I got the G3 AIO with 200 something ram, 4 gig drive, 56k modem, 24X CD and a 2 port USB card for $28 and the G4/400 zif for $76.
I will soon be putting in the 40G/7400 hard drive I got on sale at CompUSA (can't remember how much be it was pretty cheap. I bought 2 more for friends) in my AIO. So after all said and done I think it is a great machine for a great price. I still use OS 9 daily and probably will download XPostFacto and try to put on X. Not that important though. With the G4 zif upgrade it feels twice as fast but I don't know without doing some benchmarks. Sure I want the Mac Mini as well as a 20" iMac but for now I am pretty happy. A lot of people keep talking about the $500 mac and that it is hard to justify upgrading an old mac. I personally disagree. A $104 for a G4/415/USB/24x all in one sounds great to me. One more thing...why do people always say the old beige machines run children's software just fine...I am using a host of programs, from Adobe to Quark and everything in between. And they are NOT old versions. They are the last versions for OS 9. MaxTek -------- In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Greg Koelpien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [G] G4/400 Zif for G3 AIO [correction] Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:32:33 -0500 When you can get a brand new machine for $500, it's hard to justify the expense of upgrading an older machine, especially one that's pre-USB and pre-FireWire, both of which are allegedly required for OS X 10.4. However, if this is being done for sentimental reasons or from a hot-rodder's perspective, then go for it. I find that setting a concrete budget of, say, $100 and picking and choosing what to get may be a better way to go. The old beige machines run children's software titles (usually) fine under OS 9. Greg On Apr 15, 2005, at 5:41 PM, ray wrote: > > I have a 366 mHz beige G3 - pretty much the same as an AIO so I am > interested in knowing if it is really worth all that you have done - > is the upgrade twice as fast? how much? -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
