On Feb 6, 2004, at 4:27 PM, Jim wrote:
Hi Listers,
I'm ready to upgrade the processor in my trusty grape iMac (G3/400MHz) so I can use Jaguar on it, and looking at the lowendmac website, there appear to be two options:
Actually, if you go with Panther, it's extremely usable on a G3/400mhz. I run it on a G3/350mhz, and I'm absolutely amazed with how well it runs. It smokes my old-world souped up PowerMac 9600 G4/800mhz with Radeon 7000 32MB video card. I knew my old machine was crippled with the slower bus speed, but I never dreamed a G3/350mhz iMac would run circles around it. (with the only exception being with games, mostly)
One by TechnoWarehouse, which is a G4/500MHz; <http://www.technowarehousellc.com/g4upforslloi.html>
One by PowerLogix, the iForce SL, which is a G3/900MHz; <http://www.powerlogix.com/press/releases/2003/030508.html>
After reading the user comments on xlr8yourmac.com, I decided on the G3/900. Alas! This upgrade seems to have vanished, a mere 9 months after being introduced! Anyone know what happened? Even on ebay I find nothing. I emailed to PowerLogix, but have received no reply.
Yeah, I could just get a new eMac (G4/1GHz) for $800... but that's a few hundred bucks I just don't have right now... not to mention that I *like* my grape iMac.
I'm thinking about going the TechnoWarehouse G4 route myself. The feedback thing on xlr8yourmac was most helpful, I forgot about that site. I might hold out till I can find a cheap 400mhz iMac motherboard, so that I can have firewire with the upgraded machine.
-Stace
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