milam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm considering buying a G4 tower, but don't know one from the other. > Speed is not that critical. I would like dual processors, but don't > know how much advantage that gives. I want to run OS 8.6 or 9 > because I don't like the windows look and feel of the OS x. Is > altevec on all of them? Did motherboards change on any? Are any > more stable than others? Any other advantages/disadvantages of any of > the models. I've presently got a G3 450 and really like it.
Is someone offering to sell you a particular G4? If you want folks in the list to compare that model with another or with your G3, ask away. Otherwise, your questions beg for a magazine article or two and for a review of several web sites with such information. A great place to start is at our very own sponsor for this G-List at http://www.lowendmac.com/index.shtml. There are descriptions of the various models. http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ (Accelerate your Mac) has great info. http://www.MacSpeedZone.com/ provides some comparative performance results. Macworld magazine articles and web site do the same kind of thing. A few thoughts: you need to analyse what you need and then analyse what you want. Ask yourself why your G3 needs to be replaced. All G4s have Altevec, that's what make a G3 into a G4. Dual processor is great if speed in some applications is critical, so that's not for you. Motherboards are different, so are the G4 chips between models, but you should not care about that if all you want to do is just run the machine. For stability, someone here will cut me off at the knees if I'm wrong, but I believe all G4s are just about equal. Pay attention to Kyle Hansen and a few others on this list if they weigh in. People have stability issues mostly because of a particular combination of OS, the set of extensions they keep active, applications, add-on cards, and peripheral devices. Once you have a particular configuration in mind, tell the list and ask for recommendations on the best OS for you and comments on your devices. And note this, for some models, there has been a firmware upgrade(s) required. I suspect some of this is needed before using the more recent OS versions. -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- 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>
