On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:47:18 -0500, Mike T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I'd take the 733. > > >Kyle H. Hansen > > Why? What would be the pro's and con's of the 733 vs the dual-proc, other > than the lower mhz, for these tasks? I'd love the higher mhz of the 733 and > the digital audio, but would the dual 450 or dual 500 give me more overall > bang for the buck, especially if ZIF upgrades are available? And while we're > talking about sound, are there any decent sound cards available for the Mac, > or is it all built in and that's it? FWIW. I owned a Dual 450 before I got my Dual 2ghz G5. Even with 1.5gb of RAM, and two 7200rpm 8mb cache HDs running in a RAID 0, it was roughly the same speed as my wife's iMac 700 with 768mb RAM and a single 40gb 2mb cache HD. That being said, it was still a great machine though. Also, if you run OS9.x, you sacrifice *any* advantage of dual processors as it is not a DP-aware OS. In addition, most of the reasonably priced upgrades only give you a single processor, as the DP G4s have both processors on the same ZIF. You can buy dual processor upgrades, but they probably aren't a cost-effective upgrade IMHO. As for sound cards, there are precious few (if any) sound cards available, which really doesn't matter, as almost all Macs have excellent on-board sound. Alex -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
