[G4] Help! G4 price comparisons

[Andrew T. Lynch]

I would not count on the FW800 card being a reasonable solution 
(assuming you need FW800).  In my G4/450DP, I am yet to find a FW400 
card that does not prevent deep sleep.

-Drew

On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 07:34  AM, Kunga wrote:

> That wasn't one of them. Dual 1.25 GHz w/2MB L3 cache each are only 
> $1599 now. You can add your own SuperDrive for $170. Boots 9 as well 
> as X. If you really need it (you don't), add FW800 with a PCI card for 
> less than $50. The difference in power is pretty small. For example 
> here with free 256MB RAM too:
>
> <http://www.generalcybernetics.com/AppleStore/powermac.html>
>
> Scroll down to bottom middle for this configuration.
>
> And AM, why would you spend that much money on a G4 when you could get 
> a dual 2 GHz G5 for only a few dollars more? I don't understand why 
> you think you got a good deal at all. Please forgive me if this reads 
> harsh.
>
> kunga10 (AIM)
>
> On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 04:16  AM, Wilkin, Wayne (Mass) wrote:
>
>> There are some pretty good prices out there. Purchased a dual 
>> 1.42/512 yesterday w/superdrive for $2300 from macwarehouse.
>
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