I had a similarly configured Pismo and did all 3 upgrades. Here's my thoughts on each:
On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 08:33 AM, Stephen Bright wrote: > > 1) G4 upgrade. I was planning on going Powerlogix, mainly because it > is only > $279 for Austin TX, residents. Any reason to prefer Newer? I did the Powerlogix upgrade. When I first got it back, it crashed a lot, so (after a week of testing it) I sent it back to Powerlogix. It turned out to be a bad G4 chip. Since getting it back, it's been running great, and noticeably faster under OSX. > > 2) Ram upgrade. I was planning on getting 1 new 512 MB stick from OWC. > Any > reasons to consider the much more expensive "low power" RAM? I got the 512 chip from OWC (not the low power one) and it's been fine. I have 1GB in the Pismo now. > > 3) CD upgrade. Looking at the IBM 40 GB Travelstar 5400/8 MB cache. Any > thoughts on what may be a better choice? I got this drive (for $155 from googlegear) and love it. It's noticeably faster than the 6GB OEM drive it replaced. Good luck with the upgrades! -Hal -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
