Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Jim G]

On May 23, 9:32 am, Paul  wrote:
> On May 22, 10:40 am, Jim G  wrote:
>
> > I have a G4/400 Sawtooth (AGP Graphics) and it runs OSX 10.4.9 fine.
>
> Is there a reason not to go to 10.4.11, or is it just that you haven't
> done it yet?

Sorry, I meant 10.4.11!

-Jim G


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Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Paul]

On May 22, 10:40 am, Jim G  wrote:
> I have a G4/400 Sawtooth (AGP Graphics) and it runs OSX 10.4.9 fine.


Is there a reason not to go to 10.4.11, or is it just that you haven't
done it yet?
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Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Paul]

I've worked with both, and the G4 has so many advantages, it's a no-
brainer. You'll need a monitor, but even LCD's are cheap these days,
and smaller good used ones are close to free any more.

And the CRT in the iMac could be on its last legs.
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Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Jim G]

I'd get the G4/400.  I have a G4/400 Sawtooth (AGP Graphics) and it
runs OSX 10.4.9 fine.  I've also been able to upgrade it with a better
ATI Radeon 8500 Mac Edition video card (see 
http://www.barefeats.com/sawgraf.html)
so it is Quartz Extreme compatible.  Also the fact that it has PCI
slots means it's easy to expand, adding a USB 2.0 card or a second ATA
controller for large-drive support, etc.

-Jim G


On May 21, 9:10 pm, Po-en Tsai  wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a choice from my school for a iMac G3 Indigo Slot Load 500Mhz
> OR a G4 Powermac 400Mhz DVD free.
>
> Which one do you think is better, performance wise, and more reliable?
> And can you upgrade the graphics in the Powermac G4?
>
> Thanks for all suggestions,
>
> Po-en

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Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Bruce Johnson]

On May 21, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Po-en Tsai wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a choice from my school for a iMac G3 Indigo Slot Load 500Mhz
> OR a G4 Powermac 400Mhz DVD free.
>
> Which one do you think is better, performance wise, and more reliable?
> And can you upgrade the graphics in the Powermac G4?

Hands down the PowerMac. More RAM, easier to fix, more expandable.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs



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Re: iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Steve R]

At 2:57 AM -0300 5/22/09, MaGioZal posted:
>  On 5/22/09 1:10 AM, Po-en Tsai at  wrote:
>
>>  I have a choice from my school for a iMac G3 Indigo Slot Load 500Mhz
>>  OR a G4 Powermac 400Mhz DVD free.
>>
>>  Which one do you think is better, performance wise, and more reliable?
>>  And can you upgrade the graphics in the Powermac G4?
>
>  Get the G4.
>
>  Reasons: 3 PCI slots, CRT-free, easiness to get DVD-Drives.
>


Ditto. Go with the G4.

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Re: [G3-5]iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[MaGioZal]

On 5/22/09 1:10 AM, Po-en Tsai at  wrote:

> I have a choice from my school for a iMac G3 Indigo Slot Load 500Mhz
> OR a G4 Powermac 400Mhz DVD free.
> 
> Which one do you think is better, performance wise, and more reliable?
> And can you upgrade the graphics in the Powermac G4?

Get the G4.

Reasons: 3 PCI slots, CRT-free, easiness to get DVD-Drives.

;-)
 




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iMac G3 500 or G4 Powermac 400?

[Po-en Tsai]

Hello,

I have a choice from my school for a iMac G3 Indigo Slot Load 500Mhz
OR a G4 Powermac 400Mhz DVD free.

Which one do you think is better, performance wise, and more reliable?
And can you upgrade the graphics in the Powermac G4?

Thanks for all suggestions,

Po-en

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