Mark Koan wrote: > Looks like I'll be acquiring a 7500 with 96 mb of > memory. I was under the impression it came with a G3 > card, but, alas, no. Does including a 17'' apple ms > monitor. It is coming to me for a rather token price > [$25], but with macs I prefer to just do trading, and > while it will be my most advanced machine, I really > only want it if it is going to be a serious upgrade > from my 6200. I'd like to get a cd burner, and run > imovie and itunes and all the most recent apps short > of OS X. > > Is this a waste of my time, or should I go for it? How > much would a typical G3 card run me, and how expesive > would memory expansion go?
With the monitor that's a decent price. It would have been a steal with a g3 card. I have a 7500 upgraded with a ZIF carrier card (g3/233 @ 250) and it's by far the most dependable Mac I've ever owned. If you go with a slower g3 upgrade, say 300MHz, you should be able to find one used for around $100 or less. Slower ZIFs are cheap with all the Beige and B&W owners upgrading so you might consider a ZIF carrier card. I believe macsales.com still has some new ones for $75; used ones are cheaper elsewhere. You can pick up a 233MHz g3 ZIF for $5, which can be overclocked to 250MHz on a 50MHz bus, or higher with active cooling. 128MB DIMMs--the best buy per MB--run about $25-30 each. A while back they were around $20 each. -+-+-+- 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
