Hi,
I have a G4 mini, bought new, owned since 2005 (I thought it was more like 2003 or 4, but if wiki is right, OK, 2005). Regardless, Ive used it forever alongside one or more additional more powerful computers (currently 15" retina MBP with i7, 16GB and SSD), so computing power is not a key issue for other things I want to do.
I typically have used it as a terminal in my basement for some web surfing, and to archive stuff like emails and other documents. I have a larger HDD that fits right underneath of the mini, and has firewire and USB 2 or 3.
Recently the mini has been acting rather slow even with startup and just running mail or safari. Given age, Id guess that in addition to the meager specs (G4 and 512k), the HD is getting old or the file system is getting funny. Id suspect the former though given disk utility checks Ive done.
So here's the crux - there is no Skylake mac mini available, and nobody knows if we will get target display mode in the 27" 5K retina iMac... So Id rather wait it out, a month, few months, a year, whatever, before buying something. For the use the mini gets, its OK. So Id like to look at upgrading it...
So long story short, my thought is a ~64 GB SSD, and upgrading the RAM to 1GB. I know these are packed tight, so it may be more difficult than working on, say, MBPs (which Ive done multiple), and also an SSD would not have trim support on Tiger. But I guess my biggest concern with an SSD is that the 2005 G4 mini takes an Ultra ATA/100 HDD.
So, has anyone done any recent upgrading to G4 minis, and if so, what have you done????
Recommendations?
Thanks!
I have a G4 mini, bought new, owned since 2005 (I thought it was more like 2003 or 4, but if wiki is right, OK, 2005). Regardless, Ive used it forever alongside one or more additional more powerful computers (currently 15" retina MBP with i7, 16GB and SSD), so computing power is not a key issue for other things I want to do.
I typically have used it as a terminal in my basement for some web surfing, and to archive stuff like emails and other documents. I have a larger HDD that fits right underneath of the mini, and has firewire and USB 2 or 3.
Recently the mini has been acting rather slow even with startup and just running mail or safari. Given age, Id guess that in addition to the meager specs (G4 and 512k), the HD is getting old or the file system is getting funny. Id suspect the former though given disk utility checks Ive done.
So here's the crux - there is no Skylake mac mini available, and nobody knows if we will get target display mode in the 27" 5K retina iMac... So Id rather wait it out, a month, few months, a year, whatever, before buying something. For the use the mini gets, its OK. So Id like to look at upgrading it...
So long story short, my thought is a ~64 GB SSD, and upgrading the RAM to 1GB. I know these are packed tight, so it may be more difficult than working on, say, MBPs (which Ive done multiple), and also an SSD would not have trim support on Tiger. But I guess my biggest concern with an SSD is that the 2005 G4 mini takes an Ultra ATA/100 HDD.
So, has anyone done any recent upgrading to G4 minis, and if so, what have you done????
Recommendations?
Thanks!