--- Krow Magnum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I never thought Welovemacs was very competitive on > prices. > I've found the same and I just look at their special sales. > 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. Might be a good route to go with except I'm thinking it might be more risky. > > Are you planning on running OS X on it ? Probably not, that need is satified with my macmini. What I really want is a system to run my OS 9 programs, hence my plans to have two desktop setups running. > > What do you need it to do ? My plans are either use it as a MU*server or use it it to run my OS 9 programs such as photoshop. > > 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. Yeah I agree, probably only reason is for the sake of doing it, a challenge. I have three computers (powerwave, pismo and macmini) and I'd rather get the the two older ones fixed up rather then buy a forth computer. There's a good chance I might get another hand me down computer from family members when they upgrade. > > 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 understand the bus speed is a limiting factor. > 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 computers but they are getting outdated. > I'm keeping the powerwave either way so it's a matter of running it as is or adding stuff. Getting outdated?...chuckle..Ya don't say... I figure if it's been running for ten yrs, must be a good computer. I really wish apple didn't stop licensing apple clones because it would have meant a greater pool of resources devoted to making apple products. Since power computing seemed to have been ahead at the time, would have been interesting to see where it would have gone. Unfortunatly this is something I do not like about the Apple company is that they went out of their way to be a monopoly. > 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 > __________________________________ Yahoo! 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