[G4] G4 Digest, Vol 64, Issue 1 - "Which is faster..."

Harry Freeman gifutiger at gmail.com
Tue Dec 1 17:40:57 PST 2009


Oh so true the Qicksilver's Max RAM is 1.5 Gb which means that the  
last slot is unusable.

Cheers

Harry
San Jose, Ca
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On Dec 1, 2009, at 3:47 PM, Donald Drennan wrote:

>
> Yes, of course I meant megahertz on both machines.
>
> Everyone else, thanks for the answers. Sounds like it isn't too  
> different, and may be a bit faster with the system bus and extra  
> cache. Not bad for $40.
>
> All of the RAM is 133 MHz. I wasn't aware that the bus was 167 MHz.  
> I thought that the RAM had to be as fast as the bus, or it wouldn't  
> work. I will have to try swapping some of it around. It tells me  
> it's the last slot that's not being recognized.
>
> I use the Mac mainly for video editing with Final Cut Pro, which I  
> think is supposed to take advantage of the dual processors, I'm not  
> sure.
>
> Is it worth buying upgrade processors for this machine?
>
> Anyone know where I can get an inexpensive power supply for the old  
> one? I read that it might be possible to use an ATX power supply  
> with a conversion plug, but I can't seem to get in touch with the  
> person who makes them.
>
> Why does Apple make it so hard to specifically identify their  
> computers? Not even the model number on the case is correct.
>
> Thanks,
> Don
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