[G4] MiniMac or G4 Upgrade

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I went the processor upgrade route.  I got the Sonnet 1.8GHz dual.  $600. After a problem with the first installation and an exchange from Sonnet,  I'm happy.  It's very fast, and life is good.  The QuickSilver fits very nicely in my computer armoire.  But a ladyfriend bought a Mac Mini, and she loves it.  The choice is yours.

Nate
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From: Richard Ramsowr <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net>
> Go for it...
> 
> Rich
> ===========================================
> 
> --- Richard Northouse <rnorthouse at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > I have a question for all you smart people;
> > 
> > I have a Quicksilver (G4,  OSX.Tiger, 3 drives --
> > 80g, 180g and 120g, 1gig
> > ram, Superdrive, 17" apple display, 733mHz clock). I
> > have been thinking
> > about getting a processor upgrade to maybe 1.6-1.8
> > gHz.  But today a friend
> > was telling me about his mini-mac duo. It has a 80 g
> > drive, 512 meg of ram,
> > a Superdrive, with a 1.83 gHz clock.  The list price
> > is $599 (or maybe 699 -
> > I might have forgot). 
> > 
> > But this little baby is about the price of the
> > processor upgrade - plus I
> > get the ability to run Windoz. I can probably put my
> > second and third drives
> > on a firewire box. I can also up the memory to a gig
> > or two. My Apple
> > display and keyboard will plug into the new box.
> > 
> > I do a lot of Microsoft Office (word, excel,
> > powerpoint), some Photoshop,
> > and internet stuff.
> > 
> > So what is the best deal  -- upgrade or minimac?
> > 
> > I will certainly appreciate any comments you folks
> > might have.
> > 
> > Thanks much.
> > 
> >
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