Neat find. In terms of values, I think the other problem that Power Macintosh G5s suffer is most normal people have no good way to mark them as being "old" -- Apple sold systems that look nearly identical from 2003 all the way out through late 2013, and you could still easily find them for sale at retail in 2014, and I think a lot of people are used to the PC world where a Dell you bought in 2013 is likely reasonably capable of running the most recent software, even if not at the speed of the most recent hardware.
The other good news is that the dual-core Power Macintosh G5s were typically very physically reliable.
What I worry about is old software that doesn't get security patches, and isn't being monitored.
Thinking specifically about old hardware: I definitely want to pick up a Precision 490 or 690 with the Xeon 5080 processor(s) at some point. That system is basically the PC version of the dual- and quad-core PCI Express Power Macintosh G5s, and it'd be neat to see it in action.
The other good news is that the dual-core Power Macintosh G5s were typically very physically reliable.
Just to clarify: I have a ThinkPad from 2003 in daily use. I'm not worried about old hardware. I might even pick up a G5 of my own one day, because I have a lot of apps from that timeframe that I used when the systems were new.I know many do not care for G5's, but this is for the benefit of those that do and still appreciate them as a daily hack. Those that don't, please reserve opinions as to why I shouldnt be using old tech in 2015... I have heard it all before, after all. lol
What I worry about is old software that doesn't get security patches, and isn't being monitored.
Thinking specifically about old hardware: I definitely want to pick up a Precision 490 or 690 with the Xeon 5080 processor(s) at some point. That system is basically the PC version of the dual- and quad-core PCI Express Power Macintosh G5s, and it'd be neat to see it in action.