--- "Eric B. Richardson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > heavily involved in digital video, rather than writing and > researching papers, and surfing the internet in his spare time, > playing mp3's like most college students. The G3/266 does all of that > > well, and he can save all the money.
Totally agree there. I found a G3/266 in the trash (!) at work and I upgraded it to 6MB VRAM and a G3/400 overclocked to 466 for about $100 total. RAM is cheap these days, 128MB will be enough for 9.2. The machine at 266 was fast for work, but it is now pretty decent for a work machine and will last me for at least another 1-2 years. Basically, by the time the G3 DT is too slow to run the new apps. the G4 units will have gone down a lot. Remember the rule of thumb: use the right tool for the right job. There is no sense in spending the extra cash for something that will be used for word processing, mp3 playback and net surfing. A cheap beige G3 will do that for far less than a Sawtooth. HTH paris PS if you really want to save some money, get a 7500 machine, that was my first Powermac and it was well worth it. You can get those for less than $100 these days, bare bones. Not as fast as a G3 desktop but the upgrade possibilities are great when you have the extra cash to put into it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
