[Germain] wrote: > Hello friends of the list, > > Two hours ago I was offered a PowerMac 6500/275mhz/96 RAM/6 GIG HD/56k > modem/ZIP/Ethernet card for high speed connection. For around $200 CDN. I am > tempted. My old 7200/120 is doing the job but never less slower. A friend > immediately said I should not even think of the 6400/6500 family cause of > the IDE drive and the EDO Ram. I have an old Microtek ScanMaker E6 (that > does a terrific job), a La Cie CD burner and a StyleWriter 1200 that I want > to be able to use. Is it true because of the IDE drive, you cannot have an > SCSI chain? He also told me the 6500 had the worst reputation of all the > PowerMacs. Is it true and why? > > Also, will I be able to put the 128 memory stick in my 7200 in the 6500? I > was also offered a 7300/180/64RAM with monitor for around the same price and > a 7600/120/64RAM/2Gigs woth monitor and StyleWriter 2400 for around the same > too. What a day!! I had been looking for three weeks and they all come to me > in the same two hours. Happy me but too much of a ood thing. > > Thanks in advance for your precious help > Germain > > P.S. And thanks for the help with Word too yesterday. > >
Germain, Your friend may be confusing the 6500 with the 6200-6300 series, which were junkers for many reasons. Check out the road apple section of lowendmac.com for more info. Even though an IDE hard drive is used in these machines the rest of the devices are SCSI and there is the usual SCSI port on the back. Since you already have a 7200 you could get a 7500/7600 logic board from eBay cheap ($10-$20 U.S.) and install it into your 7200 case. I did this with my 7200/120. You will also need a processor card, but this will give you the excuse to find a g3/g4 upgrade. Though the 6500 is a fine machine the 7500/7600 is much more expandable. -+-+-+- Sincerely from behind the Redwood Curtain, RPM -- 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
