Beniamino, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I recently moved to a 15" aluminum, but I am still using at time the >Wallstreet w/Bluechip 500 Mhz. > >I was wondering to replace the Bluechip with a Sonnet G4. Has anybody >a direct experience? Is there a noticeable speed gain?
The G4 will generally give you faster graphics because all Aqua graphics is processed by the CPU as opposed to the video card in newer Mac models and a G4 will do that faster, in most cases much faster. Also some apps that benefit from the G4s faster processing of graphic related mathematics will run faster. In some cases that may mean the difference between usable and not usable. Graphically related mathematics is used in more apps that we first think of, like in a web browser or document creation with graphics or especially with apps like Audio or DivX and SVCD video. I know this firsthand as I had a Wallstreet with 500Mhz G4 in my hands for repair during some weeks a while ago. Expect a more responsive machine, but at the same time don't expect big wonders. And study carefully if the apps you often use will take advantage of the G4. Have you maxed the RAM to 512 MB? This is equally important. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
