You will do fine without it ... If you can resist the American Male's syndrome of "Bigger and Faster in Better" ... However, you did not mention scanning.
As to the E mail. Download speeds are determined by your modem. If you have a G-X15, 15,000MHz chip with a 38K modem, It will be slower than a 200MHz 604e with a 56k modem. But, 512mb ram with a 500Mhz G3 board is very quick. Even for what you are doing. After using it a few days, a PCP 210 seems to crawl. It's the Tim Conway character in us. "Speed, Power, Arrggggh." RHB *************** Chuck Stinnett wrote: > > I've been monitoring this (very excellent) list for some months, and have > communicated directly with some participants who have upgraded from 604(e) > processors to G3 daughterboards. > > I'd like to pose the question broadly: If one has a 604(e) processor in the > 200 Mhz range, is the expense of an upgrade to G3 worth it, esp. if one is > primarily doing non-Photoshop work (word processing, spreadsheet, web, > email, etc.)? > > --Chuck > > - -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
