> OK enough bullcrap. I am looking at either a 7300/200 or a 7600/200 and > want to know the various merits/caveats of these machines. I've done the > usual obligatory research and can't get more than a cigarette paper > between them - any ideas?
Didn't we just talk about this? Anyway, pros and cons: 7300 has no video in/out, 7600 does. Out of the box, the 7300 has a faster CD-ROM (IIRC). Different power supply in the 7300; the 7600 can use the 7200-7500-7600 PS. Most people describe the 7300 as more stable (as a proud 7300 owner, I can attest). Both are nice and upgradeable -- I know you don't want to use a G3 upgrade, but I loaded this 7300 out to G3/500+1MB, 352MB RAM, ATI Rage Orion 16MB 3D card, ADS USB card, ProTV video capture card, and two SCSI-2 drives with a total of 22GB -- and that's just inside the unit. It all runs OS 9.1, but ... > At the mo it looks like I'll run 8.1 or 9.1 on it as they are the only > installer CDs I have. I'll try to chase down 8.6 though if either is not > up to spec. I would use 8.6 if I were you. For one thing, the USB support; for another, the CarbonLib support. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. -- Dion Bocicault - -- 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! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
