> >From: Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >If the above is true then why does the s900 seem to be so much more >popular than the PTP with people in search of a six PCI slot machine? > > > >Also, the S900 has a much nicer case. Finally, I think that there >are a great many more S900s available than there are PTPs. > > >I must be missing something. The 9500/9600 machines are perferable to >the clones. And is the PTP preferable as far as PCI slot primary status >demand from the CPU? Translating to real world terms in less PCI card >problems? Craig. > >I think the PTP motherboard is preferable to the S900. The S900 had >some cool features in its day, such as the E100 card/slot and the >dual processor setup, but those have been overtaken by technology. >Given a choice, I'd take a PTP. > >The S900 may be engineered a bit better than the PTP board. It's >hard to say, but it seems like the S900 hits higher maximum bus >speeds than the PTP for some people, but that could also be a >function of having one fewer devices on the CPU bus. It also seems >like the S900s are less prone to failure, but that is not a >statistical analysis, It's just a conclusion I can sort of vaguely >reach from my experience. > >Jeff Walther
I wanted a power tower Pro and your right of course they were much more expensive. The motherboard is nearly a clone of the Apple Board from what I've been told. But the case is a very cheap PC and as many people have said make sure you have plenty of bandaids on hand when working inside the case. As the sharp edges will get you! I have a Power Tower non Pro model machine. It feels looks and is a much cheaper made machine then the UMAX. Much harder to work on in fact I'd say the UMAX cases are very deluxe when compared with the Power machines. They really seemed to cut way more corners then Umax did. So in the end I'm much happier with the Umax machine. I wonder from time to time when I see an Apple 8600 , 9600 or Power tower mother board cheap how hard it would be to stick in the UMAX case? I have an extra New J700 case in the box. later Will S PS Jeff your info on the two machines sort of made my head swim ;-) Glad someone can figure this stuff out though it was more then most can deal with... -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
