I absolutely agree with this, plus if you buy a "new" machine you still have your old one to sell/donate/pass-on to somebody else. If you replace the processor, the old one just goes in the bin!
Computer speed is not just about possessor clock speed but also bus speeds, ram, disk size limits etc. A newer machine will be faster at these also. The only other consideration is the cost of shipping. Some people live in places where used macs are not plentiful (gasp!). It's cheaper to just ship an upgrade, even so I recommend doing the math carefully. --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Mac User #330250 <macuser330...@gmx.net> wrote: > I know this is off-topic. But why do you want to upgrade an > old G4? > > These upgrade CPUs are so expensive nowerdays - at least, > when compared to the > present value of the older & slower G4s. The price for > most of the CPU > upgrades stayed almost the same over the years. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
