I never thought Welovemacs was very competitive on prices. There is the used upgrade market too. All of the G3 cards I have owned were used and I've had pretty good luck. I figure if it's been used and still working it's a good card. You could post a wanted ad on LEM Swaplist or try eBay. Don't get one without a non-DOA guarantee though, but you could save some cash that way.
Are you planning on running OS X on it ? What do you need it to do ? One thing I have found is that with these old Macs it can get really pricey to run OS X decently. You could get a nice early G4 for $150.00 and will always have a better base to build on. Even a Smurf G3 would be a good start and they can both be upgraded when you have the extra cash. I have a PowerTower Pro with a G3 400MHz xlr8 card with 704MB of RAM and it's slooooow running Panther. Too slow to do any real work with and have resorted to using it mostly in OS 9 for scanning and printing. I have a Smurf G3 450MHz that kicks the PTPro's ass with about the same RAM. The speed of the logicboard is a big bottleneck on the old Macs. The B&W has twice the bus speed and faster RAM. I don't want to discourage upgrading the old PowerWave but if you need a hard working machine I would consider something else for the same cost. I hate to say that because I really like the PowerComputing computers but they are getting outdated. Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ On 11/11/05, Erica Stolte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't afford to buy it at all right now (Yeah I'm > getting ahead of myself) but that withstanding, I'd > say $150. > I've just been shopping around so I get an idea which > ones to go for and how much they cost. > > Was looking at a sonnet G3 one at welovemacs which was > $149 on sale. > Maybe if the powerlogix one at OWC is my best bet, > I'll hold off buying the ram there until I can buy > them bother together. > > --- Krow Magnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 11/11/05, Erica Stolte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Ok, I must confess I'm not sure if I'm going to > > add > > > this to my computer improvement list yet. I've > > > certainly been browsing these pages such as sonnet > > and > > > powerlogix to check them out. > > > > > > Which type of processor upgrade is the best for a > > > powerwave?. > > > Where is the cheapest place to buy said item? > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've always had good luck with Sonnet products and > > prefer them. I also > > had a Powerlogix 366 card in a PowerWave that worked > > well. I have a > > NewerTech 300MHz G3 in my PowerWave now and it is a > > decent card too. > > I always check xlr8yourmac.com's CPU upgrade > > database for any know issues. > > Here's a link: > > > > http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso > > > > What's your budget for an upgrade ? > > > > eBay or the Swaplist for are good for used upgrades > > and OWC seems to > > be a popular place to shop for new Mac stuff. They > > have a PowerLogix > > PowerForce 750FX G3/900MHz for $139.00 right now. I > > ordered one a few > > weeks ago. But after waiting over a week for a for > > them to confirm > > they had one in their warehouse I cancelled my > > order. > > > > > http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=75&type=Processor&; > > > TI=%23TimeFormat%28Now%28%29%2C+&shoupgrds=Show+Upgrades > > > > Here's their main site: > > > > http://eshop.macsales.com/ > > > > > > -- > > Ron > > > > http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ > > -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
