----- Original Message ----- From: "Wade Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:40 AM Subject: Re: G4 Powerbooks
> Rad, > > The processor upgrade for a Powerbook is a little more complex than a > standard desktop upgrade. It depends on the "model" of Powerbook. For > example, the G3 "Pismo" upgrade requires in most cases that you send the > unit in for the upgrade, and some of the "Titanium" units require that the > logic board be replaced to significantly upgrade the processor. > > Determine what the primary usage of the Powerbook would be and purchase > accordingly. Is it is just mobility of the Mac platform or as a replacement > of your desktop Mac? > > In regards to the ThinkPad, ( close your eyes Mac Evangelists ) , I find it > is very useful to have both platforms available. I have an IBM ThinkPad T20 > 733 MHz and my daughters B&W G3 400 is as fast on everything except FPU > processing. As good as the Mac platform is, sometimes specialized software > and applications are less expensive on the PC (Windows). XP is a nice > Windows release. I'd keep the IBM, and get rid of the Compaq though. I will still have a server with W2k Server installed and can use it for any tasks that require specialized software. For instance I design and fabricate twin turbo systems for late model cars and trucks (v8/v10/v12) and I have to have at least one PC based laptop to log data in their processors, for tuning work...none of the tuning/logging software comes in a Mac flavor unfortuneately. But I have about 6 spare laptops that are older, slower models, from 233mhz to 450mhz and I'll just keep one of these for that purpose specifically, getting rid of the rest. So if I was shopping for a laptop, I want to get one that is easy to upgrade the processor on as I won't be able to afford a really fast one to start. I definitely want a G4. What do you recommend? Rad... -- 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
