Sounds to me like you are looking for an excuse to get a cheap G5 Tower, nothing wrong with that if you just want something that runs OSX for a few older PPC apps. My worry would be is the unit 100% functional and how long will it stay that way. I get the feeling you will want an X86 Mac 5 days after getting a G5 so just save your money and buy an Imac when you get around to it.