>From: J J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >You have to wonder-eventually if the s900 is worth >that upgrade cost or not. I have nearly a complete >s900 in parts here and continue to collect the >bits to make it whole again but with the earlier >G4 400 AGP and 450 s and dual 500 s on the market >for $600-$1000 it is getting harder to justify >spending any money on my s900 whatsoever.
Sure, NOW. I bought my S900 brand new on eBay for $200 2 years ago. What were G4 400s going for 2 years ago? Also, my money was spent over a long period - not "$600-$1000" at once. Big difference. You're comparing apples and oranges. As I said, if I were in the market NOW, I'd get a used G3 or G4 tower and upgrade that. I'd end up spending about the same amount. Anyways, for what I use it for, the G4/450 S900 is just fine. It's not my main machine - or even my second machine. It's literally 3rd or 4th on the list of machines that I use regularly here. There are several Windows XP machines (tower and laptops) here that are on the top of the list. OS X is OK, I just prefer XP for everyday use. The S900 spends 90% of it's time running SETI. My only interest was to check out OS X as cheaply as possible. I've done that now, and I could even sell the S900 now without losing any sleep. The fact that I managed to do it without sending any money to Apple was just gravy! Dan _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
