Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-07 Thread tonycd
another reason it always depends on what you are doing -- my 33mhz powerbook540c is still very very useful (possible essential) for me ... but not for the same things. This machine is being set up basically to run InDesign and Photoshop CS2. Altivec is a big deal for those, although not for

Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-06 Thread tortoise
On Mar 5, 5:46 am, PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com wrote: On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:33 AM, tonycd wrote: What's the newest variety of G4 whose swapped-out CPU will drop into a Blue White G3? I traded a megahertz for megahertz G4s for the G3s in two of my BWs,   and I was disappointed.

G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-05 Thread tonycd
A simple question that I'm sure has been covered before (I just couldn't find the answer): What's the newest variety of G4 whose swapped-out CPU will drop into a Blue White G3? Thanks, Tony --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-05 Thread PeterH
On Mar 5, 2009, at 5:33 AM, tonycd wrote: What's the newest variety of G4 whose swapped-out CPU will drop into a Blue White G3? Newest is most probably a 533 or 1000 MHz G3, not a G4. These may still be available from OWC. G4 pin-grid array Processors from first G4 desktops will work in

Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 5, 2009, at 6:33 AM, tonycd wrote: A simple question that I'm sure has been covered before (I just couldn't find the answer): What's the newest variety of G4 whose swapped-out CPU will drop into a Blue White G3? The ONLY G4 swappable into a BW is a ZIF for the short-lived Yikes

Re: G4 CPU swap into Blue White G3

2009-03-05 Thread PeterH
On Mar 5, 2009, at 9:04 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: What's the newest variety of G4 whose swapped-out CPU will drop into a Blue White G3? http://tinyurl.com/bst5z7 PeterH is right, the 1Ghz G3 at OWC is a much better solution. Blush I did LOTS of productive work with my 1000 MHz BW G3