>On Tuesday, Oct 15, 2002, at 23:48 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: > >>That's because the 5xxx PPCs mostly suck > >The 5200 and 5300 (and derivatives of em) suck. The 5400 (if only >because Apple sold it on Black in Europe :) ) and 5500 are ok as >they are reasonably fast and have PCI. I've seen 5500s fetch high >bidding on eBay, around �80, don't even ASK how much a black 5400 >goes for!!
The black 5500 is pretty common on the continent. In the Netherlands anyway... > >AS far as the 5xx All-in-One LCs go they are not really my cup of >tea - as you might well have noticed by now I prefer the pizza box >style LCs :). I do have to say the 5xx form factor has a logic board >that you can swap into a Color Classic which, if it's a 575 or 580, >is worth $5 alone!! For some reason I can't remember ever seeing such a 5xx al in one. Do they have the same for factor as the 5000's? Looking at pictures I think not. The 5xx's seem to look nicer. Marten -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html Subscribe to the LEM system6 list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
