on 10/26/02 6:00 PM, Mark Bowie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm sure this has been covered before, but I couldn't find the thread with > the MacLaunch search engine. > > I have a J700/180/184MB/4GB with a USB card and the original Twin Turbo > video card running OS 8.6. I've already installed a USB card. > > I would like to be able to do digital video and audio, and have thought that > it would be cheaper to buy a used or refurbished ibook 600 than it would be > to upgrade the J700. > > Is my assumption correct? > If I do upgrade, what would I need to do, and in what priority order should > I do it? What would each upgrad cost? > > If this has been covered before, please point me to the appropriate thread.
I can't recall seeing a thread about choosing an iBook vs. an upgraded SuperMac, but I could have missed it. You could do digital audio right now, requiring only more drive space. Digital video is a whole other beast though. Honestly, I'd say the iBook wins in nearly every category. It has USB, one FireWire port, at least a 20 gb drive, a reasonably fast G3 (512 cache though), twice the bus speed of a SuperMac, OS X out of the box capability, and portability as well. Plus iBooks are just plain old cool. And, it'll carry some good resale value for quite a while. It does need some more RAM if it only has the stock 128 mb's.. Your J700 needs a G3 upgrade card, perhaps some more RAM, a way bigger drive (perhaps also an ATA/IDE card), maybe a FireWire card, and a better video card too. But, and it's a big "but"... Upgrading, and mucking about inside a SuperMac, getting it tweaked and running good, is a whole lot of fun, and seems to balance one's chi somehow. Some of us like skinning a knuckle here and there, and pushing cuda buttons, troubleshooting, and all that stuff. Hard to put a price on that kind of inquisitive computer learning. iBooks aren't too good in that respect, but better in nearly any other. -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:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
