One of the things that keeps me in Beige is all the scsi peripherals I have that would be expensive to retire. Also the option to use the serial port for a couple of printers I still use occasionally.
Yes, you could add scsi to a newer computer of course. But all those things that are advanced funtions...video editing, DVD playback (why, when DVD players are so cheap now? )DVD burning etc work perfectly fine on my Beige. Including Panther. I'm considering a faster zif than my current 466 G4 but I'm not sure I'd see much benefit to it considering how well everything works now, including 10.3.2. A few things would take less time to cook, like compression in iDVD and some functions of Final Cut become active, but is it worth the bucks to me right now? I will say that the main thing that intrests me in a newer box is AGP graphics, but not enought to make a jump yet. If you haven't started ugrading a Beige, it is certainly worth considering a newer machine, but if you have a bunch of stuff in it already or have a lot of peripherals that would be difficult to use on a newer box, Beige is still a very viable option. 2 cents more. Rich -- 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
