>Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 01:13:22 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jess Batiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: What would you do? > >"all-of-a-sudden" have $3,000.00 ... Dump my 9500/150 that I worked so hard >and spent so much money to build? You don't mention your work, so I'll assume you're not a professional audio/video worker. If that is the case, a G4 is definitely the way to go. Otherwise, this is easy. Keep the 9500. I have one too; I put $500 into it the first week. The 9500 is a 6-slot machine, and Apple hasn't made another except the 9600, which is a marginally better machine. Unless you want to trade the 9500 for a 9600, upgrade the 9500 instead of buying a G4. (1) XLR8 G3 500 MHz accelerator: $370 at MacGurus.com (2) Max the RAM to 1.5 gigabytes. ($43 each x 12) for 128M DIMMs at macsales.com (3a) Two accelerated digital video cards ($230 each) ATI Radeon Two 17" Apple LCD monitors ($999 each new, lower on eBay) (3b) If you don't want two monitors, get a SCSI RAID for fast storage. Miles 2 Ultra SCSI card ($189 at MacGurus.com) Seagate Cheetah 10K rpm 18gig drives ($240 each x 3 drive bays at MacGurus.com) (4) If you don't have a SCSI CDRW get one. $200 anywhere. (5) USB+firewire PCI card. ($120). I read the Oxford 911 firewire chipset is superior. Enjoy your dilemma. -- m. g. gadzikowski | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
