This isn't the article I was talking about, but it says a similar thing to what I was saying:
http://www.lowendmac.com/misc/04/0601.html On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:22:17 +0000, Andrew McCall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:04:24 -0800, CR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been watching Pismos > > and saw one with a G4 500MHz upgrade. > > > > Than Andrew posted his ? regarding pricing > > his G3 900MHz upgrade. > > > > I wonder if I can solicit opinions > > relative to advantages of each? > > I chose the G3 900MHz as I read a review that said that although the > G4 had the advantages of the Altivec, the fact that the G3 was 400MHz > faster managed to push it ahead in terms of raw speed, for instance, > iTunes encodes faster with the G3 900MHz than with the G4 500MHz, > despite it not having Altivec. > > I am sure there will be *some* cases where the G4/500MHz is a faster > chip, but not many. > > -- > Thanks, > > Andrew McCall > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > 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/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Thanks, Andrew McCall [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
