On 30/05/09 6:44 PM, "Eric Volker" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On May 30, 2009, at 2:05 AM, Paul wrote: > >> >> The less expensive G5's and Intels are cheap enough to compete with >> those third party G4 upgrades, and you end up with a much more >> powerful machine. > > Like others have said, I think your best bet is to go with a new G5 > (either an iMac or Powermac.) Dual G5's are relatively cheap (i got my > dual 1.8 GHz G5 for $400, after a discount for some case damage.) I > started out with a Sawtooth and upgraded to a 1GHz G4 from OWC > (eshop.macsales.com.) Even though it made a considerable difference, I > felt it still was too slow compared to my PCs even after overclocking > it to 1.3GHz. So I upgraded to the dual G5, and the performance was > *much* better. If you do go that route, remember to feed your new G5 > plenty of RAM, especially if you load Leopard. > In the States the older systems are cheaper, but up here in Canada I'm looking at twice the price for that dual G5. Also I don't want another system in the house on top of the newly acquired G4. The study is getting too cluttered and the wife is giving me the evil eye. I'll probably go for the Sonnet due to budget. It'll complete my setup of G3-G5 Macs: a B&W G3, a Gig-e G4, and a dual-core G5 PM (as well as a G3/700 iBook thrown into the mix). Thanks all for the advice! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
