Difference between revisions of "MacBuild Specs"

Revision as of 16:48, 21 February 2014

These are the current (2/21/2014) specs for Macintosh builds and as-is computers.

Desktops

iMac PPC

Only build if requested by the store.

iMac Intel (All-in-one LCD)

Core 2 Duo and higher are to have a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
Core Duo and G5 iMacs are to go through As-Is testing, then parted out for sales. Screens and Logicboards are sent to Online Sales

Power Mac PPC

Only build if requested by the store.

Mac Pro Intel

Build with Linux OS. The specs for these are a minimum of a 320gb HDD and a minimum of 4gb of RAM.

Mac Mini PPC

Only build if requested by store.

Mac Mini Intel

Core 2 Duo and above are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
Lower than Core 2 Duo are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 120-160gb HDD and 2gb of RAM.

Laptops

iBook

As-Is

PowerBook G4

As-Is

MacBook

Core Duo and lower are As-Is
Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz are to be built with Mac OS, with 120-160gb HDD and 2gb of RAM
Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher are to be built with Mac OS, with 160-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM

MacBook Pro

Core Duo and lower are As-Is unless requested to be built out by the store.
Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz are to be built with Mac OS, with 160-320gb HDD and 2-4gb of RAM
Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
Core i series are to be built with Mac OS, with 320gb or more HDD and a minimum of 4gb of RAM

MacBook Air

Build out with Mac OS, use SSD and RAM installed in the system.

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-These specs (which change from time to time) show what components go into the types of Power PC MacBoxen that we build at FREE GEEK. If a particular model is not on this list, please ask a MacBuild instructor for advice.
+These are the current (2/21/2014) specs for Macintosh builds and as-is computers.
 ==Desktops==
-'''01/2014: this section needs to be updated now that the Mac OS can be installed on computers'''
 ===iMac PPC===
 Only build if requested by the store.
-These will be an As-Is machine.  The specs for these are 80-100gb WIPED Hard Drive and 2gb of RAM
 ===iMac Intel (All-in-one LCD)===
-Core 2 Duo and above are to be built with Mac OS, all other Intel based iMacs lower than Core 2 Duo are to be built as an As-Is, with the same As-Is specs as the PPC iMacs.
+* Core 2 Duo and higher are to have a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
+* Core Duo and G5 iMacs are to go through As-Is testing, then parted out for sales. Screens and Logicboards are sent to Online Sales
-Core 2 Duo and higher are to have a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
+===Power Mac PPC ===
-===Power Mac (PPC Processors)===
 Only build if requested by the store.
-These will be an As-Is machine.  The specs for these are 80-100gb WIPED Hard Drive and 4gb of RAM
+===Mac Pro Intel===
-===Mac Pro (Intel)===
 Build with Linux OS. The specs for these are a minimum of a 320gb HDD and a minimum of 4gb of RAM.
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 ===Mac Mini Intel===
-Core 2 Duo and above are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
+* Core 2 Duo and above are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
+* Lower than Core 2 Duo are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 120-160gb HDD and 2gb of RAM.
-Lower than Core 2 Duo are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 120-160gb HDD and 2gb of RAM.
 ==Laptops==
 ===iBook===
 As-Is
 ===PowerBook G4===
 As-Is
 ===MacBook===
-As-Is:
+* Core Duo and lower are As-Is
+* Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz are to be built with Mac OS, with 120-160gb HDD and 2gb of RAM
-''Remove existing hard drive.  Install 1-2GB of RAM, install wiped HDD if available.  	Verify the machine will POST.  Systems with broken screens, keyboards, etc, are to 	be recycled.
+* Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher are to be built with Mac OS, with 160-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM
-''
-MacBook – Core Duo
-MacBook Pro – Core Duo
-Build:
-MacBook – Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz
-GB of RAM, 100-120GB HDD
-MacBook – Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher
-GB of RAM, 160-320GB HDD
 ===MacBook Pro===
+* Core Duo and lower are As-Is unless requested to be built out by the store.
-As-Is:
+* Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz are to be built with Mac OS, with 160-320gb HDD and 2-4gb of RAM
-''Remove existing hard drive.  Install 1-2GB of RAM, install wiped HDD if available.  	Verify the machine will POST.  Systems with broken screens, keyboards, etc, are to 	be recycled.''
+* Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher are to be built with Mac OS, with a a 250-320gb HDD and 4gb of RAM.
+* Core i series are to be built with Mac OS, with 320gb or more HDD and a minimum of 4gb of RAM
-MacBook Pro – Core Duo
-Build:
-MacBook Pro - Core 2 Duo below 2.4GHz
-GB of RAM, 120-160GB HDD
-MacBook Pro – Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher
-GB of RAM, 250-500GB HDD
-MacBook Pro – Core i series
-GB of RAM or higher, 250-500GB HDD
 ===MacBook Air===
-<del>Currently (10/2013), MacBook Airs are to be fully wiped, then tested with a Mac OS (they only accept a USB boot). They will be sold As-Is, with the charger.  They WILL NOT have an OS installed on them</del>
+Build out with Mac OS, use SSD and RAM installed in the system.
-To be updated (01/2014)
 [[Category:Macintosh]]