on 03/07/03 22:45, Lewin A.R.W. Edwards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I just bought a 500MHz Pismo to replace my ThinkPad (after having been > on hiatus away from MacOS for 3-4 years; I looked at MacOS 10.2.6 a > couple of weeks ago and love it). > > I'm wondering if I should bite the bullet and get the 900MHz G3 upgrade > *now*, while it's still on offer. All I will be doing *officially* on > this PowerBook is writing my new book (using OpenOffice.org with > Apple's X11 server) and some light programming tasks (machine vision > algorithms, but not in realtime, so speed isn't a major issue). I > already played with this mix of applications on an old 333MHz Workgroup > Server left over at work, and that machine is fast enough, so I'm sure > the Pismo will be even better. > > However, unofficially <g> I will be running SNES9X and MAME on this > machine also, and who knows? maybe someone will give me a copy of that > Clive Barker game. > > So I'm curious to hear from 900MHz Pismo owners - is it visibly, > noticeably faster? Battery life not impacted too much? Not too hot? > (The main gripe I have about my ThinkPad is that it gets too warm while > I'm typing, and my fingers get sweaty).
You can go on xlr8yourmac.com web site to check from other users that did the upgrade. Considering that you already tried what you're planning to do on a much slower Macintosh, I would think that the upgrade would be maybe a bit too risky, after I've read some stories from a few people that had a bad upgrade and the time it took them to get it replaced by PowerLogix. I'll probably do it when my AppleCare runs out, but I'm willing to take the risk to get more speed, specially when using things like Eclipse, PhotoShop, ProjectBuilder and the likes... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] card walloper n.: An EDP programmer who grinds out batch programs that do stupid things like print people's paychecks. Compare code grinder. See also punched card, eighty-column mind. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
