on 8/13/02 6:18 AM, Alan Kim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Would it be safe to assume a good older Mac to start with (these days) is > something after the Sawtooth models ? I haven't kept up with these since the > G4/450 Sawtooth, which is ancient by now. And the revision this-and-that is > confusing. Prices are so cheap on new ones, however, so there is less > incentives to mess with this. It would be good to know in case something comes > along that needs to be grabbed sight unseen.
There's so many variables Alan. For me, now that OS X is the be all and end all, and Quartz graphics is the big thing in 10.2, I'd have to say an AGP graphics G4 is one definite priority. Perhaps another consideration is the dual processor G4's, what with Apple moving their whole G4 line to dual's. The performance bonus with those two things (AGP graphics & dual G4's) under OS X Jaguar may begin to dictate, for me, what my next machine will be. Apple says OS X is it, and they're tuning it to run best on dual processor machines, with AGP 32 mb or higher ATI or Geforce video cards. I recall a very telling performance chart in a MacWorld UK magazine. It had a long list of PowerMacs in a descending bar graph. The only significant jump in speed occurred at the G4/867 and on up. The differences between all the G4's below the 867 were somewhat insignificant, having just modest jumps. Then there's "the money" thing, and "the what do I need it to do for me" thing. Another biggie, the "what will my wife allow" thing. =) -Howie -- 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
