My old G5 is finished. I use it mainly to store photos and other things. Use a MacBook Pro for daily use.
I'm not sure what to replace G5 with. Love the big screen on the G5 (Pro has 13"), and I have thousands of photos with more coming.
I don't want to pay a lot for something I don't need.
I know my Pro is good, but I don't want to transfer all those photos to it. So I suppose I should get ??? can't decide.
Anyone care to give me a suggestion.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Put all the photos on an external hard drive - or to be really safe, on two external hard drives.
Any newish mac will have a lot more space than an old machine. Well, unless you get a laptop like a mac book air.
I'd go with the mac mini.
Robert
I talked to someone at the Apple Store and she told me to unplug the old imac from the backup hd and connect it to the MacBook Pro and transfer everything to it.
That really makes me nervous because of all the photos etc. My mbp has 2 GB memory.
Does this sound like a good thing to do?
2GB of RAM or 2GB of free space on your hard drive? If free space that is not even enough to run OS X satisfactorily.
Well, if that is so, I must be looking in the wrong place for how much RAM I have.
I looked at 'about this mac', and I looked at system profiler and 'Hardwae.'
I must be looking in the wrong place.
Will you help me?
Thank you.
Any finder window will tell you (at the bottom) how much free space is left on your hard drive.
As for RAM, you are looking in the right place! Look for memory.
If you only have your photos in one place, you are in a bad situation. The sooner you have multiple copies, the better off you will be.
I buy 16gig flash cards for my camera. When filled, I get another. Never delete. I rename the photo directory on the card so the camera doesn't see the saved photos.
Memory size (RAM):
the (blue) Apple icon > About this Mac
Notice my memory size is 1 GB of SDRAM.
Disk space
Double click on your startup drive. This is the disk like icon on your desktop.
The amount of free space is at the bottom. Mine is 76.85 GB available.
Robert
How could I have 125GB available, and 2GB memory in "About this Mac?"
If the Mac's memory is only has 1 GB, how can there be 76.85 GB left?
I have photos on old G5 (which is on it's last leg), and that G5 has an external harddrive. So I have been told to disconnedt that harddrive and connect it to the MacBook Pro and import the photos to the mbp.
I have a G-drive backup for the mbp.
You are using your 16gig card with your camera.I don't know how to do that, with renaming the photo direcctory and all, but I could put photos on computer, then transfer them from the mbp to the flash card. Then I would have three backups. Does that make sense?
Is there a paticulair 16gig flash card I should buy? One better than another?
Thanks so much.
Arudi wrote:
How could I have 125GB available, and 2GB memory in "About this Mac?"
I have no idea where you are looking, or how you are interpreting the information, but you seem to be totally confused about the difference between free space on your hard drive and RAM.
That is simple. You have to different pieces of hardware.
memory / system memory / ram -- is fast memory for temporary storage. It is used to improve the performance of your computer and used in all computers. Does not survive turning off your computer.
Disk Storage / Macintosh HD / harddrive -- is a permanant storage space. The data survives your turning off your computer. As all hardware does, hardware breaks. Typically, harddrives last three to five years.
This may help you copying the photos.
Robert's suggestion is probably the best for a replacement, if you already have a good monitor, and you don't want to or need to invest in a new one. Get the most powerful processor, largest SSD drive and most memory you can afford in a Mac Mini. iMacs have a built-in monitor.
If you really want to plunk down a lot of money and have a top of the line machine, the new Mac Pro would really cook. But it is probably more than you are looking for.
Good luck.
Thank you so much.
Your explanations were so clear, I understood the difference at once.
Googled Ram vs Harddrive and they also explained — using the desk as an example.
Also the iphoto website will help me, I am sure. Looked at site, but have't worked with photos yet.
It is a relief to know the difference in ram and harddrive; I have been wondering about that for so long.
replacing old imac G5
