On 5/11/02 2:02 PM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> on 11/05/02 10:18, Jeremy Derr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Saturday, May 11, 2002, at 09:07 AM, Ted Burford wrote: >> >>> I am interested in getting a used G3 Powerbook, but I do not know what >>> model to look for. >>> >>> I would want one that would have room for a lot of RAM, (enough to run >>> Photoshop) have a CD R and disk drive. What model should I look for? >> >> None of the G3's come standard with CDR, but all (I think) can have one >> added after the fact. If you're doing photoshop, you'll want as much >> muscle as you can muster cash for, so start with the PowerBook >> (FirweWire) 500 (aka "pismo") and work backwards until you find the >> machine you can best afford. > > I concur with Jeremy: a PowerBook G3 "FireWire" at 500 MHz would be your > best bet. You can put up to 1 GB of RAM in it and there are compatible CDRW > that you can refurbished in replacement of the standard DVD-ROM drive. > To be devils advocate, a Lombard or Wallstreet powerbook can be upgraded with a g4 upgrade card (at a price). I don't know why the Pismo can't. That said, the Pismo can be upgraded to 1 GB of RAM, where the Lombard will only go to 512MB. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Princeton, NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~giametti/index.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? I don't know and I don't care. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
