> 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 > > Overall, I think the G4/700 was a good move. > Although I moved to a Sonnet G4/700 from an XLR8 G3/225 (9500, 8.6, 944 Mb of mixed size and inverleaved memory) the improvement to me was dramatic. But then, just adding the ATA133 card and a 60G 7200 rpm hard drive also made a big difference, too. The two are a killer combo!
I'm happy with my G4/700, except I had to replace my non-compatable video card, which now requires me to upgrade to OS 9.2 and/or X... ---Alex _________________________________________ God Bless America! And the brave men and women who defend her -- 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
