Yeah...taking advantage of the tax free + $179 rebate + student discount ..... i finally bought the G5 Dual 2.0Ghz thanks everybody for the feedback However it looks like it only comes with the Mac Os DVDs ...iLife is preinstalled, but is it in the Mac Os DVD ... what if I need to reinstall???



[Edited on August 7, 2005 at 6:08 PM. Reason : iLife]

8/7/2005 6:07:36 PM

nice! what was the grand total on that bad boy?

-ZiP!-

8/7/2005 6:11:41 PM

I would think they would have iLife in there. Don't hold your breath though.

Other than that, congrats. Nice comp.

8/7/2005 6:21:21 PM

thats awesome... but is now really the time to get a mac?

8/7/2005 6:33:00 PM

i just bought an ibook and an ipod

8/7/2005 6:49:11 PM

well the grand total has been 1799+179 (+ taxes in the Mini iPod) = $1990

but I will get the $179 rebate + I will sell the Mini iPod (expecting $179 (at least eBay) so ... 358 less

total = 1990 - 358 = $1632 ! thats not bad for a full product (comparing refurbished was 1649 (i think) ... it is refurbished + you ahve to wait (i went to south point and immediate pick up) and the refurb was only a GeForce 5200 instead the Ati Radeon 9600 .... GREAT TAX FREE WEEKEND!!

[Edited on August 7, 2005 at 7:24 PM. Reason : i'd love to have bought a powerbook, but ... was tooo much! ]

8/7/2005 7:23:31 PM

iLife will be included on the Restore DVD. The DVD will install a small application called "Software Restore" that will access .pkg packages on the DVD and install iLife + all of the OEM'd applications (WorldBook, etc)

8/7/2005 8:25:22 PM

nice price indeed, man!

-ZiP!-

8/7/2005 8:40:57 PM

what you gonna use for a monitor?

8/8/2005 12:28:31 AM

8/8/2005 12:33:38 AM

-ZiP!-

8/8/2005 8:24:45 AM

Hahahaha ... yeah, that one Zip!!!! .... no joke ! .... CRT 21" Apple

8/8/2005 8:26:33 AM

^ & ^^ i have one, it's a beauty!

8/8/2005 1:22:45 PM

I have got the "blueberry" one ... white and kinda greenish-blueish ....they're nice for CRT ... and when they were released they were $1499 ..... good got mine free! Pictures is really awesome! ... unfortuunately i hasnt got DVI ... i need a couple of those Dell ultrasharp wide !!! for my little digital workstation ...

8/8/2005 3:05:31 PM

Update:

Yesterday when i got back home .... the harddrive was gone!!!!!! .... the system could not boot up trying to find the HD. Took it today to the macstore and they .... GAVE ME A NEW ONE .... without any fuss.....great custome care....

8/8/2005 3:06:42 PM

they should replace it, but dont expect that kind of treatment from them after 14 days (or is it 30?)

when I bought a new 15" PowerBook, the HDD died 4 days after I got it. I took it back to the store and replaced it with no questions asked. Three weeks later, it did the same thing, and they wouldn't help me, I had to go through a bullshit process of mailing the new laptop off for "analysis." 10 days later I received the laptop back in the mail with an explanation of what was wrong and what needed to be done to fix it. I then had to send it back to them telling them to fix it, 10 days later I got it back.

I havent had problems since, but still it pissed me off that I got 2 lemons w/in a week of each other, and within a months time I already had to deal with getting it repaired rather than replaced.

8/8/2005 3:18:31 PM

:-OOOOO hope it does not happen to me the same with this G5 (prayinnnnngggg.....) the HD got fucked badly yesterday night .... dunno why .... but yeah at least they replace it iimmediately!

8/8/2005 3:26:04 PM