Timothy A. Seufert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 5:44 PM +0200 9/3/99, Sidney Ho wrote:
>>"VA MP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> is it possible for Booster or other card maker to build an G4 upgrade card
>>> for 2400c?
>>
>>Probably, since power consumption is similar,
>
> Actually, it's not. Sadly, Motorola's web people screwed up the specs they
> posted on their web page and grossly understated the G4's power consumption.
>
> After having downloaded their technical documentation, I can safely tell
> you that the G4 is very much not a portable system CPU. The peak power
> consumption of a G4/400 is about 11.5 W, almost double that of an IBM 400
> MHz copper G3. The average figures look similar, but there is also the
> matter of the power saving modes.
Ar-rgh-h! Thanks Tim! In reading the specs, hoping against hope, I still had
that sneaking suspicion the G4 (as successor to the 604e) would carry over
its predecessor's power monger requirements. Your confirmation is
disappointing but not surprising. So back to dreamin'... Maybe they'll
release a low power version (but the FPU functions might be
crippled, as previously done)--anyway a G4 powerbook would be nice.
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Sidney Ho
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