Yes it has the 128g limit... I would only go the SATA way if this will make it faster only, she doesn't need more then 128g storage I'm sure, she was getting by with the original 30g 5400rpm running Jaguar till it wasn't able to keep up anymore... My personal opinion would be just by putting in a "PATA 7200rpm and 128g HD max to the limit" should make this computer a lot faster then it is now and run Tiger pretty good so she can use this for a couple more yrs... Would the SATA route be faster yet, is the question I have now??? I know a bigger processor would be a better idea but that probably means another motherboard, then another computer that some of you are talking about would be the better way to go I'm sure... I think if I do what I'm doing to this and down the road she needs more storage she will buy an external drive then, and by doing this she will always have the external even if she buys a newer Apple later on... She knows for a fact doing web design on an Apple is a lot faster then on a PC this is why she wants to do this to this G4 that she bought brand new...
-----Original Message----- >From: JoeTaxpayer <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 28, 2010 9:43 AM >To: G-Group <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Revisited: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! > >Rich seemed to say the TB wasn't so appealing. >Does this G4 have 128GB limit? I have MDD G4, no such limit. It's >packed with 500GB PATA drives and the SATA 1.5TB. >I agree the SATA card $50 + 1.5TB drive $80 is a great deal, and >leaves another SATA connector. But he seemed to not be going after >that storage capacity. > >On Jul 28, 1:09 am, Ashgrove <[email protected]> wrote: >> Rich, >> >> Maxing out the memory is a good idea. I mean, 896Mb is good, but 2 >> gigs is great. So you are on the right track there. >> >> SATA hard drives are bigger, cheaper and faster. Which means, if she >> gets a SATA PCI card (which are about $50), she can both break the >> 128GB barrier and add a 1 TB hard drive. Or two. >> >> She could also get an external Firewire drive, also with unlimited >> storage. That's definitely another way to go, maybe cheaper than the >> SATA PCI card and an internal SATA drive. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Felix > >-- >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 [email protected] >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
