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Refurbished macs - reputable online co?

KellyR (525 pencils) | Wed, 2008-02-20 05:59
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I'm starting to think more and more that I want to do some major freelance work from home, and my little G4 PowerBook just isn't going to cut it - takes way too long to process the kind of heavy-graphical work I want to accomplish.

So, I want to start doing some pricing comparisons on various macs, and i remember when I was asking about flatscreen monitors, someone mentioned exploring refurbished macs.

Can anyone point me to a good, reputable online refurbished mac shop? (or two or three...)

I've also been told that if I get the latest OSX operating system that the only Adobe CS products that will run on it is CS3. Is that correct?

Thanks so much.

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gwells | Wed, 2008-02-20 14:25

they sell refurbed macs.

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natobasso | Wed, 2008-02-20 16:25

Small Dog is great and their service is impeccable. Top notch!.

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KellyR | Wed, 2008-02-20 19:31

Thanks for the suggestions - didn't realize Apple sold refurbs, too!

Anyone know about my question in regards to the latest OSX and Adobe products?

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mbennett2 | Wed, 2008-02-20 22:23

I am running Leopard with CS2 and it works fine.

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KellyR | Thu, 2008-02-21 01:31

Maybe it's the other way around - the only OS that CS3 will run on is the latest OS...

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plugz | Thu, 2008-02-21 17:19

I have CS3 running on my G4.

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plugz | Thu, 2008-02-21 17:19

I have CS3 running on my G4.

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natobasso | Thu, 2008-02-21 17:35

There are issues with 10.5.2 and CS3, but this is part of the normal 'bug' process. Anytime you're on the cutting edge of software you're bound to get cut. :)

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