Maybe the demise of XLR* speaks volumes on the market for over-clocked cards for the Mac. This is basically a plug-and-play crowd and the Sonnet cards are basically as plug-and-play as you can get.
I run a Sonnet card in my S900, and while over-clocking may appeal to some, I realize there are other issues than the clock speed of the CPU in a system. I/O throughput, bus speed, etc. and even doing digital audio, I did not feel the need to over-clock the CPU. The "perceived" gain did not justify it. > From: Will Schoumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (SuperMacs List) > Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:27:54 -0700 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (SuperMacs List) > Subject: [SM] XLLR8 Closes its Doors > >> >> From: Alan Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 09:35:21 -0400 >> >> Although I was convinced the Carrier card concept would be my choice >> for the >> upgrade, I wasn't seeing enough user feedback on xlr8yourmac. Although >> I had >> wondered how they are doing financially, I didn't think it would come >> to this. >> I'm wondering if this has something to do with the folks who bought >> them couple >> years ago ? >> That in itself was sortof an ominous sign back then. >> > > Well XLR8 was the highest rate card by the Macgurus web site and > XLR8yourmac.com web site. Which despite the name isn't wasn't connected > to XLR8 company. I also just went to the xlr8yourmac.com web site and > looked up user reports on CPU cards. I found 1298 reports/ reviews of > the XLR8 cards! I think that is a pretty good showing for one out of 15 > brands listed. Amazing to me that there have been that many over the > years. Many were re-branded private brands I'm guessing.How many were > you hoping for ;-) > Lets hope Newer tech gets back on their feet and provides the market > with top end cards again. Otherwise it's the Sonnet cards which either > can't be adjusted/ over clocked or already are when you buy them. I'm > not really knocking them they are good products for the intended > market.( people who have no interest in doing any adjustments for speed > etc) Powerlogix are also a good product but never seemed to have quite > the top end quality nor while adjustable not as fine tuneable as XLR8 > . They will be missed. Will S > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
