On May 2, 2011, at 10:50 PM, Alexander Gomes wrote: > The hard drive upgrade from a 5400 rpm drive to a 7200 > rpm drive will speed things up but not nearly as much as the other two will.
Unless a slower drive was installed post-purchase, all G5's shipped with 7200 RPM drives, stock, per Apple's specifications database. You can get a 15K RPM SATA drive, but at $300+ apiece <http://www.infinity-micro.com/ProdDisplay1.asp> you're better off spending your money on a newer computer. You can get 10K drives more cheaply, but, frankly, you're not going to get that much a performance boost from faster drives. Bluntly, the way to speed up this G5 is to get a faster G5, like Wayne said, get a newer Intel-based Mac or go to the Hack side... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
