At 18:21 -0800 03/21/2002, Will S wrote: >I was trying to make a joke & point out how quickly we stray off >topic IMHO ;-) I counted 9 posts on this topic and I don't think any >of them addressed the G3 G4 difference directly pro or con ! We had >talk about serial adapters and heard from the people who have more >money then some of us or so it seems with this talk of buy a new >machine it's a better value. I'm just pointing out no one had an >answer to the question perhaps because none of us have used both a G3 >a& G4 in our UMAX machines. It seems to be one or the other so can >not compare the two.
The general rule seems to be that unless you are using AltiVec enabled applications a G3 is about as fast as the same clock speed G4. That's from reports of other folks though, not from anything I've tested. Also, my understanding is that OSX actually makes use of the AltiVec in some parts of the OS. Is that correct? If so, one would get much better performance under OSX with a G4 than with a G3. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
