Pros: fast, great graphics, lots of memory and space, great tech support Cons: connecting old equipment hassles, little software, no printed manuals
After reading all the glowing opinions here about the G4's, I decided to take the plunge and buy one. Since I already had a Mac, I figured I could use my old monitor and printer and save a little money that way, justifying the higher cost of buying the...
Pros: big memory, lots of space, kickin graphics, and a sexy machine. Cons: only 3 PCI slots, needs external speakers
Apple’s resurgence was not only one of a series of powerful processors, but one of design. Beige was out, Blue was in. And now it’s graphite. I have used both Windows NT based systems and Macintosh for a variety of video post, 3d modeling/rendering, web...
Pros: fast, runs very clean, no headaches from crashes despite the amount of multitasking going on Cons: most apps dont use dual-processor functionality yet
I hate computers. Unfortunately, I depend on them. I design websites during the day, and produce dance music at night. I do love the software, I just hate the computer.
For hating computers, the Macintosh has been my least-hated one. I have...
Pros: Great speed and ease of use, upgradability, and price performance ratio. Cons: Apple tech support is only average. No sound in port or option for dvd/cd-rw
I have wanted to purchase a new computer for the last eight months and finally took the plunge. I have made the transition from an iMac revision b, 466mhz 160mb ram, to a new Power Mac Dual G4 533mhz with an ATi Radeon graphics card. The G4 feels much...
Pros: Fast, Easy to Use, Great Price Performance Ratio Cons: ill designed mouse
If you are in the market for a graphics workstation this is it!
I purchased this machine from the Apple online store the first day it was announced and have had nothing but good things to say about it since it arrived at my door. I use it to run...
Pros: Very fast, easily expandable, CD-RW, easy to operate Cons: not compatible with older equipment.
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Pros: Very fast, easily expandable, CD-RW, easy to operate
Cons: not compatible with older equipment.
The Bottom Line I recommend this for graphics work or...
Pros: Fast, sexy, efficient Cons: Poor graphics acceleration, slow in terms of MHz
First things first- I would ask that all readers keep in mind that I am trying to take an objective point of view- I am an Apple loyalist, but I also feel that Apple could be doing some things much better than they currently are.
Pros: Beautiful case, AWESOME power, great graphics Cons: bit pricey, slighly choppy DVD, no speakers
You don't know the word speed in reference to computers unless you've tried this computer. Absolute amazing graphics, and AMAZING speed. I do not doubt Appl's claims on this machine. And the OS is the thing that can't support re than 1.5 gigs of RAM, but...
Pros: fast, reliable, stylish, runs MacOS Cons: no free drive bays, puck mouse, small keyboard
I am a graphic designer. I am a Mac freak. Therefore, I had to have a G4.
Before I begin, I need to add a note about my system. My Mac falls neither into the Multimedia or the Professional category; it is somewhere in between. I purchased it...
Pros: RISC processors are FAST. Mac OS is stable and nice to look at Cons: Expandability, software, and Price. Typical MAC problems
I have worked with this computer at work enough to be able to accuratley rate it. First things first, the RISC processors that MAC's use are fast. Most people know that you cannot compare RISC processors to x86 processors mhz for mgh because of the...
Pros: CDRW is spiffy, nVidia graphics rock! (more in the article) Cons: CDRW is only 8X, expensive compared to PCs, dang thing still weighs 30 lbs
Just like a review for Maybelline Great Lash begins: "for some reason I couldn't find a separate topic.." Since Epinions hasn't made a new category for the new MacWorld 2001 PowerMacs (hint hint, wink, nudge) it may as well go in here.
Pros: Slick looking, solid built, Imovie and IDVD Cons: No mic, small kb, single butt mouse, limited support, No audio inputs
Don't get me wrong. I love this machine for many reasons but some of the claims border on hipocracy. They don't bother telling you that you will need to buy a USB audio device since this machine has no analog inputs or outputs and no digital inputs. In...
There's not CPU upgrade section, but I think that before people plunk down money on a new G4, you should read this review...especially if you have a lot of money/effort sunk into an existing Mac.
Pros: Great Multimedia, Fast. Great Graphic Output. Great Design, Easy to Use Cons: High priced. Apple Remote Access is horrid on these machines.
The Apple Power Macintosh G4 producing high quality multimedia and gaming performance. The G4 is a extreme highly powerful Macintosh, by far one the fastest and most reliable systems I’ve seen and tested yet. My brother owns this beast and recently...
Pros: Powerful system and computing abilities Cons: lack of programs and products
Dear Consumer,
I have recently bought the Apple G4. The reason I chose an Apple product over the leading IBM/PC systems is because of the reputation of being a leader in computer graphics. In my opinion, the G4 lives up to its reputation as being...
Pros: Super fast, Great for Graphics and looks cool Cons: none
I am using this computer right now and I love it. Not only is the first fun and cool looking computer but it's very powerful. Apple has always been a favorite of mine. Since I first got the SE30 for about $2000-3000, I've have always loved them. Apple...
I have always had a Mac and will continue to buy them. The reason is simple. I feel that they are just so much better that those mass produces, no name PC's. Sure, there are a few PC brands out there that have a reputation that is decent, but no...
Pros: Fast and versatile Cons: Mouse and keyboard are poorly designed
I'm writing this review on my Mac G4. It's a great, fast, and good looking computer but I still can't understand what happen with the design of the mouse (yes that sort of puck that drives users nuts) as well as the keyboard. It seems like Apple ran out...
My wife and I decided to purchase the Macintosh G4 with a dual processor mainly because she is a graphic artist and uses many graphic intensive software applications that used to crash our older PC (a regular power Mac). The famed "frozen Mac"...
Pros: fast, nice mac Cons: expensive, bad usb, bad switches
I bought two of these macs for work and both do the job for which they were chosen. We got these expensive ($2500) macs (G4 450, 128MbRAM, 20Gb HD, ATIrage video, DVD) in addition to less expensive ($1500) but more powerful PC's (PIII 550, 128MB RAM,...
Pros: fast, expandable, very cool looking Cons: crummy mouse and keyboard
The G4/450 (or G4/400) is a very solid computer that represents the best of the Macintosh line: fast, easy to set up and use, the latest advanced ports (USB and Firewire), expandable, and above all, it's cool looking! This box looks so good I didn't hide...
Pros: Fast, performs every task needed brilliantly Cons: Limited game library ...
Reviewed by Dean Baluch
Before I review this product, let me first let you know who I am. My name is Dean, I am a 2nd year Computer Science and Engineering student at UCLA and I live on campus. My computer is used to access the world wide...
Pros: Fast, easy to use, built in FireWire, AltiVec subprocessor, huge storage. Cons: None.
I have a Power Mac G4 450. And you know what? I'm on it now. I have many, many, many computers, but this is the one I choose to use the most. It is very and reliable. Perfect for the power user, but for a family user, eg checking their AOL mail, word...
Pros: fast, stylish design Cons: new, unproven over time
The G4 is the fifth Macintosh computer my wife and I have owned and we are extremely impressed. I use the computer primarily for the Internet and for multi-media games with heavy graphics. The games had a sad tendency to crash our previous computers,...
Pros: accessibility, speed Cons: relies heavily on USB products
You don't really appreciate this machine until you need to open it up. When I first read about how easy it was to add cards, memory, etc. I felt that was not a big deal, it's not something you do every day, after all. However, when you DO open it up, and...
Pros: Great digital workstation Cons: poor speaker
Macintosh keeps making things easier. I was amazed at the speed and the versatileness of the new G4. I myself own a Macintosh G3 350mhz with 292 megs of ram and a thirty-seven gig hard drive to run Adobe Premiere 5.1 in Quicktime, along with Protools...
Pros: Fast, easy to use, good security, good Software, advanced technic Cons: none
We have energy problems often, like fallouts or fluctuating energy levels. One day I connected the Mac to a plug without ground cable, and the following fluctuation burned the Macs transformer. But this Computer is build so stable and in such good...
Pros: It's fast, and the ease of use is tough to beat. Cons: Noisy fan, sometimes.
My Power Macintosh G4 is great. I can run Linux, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, and Windows (with Virtual PC) on it. Of course, I prefer Mac OS, although I sometimes use Linux. It's very fast at encoding MP3s and doing Photoshop filters. My DVD-RAM lets me store...
Pros: high speed, low cost, extended warranty, great options Cons: less than informed sales help
My girlfriend and I recently purchased one of these monster processors directly from Apple's online store. Although we didn't get the best advice from the Apple sales rep on all the possible choices (he didn't suggest Applecare, for example), the...
Pros: fast speed, great new features Cons: a little hard to find some software
What you get when you buy a G4 is a velocity engine processor. The 450 mhz and 500 mhz units offer super computing power power on your desk top for a competitive price. It offers plenty of ram, a mega hard drive, built in DVD drive, and fire wire...
The newest and finest computer that was just recently released is the new Apple Power Macintosh G4. Apple has really put a lot of ideas into this super computer. This computer is a great new addition to the Apple family of computers.
Over the last...
Pros: Fast, Fast, Fast!!! Cons: DVD audio/video out of sync until software update appears
My G4/400 Sawtooth is the latest G4's to be released by Apple. I'm a teacher and use my computer for music, video, databases, web publishing, serving web pages and doing flyers/posters. This machine rocks!
Pros: Easy to set up, monitor plugs directly into tower. All software pre loaded! Cons: Difficult to backup to CD-RW! Crash's when woken from sleep mode! Very Noisy! Imovie!
I have tried all of the new mac's after being discouraged with windows. Imac, power mac, 1.25, 1.42. I returned the last system, 1.42 $4200 with 17" monitor. I bought the mac to do video editing! Imovie is not what it says it is, thats only for making...
Pros: Ease of setup/use. Sleek and refined Interface. Cons: There aren't any at work!
When I bought my PowerMac G4 (450 - 384 MB of RAM), I was prepared to tackle some serious DV editing. What I wasn't prepared for was the immediate ease of use. Coming from a total PC background, I had expected the learning curve to resemble Everest! To...
Pros: Fast, Very Fast, Oh So Fast Cons: Fingerprints all over it from PC users touching it
Simply the best, better than all the rest... I don't usually quote songs but this is a good product. I'm a Graphic Designer and use the G4 for work. It's wonderful computer. I used PC's for years and love the G4, at home I have a G3 Blue and White and am...
Pros: too many to list Cons: only comes in grey, matching monitors take up a lot of room
This was the best Mac I've used yet! I have been using Mac's for ten years and none has impressed me as much as this. Having a zip drive built in is great. I am at no loss for not having a floppy drive. It is MUCH faster that the 1400 Powerbook I...
Pros: Its a Mac! Ease of use and crossplatform capatibility. Cons: G4's are stuck to OS9.
I have been using my G4 with 350mg RAM for about a year and have FINALLY worked out all the little idiosincracies with the OS9 platform. You need to update the system immediately and get the latest version of the DVD and CD drivers. Upgrade to as much...
I use Macs and PC's so this will be a fair review.
First this machine right now is best used by people who use high end graphic and scientific types of software that make use of the 2 processors. For those types of people this is fast. The...
Pros: awesome, fast, versitile, great apps, osx is the most stable os ever Cons: none
I have owned many computers in my life, but by far, the G4 towers take the cake. I cant find fault wiht this system i loved every aspect of my computer. I could not have an easier time facilitating my graphic design projects. It is fast as hell. I was...
Pros: Fast, Cool Looking =), and allmost un-hackable Cons: its a Apple/MAc
When Apple though of this ideal they hade to be on some drugs and imagined this, It is incrediable what this thing can do and the speed it owns. I am a long time Apple/MAC hater, i have allways hated macs from my jr high days when we had typeing...
Pros: Extreme cool factor, great specs, OS 10.1 Cons: Cost can be prohibitive
My Power Mac G4 Tower is, quite simply stated, the best purchase I have had the chance to make in my short life. My Tower (A G4 server edition, which I lovingly call DAMMAGE - The Dangerous Array of Macintosh Malevolence And General Entrophy) is speced...
Pros: Fast speed, easy to use, easy to hook up Cons: none that i know of yet
My wife and I recently pruchased this computer. My son was the one that suggested I buy this computer. I am not a genious on the computer, but I find this computer very easy to use. So if you are looking for a computer to use and do not know what to...
This beast has been in my home for lest than 24 hours and I'm completely blown away. The first thing I noticed was it's amazing graphic capability. The picture in the box is clearer than my television. I have never seen anything like it before. The...
I have had an opportunity to work with these computers as part of the journalism department at my school. When I first walked into a room I was awed by the look of the sleek new machines, but after several weeks of use I have decided that I should have...
Pros: Beautiful, powerful, stable, easy to make upgrades, ease of access to internal components Cons: Not enough USB ports, one has to purchase a hub, the mouse stinks as well as the keyboard is poor, had to replace them with better units
After owning Apple computers from 1986 to the purchase of my new G4-450 I have never felt the bond with a machine like I have this one. Yes I have had the 2E and GS as well as my first Mac a whopping 64meg hard drive monster to owning several others,...
Pros: Fast, Powerful, Loaded Cons: Price, apple's small keyboard and mouse
The G4 400 is to say the least, fast. I use this machine at work, and it blows all the G3's , even the newer blue and whites, out of the water! I have done tests against a G3 opening Photoshop and Freehand as well as just watching the G4 boot up in a few...
Pros: Cost, Speed, Look, Ease of Use Cons: no serial ports or floppy drive
I ordered the PowerMac G4/400 in August, and due to a chip shortage and slow manufacturing, I received it in October, 1999. I soon forgot about the delay when I hooked it up and made use of its rocket speed.
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