I used 7200's for my business, etc. until we upgraded to 7600's with G3 cards. I LOVED the 7200, but I couldn't get the Sonnet upgrade card to work in it (which may have just been a RAM problem). I feel that if you're going to upgrade to a G3 you're better off doing it on a 7300, 7500 or 7600 because you end up with a better machine--two SCSI busses, audio ports, more RAM slots. I think the 'road apple' criticism is because the processor chip itself on the 7200 isn't removeable--it's soldered onto the motherboard and to put a G3 chip in you have to use the L2 slot.
(As the L2/G3 upgrade cards come down in price, it might make more sense in the future to upgrade the 7200, but as of now I wouldn't advise it.) It's a really dependable, solid machine, OS 8.6 runs great on it, 128 Mb sticks will work in it, also the same PCI cards as other machines. It will do anything you want it to just not as fast as modern computers. It has 10bT ethernet so it can be integrated into a network in two seconds. I don't think you can get much money for them. Go see what Powermax is selling these for and then subtract some, that might give you your ebay price. Good luck finding these babies goood homes. :-) Anna Hello, R.A. Cantrell! On 5/4/02 8:10 AM you wrote: >Thanks for the tips Joe. I have a few of these I'm just trying to get >ready for sale. They all have cache chips, but none of them have any extra >vram. Most only have one 16 mg ramstick. No cards. What is one of these >worth in that config? Lowend Mac calls it a "best buy" at the top of >the page and a 'road Apple" at the bottom. ?????? -- 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! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <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
