bbao Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi all. Just wondering how well, if at all, Leopard will run on an iMac G4 with these specs: G4 1 GHz CPU 768MB ram SuperDrive 80gb Hard drive 17 inch wide screen GeForce4 MX 64mb graphics card. 3 X USB (1.1) 2 X firewire Modem Network If it does work, I'm assuming some limitations, such as transparency, core animation and time machine. I also use a P4, 512MB RAM, 80GB hard drive, Radeon X300/X550 series running Vista with Aero enabled. Works fine, but what sort of comparison will I see running Leopard on the iMac G4? Any other expected limitations you could mention would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptic Clues Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Well seeing that I'm running it on a: G4 GigaBit 450DP 1 Gig RAM 9700 pro ... and I have Core Image hardware supported (i.e. transparent MenuBar) and Quartz Extreme supported, I would say yes. BTW - it runs slightly faster than Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbao Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Good news. Thanks for the reply. I've also heard that iMovie requires at least a G5. Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptic Clues Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 No idea about iMovie ... never needed it ... but the are kracks floating around that remove the processor limitation anagram: oiddemon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbao Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj312 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 There are hacks to make iMovie work on a G4, works great on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 What you need is: - much RAM (1 GB and above) - fat G-Card (9700 and above, 256bit) Rgds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbao Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Well I haven't actually got the iMac yet. After trying to install uphuck and failing, I decided to get a cheap iMac, plus I really like the design of the G4. Therefore, I'm not really Mac literate. I'm pretty sure this iMac is the Feb 2003 model, since the later 17" model was 1.25 and had USB 2.0. I read that it's only upgradable to 1GB memory. What's a fat g card? Graphics card? I didn't think they could be upgraded. Meowy, what are your specs? I'd love to hear your experience running Leopard, but I guess I'll find out soon enough. Thanks for the info guys. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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