Apple Power Macintosh G4 (B5004LL/A) Mac Desktop

Pros: Watch DVD movies, good speed, good storage, affordable machine, very expandable

Cons: Can’t play latest games, slows up on graphics intensive processes. Requires monitor purchase.

The Bottom Line: If you already have a monitor and want a competent Apple desktop, this one will be great.

Review: The Apple G4 “AGP Graphics” model was one of the first G4 desktops produced by Apple. I am still using this desktop at work doing desktop publishing and find it satisfactory in 2004 for graphics, email, web, and most applications. Processor speed is ...

Pros: Good looking box. Easy to upgrade. Will take the latest Mac OS X (10.4.10).

Cons: CD/DVD-RAM drive is read only. CD/DVD slow loading disk. USB is version 1.1.

Review: After using my Dual 1 GHz g4 with 2 GB ram, I though I would hate using a Dual 500 MHz G4 with 768 MB ram, but I was surprised at how quick it was. The only slowdown I noticed was opening some applications and saving files to the hard drive. I guess this ...