Alan Miller wrote: > lesnik wrote: > > > > > I wouldn't buy a 6360 > > > > > > Second he didn't, he was given it. :-) > > > > > > > and go straightfoward to a B&W G3, which has already USB, FW > > > > > > > ok, but don't you think that given the price of the upgrades, it's > > better to pay a little more to have these 100 MHz bus system and higher > > IDE bus. All I mean is that upgrading these machines is not as cheap as > > it looks. > > If I was going to upgrade an older PCI machine to G3 I would lean towards an > 8600 as the daughter card upgrades are much cheaper than L2 > upgrades.......... >
I do not know much about G3 upgrades for 6360's but to the first poster which I can't remember his name there are so many other options. I thought about upgrading my 8500 to G3 after I had forgotten the idea of buying a full G3 machine. I thought I had all I needed here and that all I needed was speed. Somewhat Not true. I would have spent about $150 in a G3 upgrade, then I needed memory (I only had 80MB) another $30 to $50, the CD ROM drive was too slow (6X) oh yeah I also wanted it to be a CDRW ($50-$100) and THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! Was everything going to turn ALL RIGHT when I installed all the upgrades???? It was my only reliable mac to get online! (yeah I had sold my 4400 precisely to help with the expense). Instead I thought about it a little. Not that I want you to do the same thing I did, but it might be the best choice. Get a cheap G3 beige at eBay, they are at incredible prices. I don't think any of them come with less than 256MB RAM, the CD ROM should be faster than 12X, some of them may bring USB/CDRW or even a Jaz drive (oh yeah and the internal ZIP), I got all of this for less than $350 (actually w/ the shipping it came up to that) and you free yourself from the hassle of installing, upgrading OS, endless startups/formatting, going insane if something goes wrong, etc. As for your 6360, keep it! it can get online, have it as a backup, is a good mac. Any Mac is a good Mac, as long as it's put into good use, and you guys in the list please stop saying what you'd rather have, it's not helping at all with his mac that was given to him, he didn't have a choice! Oh BTW there are cheaper choices, I've seen Beige (desktop) G3s go for about $150 with the basic stuff and usable. Liliana -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
