On 7/27/05, michael S. Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the advice, I shall keep my > >eyes open for g3 > >cards on ebay uk. Any real difference between the various makes? > > Although they all provide the same advantage, dependent upon speed, > the 'Sonnet' cards don't require extensions to be installed. This can > sometimes be a wee bit problematic if the seller doesn't include the > necessary software. > Eg. My XLR8 card requires extensions to activate the cache, and IIRC > A Newertech card I had a while back was the same. >
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