> > Won't the B&W take 512MB? RATS!! NOPE
> >> G4/400 (overclocked to 450) ($3) ($65 est.from a trade/sold G3/400 >> for $62) > > What kind of difference does a G4 make? I've been fighting with the > thought of bying a G4/550 foy my B&W but can't decide if it's worth it > or I should just buy a much cheaper G3/500. Bearing in mind I run OS X > 24/7 I thought it ought to make a phat load of differnece but am I > wrong? > really depends on what you do with your mac the difference is mostly in top end and bottom end speed reg. apps dont seem any faster but processor intensive apps run smoother/faster I would either buy a G3/450 and bump it to 500 or go with a 400/450 G4 and bump it up < so far 500 is all a B&W can handle - apple restriction > honestly I didnt see much improvewment between the G3/400 and the G4/400, but then when bumped to 450 it showed itsself... check xlr8 for others reports =) not much dif between G3/400 and a G4/400 in speed but there does seem to be netween a G3/450 and a G4/450 >> DVD/CDRW 8x8x8x24x ($65) > > I _love_ my Combo drive. > >> SoundBlaster PCI ($45) > > How the mullets did you get that so cheap? They are �150 new here! Ebay >> btw it speedtests overall between a factory G4/800 and a G4/733. >> (speedrun 1.1 - free / http://www.danicsoft.com/) > > That's gotta be wrong, it's only a 400MHz G4.... is honestly faster <over all> than a STOCK g4/800 some elements are faster in the G4 like the processor/obviously but the time it takes to complete a task of any size/graphics/etc mine is faster in time to complete the task. =0) -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
