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Legal? Probably not, but who's going toknow?

Probably the biggest factor in this particular case is the softwarethat his brother is leaving on the hard drive - it's worth more thanhe's asking for the computer. What he loses is 1.25 GB of RAM (the mini tops out at 1В GB, andthat adds over $200 with third-party RAM), an internal 120 GB harddrive (Apple offers nothing larger than 80 GB with the mini) that'sprobably faster than the mini's internal laptop drive, three PCI slots,and extra internal drive bays.

#NEWEST OD FOR MACBOOK G4 PORTABLE#

What he gains is a brand new computer with a warranty, a slightlyfaster CPU, a faster system bus, and better graphics in a very small,very portable package. The graphics subsystem probably outperforms anything he'sgoing to find for the AGP 2X bus in the Power Mac. It runs at 1.25 GHz, which is even faster than the 1.2 GHz upgradebeing considered, and it has a 167 MHz system bus (vs. The Mac mini sells for $607 with 256 MB ofRAM, an 80 GB hard drive, OSВ X 10.3, and Apple's keyboard/mousekit. Alltold, he plans to invest about $800 in buying and upgrading thecomputer. To get the G4/450 up to speed, the potential buyer plans on adding afaster G4 processor (see our Guide to Power Mac G4 Upgradesfor Power Mac G4 with AGP Graphics) and a better video card. The Power Mac in question is a 450 MHz computer with 1.25 GB of RAM,a 120 GB hard drive, and OSВ X for $400, along with whateversoftware is installed on the hard drive. And if any of you have or are considering buying aPower Mac G4 and upgrading it, it makes sense to compare it to themini. Over on, there's an interesting discussion asking whether buying a used Power Mac G4 andupgrading it makes sense in light of the Mac mini's release last week.

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