Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Good choice. You can also put a processor in that DA from a Quicksilver. The video card is upgradable as well. Also, some of those eMacs didn't have very good displays, especially for what you will use it for. -Jonas -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Well I appreciate all the advice. I have a lot more to think about now. What got me started on all this was the fact that my Blueberry Apple Studio Display CRT(the one that went with the Power Mac G3 BW) is no more and I thought I might be able to get what seemed at least on the surface a faster Mac for what I would pay for a new monitor and the whole computer would take up as much room as my old monitor did all by itself freeing up some space. I was also reading an article on LEM about upgrading the Emac with external peripherals and it got me thinking. With firewire external peripherals would I really miss USB 2.0? I could connect a firewire 400 external drive with 1TB easily and the difference in maxing out the RAM is 1GB on the Emac and 1.5 GBs on the DA. Plus I would have to spend nearly as much to get my DA up to snuff. I was also thinking with the purchase of the Emac I could break even selling the DA which would be nice. I guess I have plenty to think about. On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Il giorno 16-03-2011 6:18, Scotty ha scritto: I have a Power Mac Digital Audio 733mhz with 512 MB of RAM and I have just had the opportunity to purchase a 1.0Ghz Emac all in one. I am just wondering which computer would be more effective for my needs. I'd stay with the G4 DA, investing the money into upgrades. First, memory: 1GB Ram should be enough. Second, maybe, a processor upgrade; I think you could find something cheap on eBay. I have a G4 DA as well, originally 667 MHz, now with 1GB Ram and a 1.4 GHz CPU upgrade. I'm using it professionally for DTP, with Adobe CS3... so it's still a very good machine, being born in 2001. :-) Another advantage of having a desktop unit, you can easily upgrade its components: apart from Ram, I changed several HDs, added a GeForce 4 video card and USB2 card, etc. (you can't do most of that with an eMac). -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Il giorno 17-03-2011 9:29, Daniel Stewart ha scritto: I thought I might be able to get what seemed at least on the surface a faster Mac Yes... in part. Because the G4 DA has more cache: - iMac 1GHz: 256KB L2 - G4 DA 733MHz: 1MB L2, 1MB L3 Besides, you could have (or get) a faster video card in the G4. In the end, I think the average speed wouldn't differ much. With firewire external peripherals would I really miss USB 2.0? You would, only if you have to connect that peripheral to a PC with USB only. If you plan to use it just with Macs, you're fine. I was also thinking with the purchase of the Emac I could break even selling the DA which would be nice. Only you can value the money... :-) If you don't plan to upgrade much (a big plus on the G4), you could go for the eMac. -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Thanks everyone for your input and wonderful advice. So I have decided to keep my DA 733mhz Power Mac which I got for a steal btw. I got it used for $25 because it had no HDD and had only 256MBs of RAM. I got it to it's current state with spare parts around home. I will save up for a 512 MB stick of RAM or two and forget the Emac. I also found someone selling an identical Blueberry G3 monitor to the one I needed to replace. :-) I love those monitors. They are big and weight a ton but they have better picture quality then most midrange LCDs. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Il giorno 17-03-2011 9:29, Daniel Stewart ha scritto: I thought I might be able to get what seemed at least on the surface a faster Mac Yes... in part. Because the G4 DA has more cache: - iMac 1GHz: 256KB L2 - G4 DA 733MHz: 1MB L2, 1MB L3 Besides, you could have (or get) a faster video card in the G4. In the end, I think the average speed wouldn't differ much. With firewire external peripherals would I really miss USB 2.0? You would, only if you have to connect that peripheral to a PC with USB only. If you plan to use it just with Macs, you're fine. I was also thinking with the purchase of the Emac I could break even selling the DA which would be nice. Only you can value the money... :-) If you don't plan to upgrade much (a big plus on the G4), you could go for the eMac. -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Unless the E-mac was like 50eur or so I would preffer to invest in the powermac... 512Mb PC133 ram as said is dirt cheap this days...and will give you a nice boost vs the 512Mb that you have now... If you need some advice on upgrades, read the powerpc faq that I made on Macrumors http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1091765 it may help you :D Emacs are cool because of the size and the All in one form, but if anything goes wrong you will have much more trouble fixing it.. -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Mac are made for Graphics and Video. My first was a BW G3 400mghz and G4 AD 733mghz was next for Video Edition...every one with better resault My Sony Vaio 1.7mghz with 2gb of ram. But try The MDD G4 series...still can kick some PC's On Mar 16, 2011, at 1:18 AM, Scotty daniel.stewart...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am an amateur photographer. I use my Mac for photo editing with Gimp and iPhoto 08 as well as for basic computer use like word processing, surfing, listening to music and watching movies I have a Power Mac Digital Audio 733mhz with 512 MB of RAM and I have just had the opportunity to purchase a 1.0Ghz Emac all in one. I am just wondering which computer would be more effective for my needs. The clock speed of my DA is lower but it also has more onchip cache memory so I am wondering if the higher clock speed on the Emac will actually translate into improved performance. Another appealing pro for the Emac would be for space. my office is kind of small so being able to fit the whole computer on my desk is appealing. After all the Emac is about the same size as my G3 Studio display CRT that I have the DA hooked up to. -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
Il giorno 16-03-2011 6:18, Scotty ha scritto: I have a Power Mac Digital Audio 733mhz with 512 MB of RAM and I have just had the opportunity to purchase a 1.0Ghz Emac all in one. I am just wondering which computer would be more effective for my needs. I'd stay with the G4 DA, investing the money into upgrades. First, memory: 1GB Ram should be enough. Second, maybe, a processor upgrade; I think you could find something cheap on eBay. I have a G4 DA as well, originally 667 MHz, now with 1GB Ram and a 1.4 GHz CPU upgrade. I'm using it professionally for DTP, with Adobe CS3... so it's still a very good machine, being born in 2001. :-) Another advantage of having a desktop unit, you can easily upgrade its components: apart from Ram, I changed several HDs, added a GeForce 4 video card and USB2 card, etc. (you can't do most of that with an eMac). -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Which would be the better Mac?
I can't answer your question as to which CPU would be better but are you not aware that SDRAM 512 RAM 133 buss speed is very inexpensive for the DA - and can be bought for between $10.00 and $15.00 a stick? Try the LEM list. Mel --- On Tue, 3/15/11, Scotty daniel.stewart...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scotty daniel.stewart...@gmail.com Subject: Which would be the better Mac? To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 10:18 PM Hi, I am an amateur photographer. I use my Mac for photo editing with Gimp and iPhoto 08 as well as for basic computer use like word processing, surfing, listening to music and watching movies I have a Power Mac Digital Audio 733mhz with 512 MB of RAM and I have just had the opportunity to purchase a 1.0Ghz Emac all in one. I am just wondering which computer would be more effective for my needs. The clock speed of my DA is lower but it also has more onchip cache memory so I am wondering if the higher clock speed on the Emac will actually translate into improved performance. Another appealing pro for the Emac would be for space. my office is kind of small so being able to fit the whole computer on my desk is appealing. After all the Emac is about the same size as my G3 Studio display CRT that I have the DA hooked up to. -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
