Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 7-06-2011 16:47, Tanner Musyj ha scritto: > I'm wondering if i would be worth it to replace my currrent PowerMac > G4 867Mhz with a G3 of some sort with a 1GHz processor upgrade. Don't think so. With a slight difference in MHz, and the G3 lacking Altivec (often used in video), it could b

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread JoeTaxpayer
If one can measure in MIPS per dollar, the MDD Dual 1.25GHz G4 is at the sweet spot. Between the bus speed, memory cost, etc, the only upgrade most of these need is the USB 2.0 card. I've seen $200 shipped not too long ago. The run Leopard just fine. I've picked up 3 on eBay, all still running. The

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 5, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Daniel Attard wrote: > I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for > it.I don't want 6.06. > > These are it's specs: > 400 Mhz G4 CPU > 320 MB of RAM > 10 GB harddrive > D

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread peterhaas
> I've seen G5 towers starting to go at the $300-$400 > range. Dual G5s have recently sold on LEM for in the $200 (about $250, shipped). -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Ma

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Doug McNutt
At 08:37 -0700 6/5/11, Daniel Attard wrote: >I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS >X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for >it.I don't want 6.06. > >These are it's specs: >400 Mhz G4 CPU >320 MB of RAM >10 GB harddrive >DVD drive > I'm

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread Miguel Garcia Gell
You mean Pre G3 Power mac's or B&W Mac G3...If I had a G4 867Mghz single or Dual...G4 is better option for Video and the upgrade can be affordable than the G3...Plus, some mac's video software going to start with the annoying pop up of "Your system don't have all the requirement's for..." for a com

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 7, 2011, at 7:47 AM, Tanner Musyj wrote: > I'm wondering if i would be worth it to replace my currrent PowerMac > G4 867Mhz with a G3 of some sort with a 1GHz processor upgrade. All I > need it for is some rough video editing mostly, so I'd add Firewire > cards. Would a 1GHz G3 outperform

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread peterhaas
> I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for > it.I don't want 6.06. I've been running 11.04 on an AMD and it works pretty well. I think 10 is a little more to my liking, however. -- You receive

What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

2011-06-07 Thread Daniel Attard
I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for it.I don't want 6.06. These are it's specs: 400 Mhz G4 CPU 320 MB of RAM 10 GB harddrive DVD drive Thank you for repleys. -- You received this message becau

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread peterhaas
> I'm wondering if i would be worth it to replace my currrent PowerMac > G4 867Mhz with a G3 of some sort with a 1GHz processor upgrade. All I > need it for is some rough video editing mostly, so I'd add Firewire > cards. Would a 1GHz G3 outperform a 867 G4? Possibly. I have a 1 GHz G3 machine,

Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

2011-06-07 Thread Tanner Musyj
I'm wondering if i would be worth it to replace my currrent PowerMac G4 867Mhz with a G3 of some sort with a 1GHz processor upgrade. All I need it for is some rough video editing mostly, so I'd add Firewire cards. Would a 1GHz G3 outperform a 867 G4? -- You received this message because you are a