On Saturday, March 30, 2002, at 11:52 AM, Stephen Bright wrote:
> New OS: $100 > IDE Card $100 > New Drive: $150 > CD Burner: $200 > More RAM: $100 > Endless days of frustration: Priceless! > > You are a good candidate for getting a new G4 system, instead of sinking > $650+ in a very old computer. > Stephen > YMMV For Me: New OS : $89 IDE card $49.95 New Drive: $89.00 CD Burner $79.00 More RAM: $42 Video Card: $40 Frustration? Low to middlin', but beats a new System for price and fit... I guess I got lucky, but you can get stuff for a little less. With an IDE controller (like the $49 VST/Ultratek that I have) you can add a cheap IDE CD-RW that also FAST. 40 Gig drives (7200 rpm) are commonly available for $89 or so on sale. Velocity is selling 128 DIMMs for $20.99 right now (special offer). I didn't mention (again) that the computer is $60 J700). The point is not to spend indiscriminately on an older computer, but to spend wisely. Good hunting! -Ford -- 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
