<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hi John<BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Regarding CPU speed, I couldn't agree more. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I have a PIV1.7gHz that I built the day Intel released a SDRam compatible motherboard (because SD was still dirt cheap and DDR was more then small cars at the time).</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Loaded with 1.5gb of RAM, it still runs like a champ, no need to upgrade the CPU just yet. My biggest beef is constantly running out of drive space (yeah I have extra 40gb drives, but not enough space in the box to plugg'em in.)</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><BR>I also understand as I adminster several PA-RISC unix servers as part of my job - and they are prime examples of why CPU speed doesn't always equate to a faster workhorse.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the firmware tips/etc as well.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Rob</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: John Niven <senseamp@yahoo.com><BR>To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. <g4@listserver.themacintoshguy.com><BR>Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 1:42:47 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [G4] G4 450 Harddrive Question<BR><BR>
<DIV><snip><BR>I often seem to stand alone, but I think people are too focused of CPU speed</DIV>
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