> I'd spend over $1000 for a computer that would be a G4/500; > have a 40 or 60 gb HD spinning at 7200. > I'd have the zip drive, > two batteries, > a superdisk drive, > plenty of RAM (512mb) to run OS 10.2. > > I wouldn't have: USB ports, firewire ports. > > Keeping the Wallstreet,with the SCSI port would allow me to continue to use > the peripherals that I already own, like a Nikon LS 2000 film scanner, > digitizing tablet, etc. > > I could add USB and firewire via cardbus for less than $100 more, and have > access to the Epson 1280 and Epson 890 printers I have.
You sound like a perfect case for an upgrade. Anybody with that much old-school hardware would be perfect for that new chip. At 500 MHz, you should have a great machine there. Mike Breeden at xlr8yourmac.com (iirc) can't say enough good things about the Wallstreet as far as look and feel. Sounds like a good machine to have. That said, if you hadn't already spent that kind of money on the Wallstreet, I would say to look at a new iBook instead. You'd have firewire & USB along with a 800 MHz G3 for less, not to mention Quartz Extreme. My iBook 500, sans QE, does okay in X. I imagine the 800 MHz would do quite a bit better. Also more likely to have support in future OS X versions, I suppose. The screen is top rate, nice keyboard, very nice size, and great battery life (I really have gotten 4.5+ hours several times, depending on what I'm doing). Only question I have is why you want to shell out for the G4? Anything in particular with AltiVec that you've gotta have? At $100, that's a decent savings, but it sounds like your budget will handle the G4. If so, why the heck not, right? You'd certainly have the uberWallstreet! Ruffin Bailey --------------- -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
