On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 07:21:05AM -0400, Jim Eddy wrote: : : On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 05:18 AM, Joe Crow wrote: : > : > I've been thinking about the upgrade path I want to pursue once : >my Pismo's Applecare warranty runs out in December. One of the things : >I want to do is upgrade the CPU, using either the Newertech G4/500 or : >the PowerLogix G3/900 chip. I'm currently running OS 9.1, but I : >expect to jump to OSX soonish. : > So, the question. Is there any real consensus as to which option : >(G3/900 or G4/500) is more useful and/or powerful? Anybody out there : >made the jump and care to give some testimonials? : : I'm considering the same thing. I don't have direct experience, but all : I've heard says that the G3/900 will outperform a G4/500. If you : haven't already, there are a good number of reports on : <http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/cpureview.lasso>. Select for the : Powerbook G3 2000 for over 60 reader reviews pro and con.
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