is this a good deal on an iMac G5?

*Only if............*



"Loaded with Mac OS 10.5.8. Also iLife 09. Microsoft Office, Toast Titanium 10 Pro and Adobe CS 4."
It's illegal (breaking the license agreement) to sell software without the above DVD/CDs to go w/the pre-installed apps. *Ask the seller for them.*
You will be SOL without the DVD/CDs if any of the above mentioned apps become corrupted, deleted accidently, etc.

You also need the System DVDs that originally came w/the computer. Otherwise, all you will have is a glorified $500 door stop.

For that model G5 iMac 2.0GB is the maximum allowed.


When purchasing Macs off of eBay and/or private parties _*you do not personally know*_ - PROCEED W/CAUTION. It's buyers beware.

Considering the imminent release of Snow Leopard (in a few hours in fact), paying $500 for any PowerPC Mac may not be such a good deal. Snow Leopard does not run on PowerPC Macs.

You will often see a good deal on Apple's special deals (refurb and clearance) page

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=MTE3NjY

Here's a current gen iMac for $999

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FB417LL/A?mco=MjE0NDk5Mw

That is twice as much, but you get the latest Intel processor and graphics hardware, the latest OS (or ability to get Snow Leopard for $10 if not included), the current version of the iLife suite, 2GB of RAM, 320 GB hard drive, and a one-year (same as for new) warranty.