From time to time, one finds very particular configurations on the Internet. From big money investments to humble solutions for all budgets. However, it caught my attention because of the story one perceives when seeing it.
Reddit user waspyandyalie shared his original retro setup. It consists of a 30-inch cinema display, released over 18 years ago, and a Power Mac G5 that has been internally modified to have an i5 9600k and AMD RX graphics card. 6600XT. Also, the user says it is configured with Windows 10 and macOS Monterey.
Update the past to keep it present
The Power Mac G5 was released over 19 years ago. Obviously, if you want to have one in your configuration, you will have to change all its internal components. Maybe what is most surprising is the monitor
Originally, this setup with the original Power Mac G5 would have cost $3,598, but if we take current inflation into account, we would be talking about $5,813.36. If we tried to do something similar with current products (a Mac Studio and the Studio Display), it would cost us at least $4,018.
On the other hand, if we used this same account with a Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR, the minimum to invest would be $11,998 (support not included). More than double what this inflation-adjusted retro setup would cost us. The truth is, I really liked this Reddit user’s idea. It looks good, and it’s good proof that Apple products are designed to last a long time with a little care..
