On 9/11/05 6:03 AM, "Tim Collier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nowhere in my post did I say that this was the absolute, end all, > truth--just my experience. The choice of not wanting to purchase a > video card off ebay was also my choice and nowhere did I say that it > was required. I have purchased a few things from Sonnettech in the > past and like their products. If I chose to pay a bit more--also my > choice and also not stated as the only way to do this--just the way I > did it. > Some of you take things so literally and are just so picky about > every little issue, it's almost a pain to post something here. I > simply stated MY EXPERIENCE! YOUR EXPERIENCE MIGHT BE TOTALLY > DIFFERENT. > I do have to restate, thought, that the Revision 1 Blue & White G3 > that Powermax.com sold me was definitely not the optimum piece of > equipment either. The video card was not stock and was totally > substandard. The 6 gig hard drive was on it's last legs and before I > even began to upgrade anything, it was having difficulty accepting an > upgrade to 9.1 from the 8.6 that it shipped with (various clicks and > whirrs--unhealthy hard drive sounds). > The poster below is practically calling me a liar--he doesn't come > right out and say it, but it's there. So, I repeat....this is only > my experience, your experience may be totally different. There now > pick that apart. > > Tim > On Sep 10, 2005, at 4:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I have to second that Rev 1s are fine. Indeed they do have issues >> with some >> harddrives, but an ATA card shouldnt cost that much. I really dont >> understand >> how you spent $400 before it would work. A 16MB ATI card runs >> about $5 from >> eBay. A new ATI card with 128MB has costed a bit over $100 for >> quite some >> time now. Further, I really think that the harddrive issues were >> only specific >> to about one brand name of harddrives, Maxtor i think, maybe >> Western Digital. >> I set one up and it worked fine. >> Whoa! Hold on there Tim, no one is attacking you or insinuating that you're a liar, etc. etc., PsycoPunk was merely pointing out that one doesn't really need to spend that much to get a rev.1 B&W running decently (I would have added IF it's in good condition to begin with). Unfortunately your experience didn't start out well. We thank you for sharing your experience or unfortunate experience with a rev.1 B&W and you're right about cost; even due to location, you could end up spending the price of a Mini just to get a rev.1 or even a rev.2 running decently. -- 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
