Well the biggest difference off the top of my head will be the RAM. The Quicksilver uses older PC 133 SDRAM and the MDD uses newer DDR RAM which also explains the difference in price for the RAM. PC 133 is quite expensive these days. There is also the bus speed of the mainboard too which is different. I have a Quicksilver 933mhz (single processor) and I runs 10.5 just fine with 1.25 GBs (1.5 GBs is the max) of RAM so either model will run Leopard just fine.
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Dave Bjur <d...@bjurconsulting.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I am new to the group, and would appreciate your advice and counsel. > > The motherboard for my wife's 1.8 gHz 20" G5 iMac gave up last week. Since > money is tight, I'm planning to set her up with a G4 PowerMac. I recently > purchased two surplus models ($50 ea.): > > Quicksilver dual processor 1 gHz, SuperDrive, 512 MB RAM > MDD dual processor 867 GHz, combo drive, 512 MB RAM > > I'm thinking to add (from OWC): > > IOGEAR Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Expansion Card (faster data transfer for > existing peripherals) > > FirmTek SeriTek/1S2 Serial ATA/150 Dual Channel Mac PCI Controller (to access > her G5 iMac hard drive and a future additional drive). > > Another GB of RAM > -------------- > > The QuickSilver has the SuperDrive and seems quieter, yet the RAM for the MDD > is less expensive. I've searched through the list archives and read some pros > and cons regarding these machines. > > 1. Considering these two that I have, I would appreciate any input regarding > which to use as the foundation for my wife's computer. > > 2. I would also appreciate any additional or different upgrades you might > suggest. I have a limited budget. > > 3. Will either boot directly from her existing SATA drive once a controller > is installed? > > 4. She's been using 10.5, so I would like to continue with that unless the > performance difference warrants returning to 10.4. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Dave Bjur > d...@bjurconsulting.com > (208) 305-1514 > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
