Apple Power Mac G5 Desktop M9555LL/A (Single 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5, 256MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, Super Drive) | 
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| Brand: Apple
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,500.00
Buy Used: $777.77
You Save: $722.23 (48%)
Used (2) from $777.77
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2716
Hardware Type: Desktop Computer
Platform: Mac Os X
Color: Silver
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Mac OSX 10.3 Panther
CPU Manufacturer: IBM
CPU Speed: 1.8
CPU Type: PowerPC G5
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 600
System Memory: 256
Memory Type: DDR SDRAM
Secondary Cache Size: 512
Keyboard: Apple Keyboard
Hard Drive Size: 80
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM, DVI and ADC ports
Graphics RAM: 64
Case Type: Tower
Modem: 56 Kbps
Network Interface: 10-/100-Mbps Ethernet
Free Memory Slots: 3
Includes Software: iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), Art Directors Toolkit, EarthLink Total Access 2004, GraphicConverter, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Zinio Reader, Mail, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, Classic environment, Xcode Developer Tools
Shipping Weight (lbs): 58
Dimensions (in): 23.9 x 23.4 x 16.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: M9555LL/A
Model: M9555LL/A
UPC: 718908689462
EAN: 0718908689462
ASIN: B0002OG6IO
Release Date: October 20, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Great Shape, Great Price. Comes with 90 Day Warranty, 160GB Drive, 512MB Ram from the Mac & iPod Leaders since 1988, Ships Same Day. Includes Keyboard or Mouse.
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| Features:
| • | Single 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 Processor with 600 MHz Frontside bus | | • | 256 MB DDR SDRAM expandable to 4 GB | | • | 80 GB Serial ATA hard drive | | • | SuperDrive - 8x DVD-R / 10x DVD Read / 24x CD-R / 10x CD-RW / 32x CD Read | | • | Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther, iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), Art Directors Toolkit, EarthLink Total Access 2004, GraphicConverter, Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner and more |
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Product Description
Apple M9555LL/A Power Mac G5 Desktop Computer - This desktop computer features a powerful 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 processor that can handle most any application you have. It also features a SuperDrive, which is a great addition to enhance your multimedia creativity. In addition to playing DVD movies and audio CDs, the SuperDrive can help you create your own DVD movies & photo albums, archive your digital media, & more! NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB of DDR SDRAM 80GB SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive SuperDrive - (write) up to 8x DVD-R, 24x CD-R & 10x CD-RW / (read) up to 10x DVD & 32x CD 56k v.92 Data/Fax Modem Slots - 3 full-length 33MHz, 64-bit PCI (3 open), and 1 AGP 8x Pro (0 open) Ports - 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 FireWire 800, 2 FireWire 400 (1 on front), 3 USB 2.0 (1 on front), 2 USB 1.1 (on keyboard), ADC/DVI, Optical Digital Audio In, Optical Digital Audio Out, Analog Audio In, Analog Audio Out, & Headphone (front) Bays - 2 internal hard drive (1 open) & 1 optical drive bay (0 open) AirPort Extreme Ready (requires optional AirPort devices) Includes - Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, DVI to VGA adapter, modem cable, AirPort antenna, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD & GarageBand), QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition, Safari, Sherlock, iSync, iCal, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, & more
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mid-Low end PowerMac with crippling April 2, 2005
K. Keefer (Portland Oregon)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Let me say first that I love Macintosh. I do not always appreciate the antics of the marketing department at Apple Computer.
As a content creator, I frequently need PCI slots for the specialized cards that allow high quality audio and video i/o, so I am looking only at Power Macintosh computers (not iBook, Powerbook, iMac, eMac, etc.).
I find myself greedy for speed and lacking in cash. So, there must be a compromise between cost and speed, not just ordering up the latest and fastest CPU with all of the options. The most important speed in a media computer is disk i/o. Without the ability to read and write fast, video (HD) and audio (DAW) will glitch. The CPU has only a small effect on disk i/o. The controler and bus have a HUGE effect on disk i/o speed. With a dedicated disk controller card in a PCI-X slot, SATA or Ultra-SCSI (SCSI320) RAID arrays perform very well. They are not as fast in a PCI slot.
In the 2003 version of the Power Macintosh G5 1.8GHz single CPU tower, the motherboard has EIGHT RAM SLOTS and PCI-X slots. The 2004 version of this tower has FOUR RAM SLOTS and PCI (not PCI-X). To get the extra RAM slots and PCI-X, a buyer must upgrade to the 2.0 GHz DUAL CPU model, at considerable extra expense.
Users keep their minitowers longer than any other kind of Macintosh, because of the larger RAM capacity and upgrade sockets, so wouldn't you want to get the most future-proof versions of those sockets, that being PCI-X? I do.
I give this tower 3 stars of 5, because it's basically a good machine, that is intentionally crippled. It will run OSX just fine, and will do things that a G5 iMac will also do, at a considerable price premium. Nice aluminum tower!
 The best computer hands down! February 27, 2005
Raymond
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Even though its the "baseline" G5 system, featuring only one of Apples powerPC G5 chips, it flies! Compared to my previous Athlon XP 3200+ machine, I am computing at least twice as fast, OS X is amazing, so easy to use with photoshop and after effects! I love my new PowerMac G5 single 1.8GHz
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