for sale or trade: Mac G5 PowerPC tower in nyc

[charlienyc]

hi. i'm a ThinkPad guy and acquired a great G5 tower a few months ago. i work in music/audio and considered making the switch but it just didn't happen. now i need to purchase some music items or possibly upgrade to a current ThinkPad. the latter will happen in the next few months either way.

anywho here are the specs:

• G5 PowerPC, 1.6GHZ single processor (no noise problems!)
  512MB RAM (expandable to 8GB)
  80 GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive
  NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra-64MB DDR video
  Superdrive DVD burner / CD burner

OS 10.4.11 Tiger with all of the latest updates
(of course you can upgrade to Panther, but i've been told staying with 10.4 is better for certain (audio) applications for now)

It includes the standard applications plus the following pre-installed software:

• ilife 08
  Office 04
  Digital Performer 5

Note licenses for installed software are not included.

Standard ports include: Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, two FireWire 400 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, dual display support, optical digital audio input and output, analog audio input and output and a headphone jack. 1 FireWire, USB2, and headphone jack are front-mounted for quick access.

Included with the G5:

• Apple mouse and Apple keyboard
  USB extension cable - put the tower further away from your desktop
  ADC-VGA adapter - so you can connect it to any monitor!

it's a great machine, quiet and fast, but as i said above i'm not ready for mac just yet.

asking $600, cash or paypal*. if paying by credit card via paypal, please add 3% to cover their fees. i need cash but could consider a trade for a 15.4" widescreen R61, T61 or T61p for my audio work. i'm located in uptown manhattan but i can deliver locally also. email or pm with your location. either way you will have an opportunity to check it out with your own eyes. sorry, no shipping.

although i've only a had one transaction on this forum, i have excellent ebay feedback (see my ebay http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl ... charlienyc page), as well as a handful of positive sales on Gearslutz (a pro audio forum at http://www.gearslutz.com/board/). i'm a PayPal verified member. also, i'm a nice guy and willing to work with you.

cheers,
-charlie

*i realize some members of this forum are very much against PayPal. i don't love it either and am willing to accept other viable payment arrangements. still, local sales only please.

[charlienyc]

sold locally on craigslist. still on the lookout for a 15.4" WSXGA+ R61, T61 or T61p machine.

mods feel free to delete thread.

cheers,
-c