At 11:00 -0600 04/18/2002, Stephen L. Phillips wrote:
>Delaying the inevitable (G4/933) perhaps, but looking for list veteran >advice between following two accelerator boards for my S900/233: Sonnet >Technologies Crescendo G4/450 MHz w/1024k 2:1 Cache vs. XLR8 MACh >Carrier SSE w/XLR8 MACh ZIF 450MHz 9x G4 1MB Cache Processor w/Altivec >(OCW $299 and $329, respectively). Aside from the ZIF "advantage" (think >they'll EVER make a chip over 450 for this machine?), can you pro's >articulate the pros and cons of each device - in language that neophytes >like myself can understand? Thanks, all! >Steve - Two Harbors, Minnesota I have not tried both of them, so I do not have actual experience to base my, nevertheless firm, opinions on. I prefer the XLR8 products to the Sonnet. This preference goes all the way back to the 68030 days. Back then the big upgrade companies were Daystar and Sonnet (and a few others which are gone now, Dove, Newlife, Applied Engineering, etc.) Daystar always made quality stuff with great compatibility which showed just how good an upgrade could be. Sonnet made less expensive stuff, but it was never quite as good, nor quite as compatible as the Daystar stuff. Things have probably changed, but that's my opinion formed in the dark ages (or the golden age?) and held over all these years. Of course, Daystar is gone and Sonnet is still here... But I think some properties of Daystar went to XRL8 or was that NewerTech? I know Gary Dailey was a Daystar bigshot. BTW, you do not need the SSE for the S900. Because the S900's architecture is different from other six slot machines, it does not suffer from the problem which the SSE solves. If you want the SSE because you may some day move it to a 9x00 or PTP, then that makes sense, but for use solely in the S900 there's no reason to get the SSE any mroe than you would get one for use in the J700. XLR8's somewhat less expensive MPe will work just as well in the S900. 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! | SPECIAL SM LIST PRICES - 24x Bootable SCSI CDROM $39.99, Umax Processors $19.99 PowerSupplies from C500/C600 $49.99 J700/S900 $79.99 <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
