-- Good day. My experience with the G4/700 upgrade suggests that it is faster than a G3/400 Lombard and a G3/400 newertech upgraded 6500.
One factor which really kicked it into gear was the use of an ultratek ATI 66 IDE card with 7200 rpm drives. I think this compensates somewhat for the slower bus speed of the 8600 compared to the Lombard. Also, altivec (spelling?) enhanced apps run much faster- Photoshop, for instance. Overall, I think the G4/700 was a good move. Yours truly, James Reid Northern California -- 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
