on 10/5/01 3:32 PM, B Yen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently upgraded it with 3 500M memory sticks. I want to use it for > future video, Photoshop work, so the need for G4 compute power (I also > have an 8500/120 upgraded to a G4/400). > > Any other tips on tweaking my machine, for optimal performance. I > recently got a ATI Radeon DDR/PCI (for Mac), which will probably go in > my 8500/120. (I'm still using the stock video card, so I would > definitely get a boost in video performance). Would that be a waste of > performance, & it would be better suited for the G4 as a 2nd video card?
Depends on how often you use the older 8500... If you're going to be doing the creative work you mentioned, a 2-monitor setup can't be talked about enough. It really does make photoshop, video, even browsing the web a much nicer experience. Just putting it in the g4 and adding a $250 monitor would drastically increase your productivity. > Anyone replacing the stock Apple optical mouse? > I saw one G4 which used some generic mouse (made in China), I thought I > got the feeling they found it better than the Apple optical mouse. I > have a new Logitech optical mouse, which I got for my new PC laptop > (*choke*, I had to give in, since I was forced to get it for a project > I'm working on). Has anyone used it for a G4 (thinking it outperformed > the Apple optical mouse). My experience are that the logitech mice are solid, but I also really love microsoft's intellimouse explorer (which I'm using now) especially if you have big hands (it is kind of large). They are coming out with a new revision shortly which doubles the scanning rate of the mouse... And Ibelieve makes it wireless... Can't wait. :) > I'm good with hardware, I'd like to make an external FW drive (or > internal), by just using this FW-ATA bridge "thing". I understand Pyro > (sp?) has such a kit. Maxtor 60G for $120: man, that's bang for your > buck! I'm good with hardware, so I can do custom stuff, to save $$. > (my 3 degrees are in Elec Eng). If you're going to go firewire (it isn't a bad thing, but from a price standpoint and with the extra bays you hav ein your g4, you might want to ask yourself if you can just have internal drives) make sure you get the newer oxford 911 chip... It is basically twice as fast as the older bridge chips. > Any suggestions for a GOOD USB "node"? I'm beginning to run out of USB > ports. The Iomega Zip 250 USB is sweet. (Radio shack is blowing them > out for $117). Belkins have always been good to me. There are 2 kinds of USB hubs... Powered and non-powered. Non-powered run off the power in the usb bus... Non powered are alitle more expensive but draw their own power from the wall and can drive more devics that sometimes require more power than a digital camera, etc (like some printers require them). If you can, get a powered hub. > I have my 8500/120 (G4/400 accelerated), G4/667, PC laptop networked on > a Linksys DSL router/4-port switch. Works great. If you really want to tweak your setup sometime, buy a wireless hub (airport or linksys) and a wireless card for your pc and an airport for your mac. It's a beautiful thing. :) -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
