Jeff Bequette [email protected]
On Jan 5, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Sam Macomber wrote: > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Mel wrote: > >> snip > > > If I did a lot of writing, an older mac is the best. WriteNow and > a powerbook 180(best screen of the 1xx series IMO) spin down the > HDD and type away! > > I'm looking to upgrade my self. current is an eMac 700 which is > great for most usage surfing, email, quicken, and what have > you. It gets a bit sluggish when my wife is doing the bills > (quicken and web going at the same time), playing music as she does > it, while I watch a video off it streaming to the AppleTV. It > gets just a smidge unhappy. Plus, USB 1.1 and the small screen > with a slow refresh, killing my eyeballs... > > We've been taking about getting a new computer for a while as we > just want one computer in the house... right now I'm debating > between dredging up the leftover parts at work to build a G4 tower > and get a 1.8GHz processor upgrade, USB2 card, some new big HDDs > (pair of 500s should do it) nice 24" screen. we'd be hitting > around $800, it'd be better than what we've got, but still several > generations old. Or we get a new iMac $1500ish is a bit of a > pill to swallow, but we got 6 years out of our emac and I see no > reason why a new iMac would be any different.. Tough one... > > > on the BTW, I drive a 1985 VW Quantum wagon in the winter, come > summer I drive a 1974 VW Karmann Ghia convertible, well on sunny > days, so 500-1000mi/yr... wife has a 2003 VW Passat wagon, got > kids, need a safe reliable car :) I also have a 1985 Renault > Fuego, mint condition and very reliable. Selling that one though I > can't bring my self to use it as a winter car (not a speck of rust > on it) and I prefer my Ghia in the summer :) Oh and my wife > hates it heh! > > Mel, yup those IIci are the best, as i recall you bought most of > mine from me some years back. I still have one tucked away with my > old plus and all the parts and software i need for it, got a > daystar turbo 601/66 in it. > > -sam If you have access to a 24 in screen, then I take a look at the mini's lottsa powere-itty bitty box. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
