[G4] Decisions ... decisions?

[Hal]

Agreed. I picked up a gigabit ethernet G4 for under $60 earlier this  
spring. I've put about $100 into is to add a gig of RAM, video card  
and superdrive and it's a great server/backup machine for me now. I'd  
say start with at least a blue G3 or G4 tower.

-Hal

On May 1, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Sean Collins wrote:

> IMHO, spending that kind of money on a processor upgrade for a  
> beige g3 is a waste, when for a few dollars more, you can have a  
> real G4:
>
> http://www.megamacs.com/v1/index.php?cat=10003
>
> Aside from processor type & speed, the beige boxes are saddled with  
> obsolete interfaces & busses, which are significantly slower than a  
> real G4.
>
> Sean
>
>> My son wants me to turn his Beige G3/333 into a FrankenMac like  
>> his sisters.
>>
>> I can use a Sonnet G3/500 ZIF with 1MB cache processor OR an Apple
>> PowerMac G4/400 ZIF with 1MB cache and over clock it to 500Mhz.
>>
>> Thoughts, suggestions and warnings appreciated!
>>
>> Later,
>> Dan Currie
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