from the Education Store - time to be nice to a student! __________________ Andrew Parker --------------------- (Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz / 1Gb RAM / OS X / Safari )

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sleepingfish css is for divs Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Norwich Posts: 4,469	Fresher week is on it's way

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tomson Christ on a bike Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311	yeah i was gonna suggest you befriend a student or a teacher and get it that way - you won't save a hell of a lot but its better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

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dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,643	Ouch! he's right you know, try to make sure it's a female one though ay

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dixon Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brighton Posts: 589	this looks nice too http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3141955.stm __________________ Dixon

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andrewparker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 980	Yeah, looks naff to me. Where do I put my cup of coffee or my note pad? I have a massive table in the middle of the room (5.5 x 2.5m) which I have my laptop, sketch books etc on. There's often 4 people working round it which makes for a really productive work space..... __________________ Andrew Parker --------------------- (Apple PowerBook G4 1.67GHz / 1Gb RAM / OS X / Safari )

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oli I Call Shenanigans™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England. Posts: 9,736	agreed, I like to have loads of desk space around me to spread all the crap out on. I hate desks where you havent got room to rest your arms etc. __________________ Linked In :: Last.fm :: Twitter ..................

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sleepingfish css is for divs Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Norwich Posts: 4,469	desk space is essential, there's no such thing as a paperless office

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dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,643	Looks like some kind of space ship control pannel thingy, She canna take the strain captin... It sucks. Need a huge desk shelves and a wall before I'm even close to having all my stuff where I need it. Thank heaven for wheeled chairs, wooden floors and other peoples desks

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tomson Christ on a bike Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311	Just freed up some desk space by buying one of these

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