I saved my money and bought my X5000..
Because, i was so tired of the battery issues, old caps and 20/30 year old problems.
Don't get me wrong, I still love my classics!
But brand new, everything.. PCI-e video card Radeon, new ddr3 memory
USB 2 works great, you can even boot from usb!
don't forget SATA, there's more...