Apple Power Macintosh G4 Base

Pros: Speed and Reliability
Cons: Generally the limits of Mac OS

I'll say this right at the beginning, I'm an Apple Fan and always have been. I've seen the company through the good times and bad. So yes I am biased, but I will attempt to put as many biases behind me when writing this review. I also attempt to write...

Pros: Fast fast fast, expandable, mighty
Cons: Needs something done about CD

The new platinum-and-white G4's from Apple are scorching fast machines, with huge capacity for RAM and hard drive expansion and a stunning industrial design. There were a few missteps in the design, but overall the machine sets a new standard for speed,...

Pros: Fast machine
Cons: Had to buy additional equip, lack of software

First let me state my bias up front, I am a Mac bigot. We have Macs and Window machines at home, and I would much prefer working on a Mac any day of the week. I got my first Macintosh in 1988, it was the then brand new Macintosh II.

When...

Pros: FAST!; Ease of use; easy access to innards; stable
Cons: The mouse... 'nuff said.

The G4 I use is at work. I work in prepress, which is the step between the Art Department (all Mac of course) and the press, which involves output of film, platemaking, proofing, etc. The core of the prepress department is a $150,000 Scitex Dolev...

Pros: Price, G4 Processor
Cons: Older design Logic board

Beyond all shadow of a doubt, The 350 MHz model of the Power Macintosh G4, formerly 400 MHz, is for the person who needs the latest Mac, but doesn't have the $3,500+ to build his/her dream Mac.

This model was introduced after the initial...

Pros: Speed, storage space, up to PC hardware standards
Cons: the OS still needs to catch up...

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I won't go into a PC vs. Mac debate here - if you're here, there's a reason...but see below for some PC-compatibility info.

This is my tenth Mac over the years and it's by far the finest. The hardware is first-class and...

Pros: speed, ease of usage, memory
Cons: durability, reliability

I had some doubts about buying the computer initially. However, one day my friend (who owns the computer) convinced me to buy it so I did. When my friends had doubts, I brought my computer over to their house one day to show what this machine can do....

Pros: Stylish, Elegant, Quiet
Cons: Pricey, Limited Expansion

When Steve Job revealed the PowerMac G4 Cube at the MacWorld, some diehard fans instantly loved the appliance-look, while others hated it. Having a chance to talk with many attendants, I received many input which helped me make a decision to purchase...

Pros: Very user friendly, pretty efficient, good DVD playback.
Cons: Doesn't have a decent writing program installed, and often times has problems manipulating memory.

Macintosh computers have always been easier to use than PC's. They have always been user friendly and it's usually a piece of cake to get in and out of programs. Not only that, but the Mac G4 is pretty efficient and fast, even for a base model. I...

Pros: Fast, reliable, upgradeable
Cons: None!

I bought this computer to replace my 5 year old 6200CD. Boy is it fast! 128 Megabytes of RAM, 10 gigabyte hard drive, 400 MHz processor, the only thing better would be 450MHZ! I can do so much at one time. I can have three or four or more programs...

Pros: Fast, easy to upgrade.
Cons: Wordprocessing and other basic applications run somewhat slower.

People seem to confuse the computer with its given operating system. People say that an Apple computer is bad, because it doesn't run as many games as windows. The truth is, the OS has nothing to do with the system itself. So with that in mind, let me...

Pros: solid value, well made, fast
Cons: uh. . .

Having worked once for an Apple Competitor (back when the Mac OS was fair game), I bring what may be something of a different perspective to the party. But first, a preface: I'm guessing that you've already done some homework on the G4 boxes. In fact,...

Pros: Fast, very fast. Easy to expand. Cool looking on your desk!
Cons: Lame Keyboard and mouse (these things no longer exist, but the new keyboard, although improved, is not great, but the new mouse is awesome!)

I started my computing life on an Apple II Plus, graduated to a IIe, then a Mac Classic, then a 7100, then an 81/110 Radius Clone, but as a web/graphic designer, my machine was getting horribly slow...

...enter the G4.

No speed...

Pros: It is a great machine for OS X.
Cons: It's still a mac.

Dual Heads! Mac OS X will offer support (finally) for SMP (Symmetric Multi-processing...) These are the rigs that can take advantage of it.... I am a BIG fan of OS X, and personally saw a 350 MHZ Powerbook with 64 MB and OS X Beta WAX a PIII 700...

Pros: Fast, powerful, efficient, worth your money, good for your business because it gets the job done, whatever the job may be.
Cons: Not for people who just want to surf the internet.

I paid cash up front for my PowerMac G4. I have to say it was worth every
penny ($1800). My G4 is 350 megahertz with 192 megs of RAM, 10 Gig hard drive and a DVD player.
I use Photoshop 5, Illustrator 8, Flash 4 on my machine, and Quark plus...