Just reading the Digest & noticed this reply to someone's post. I bought aFrom: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 15:30:19 -0500 To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PCI PowerMacs Digest #2530
As far as upgrading a Mac, nothing against the 5400 but if you want to
move to a g3/g4 processor I would consider getting at least a 7300, 7500/7600 or newer. These Macs are cheap, upgrade cards for them are cheap, and they can accommodate up to 1GB of RAM, have separate VRAM, 3 PCI slots, and a 50MHz bus speed instead of 40.
7600/132 for a friend of mine, who then moved & decided he didn't want it,
so I now have two Macs. I have done nothing with it, but was wondering what
the "132" after the 7600 denotes. Could i actually update it to 1 GB of RAM?
I believe it has a a 4 gig hard drive. I have an external 40 gig HD on my
other MAC. I had intended to use a Router (which I already have w/ the
cable to network them & run them both off my DSL line), but after my friend
left, I haven't done anything with the 7600 other than to test it out. It
seems to run fine. I may still network them, but with the 40 gig on my
6500, it seems almost redundant. They are both using the Classic OS 9.1.
My 6500 is solid as a rock, no problems & serves my needs quite well. Don't
do graphics (except store some family pics), surf some web sites & don't do
business aps. I'm a retired banker & have seen all the "business aps" I ever
want to! LOL So, it's basically my toy! But if I could upgrade the 7600 to 1
GB of RAM & put in a G4 CPU, it might be worthwhile. I have a G3 CPU in my
6500 but it will only handle 128 MB of RAM. Any comments welcome.
Ginny in Sunnyale (about a mile from Apple Hdq)
If you're happy with the 6500 and it serves your needs, like the old saying goes: "don't fix it if it ain't broke." You might want to keep the 7600 in case your needs outgrow the 6500, as it is a much more upgradable Mac.
You wouldn't need a full GB of RAM unless you're planning to run Photoshop or edit video. Besides, you're talking $180-$200 for 8 128MB sticks, which is a lot of $ to spend on an older Mac. (I'm guilty as charged, so stand on jello when I say that.) 256MB is enough for most apps and games, 512MB is very comfortable.
-RPM
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