I've had 2 Quicksilvers and two MDDs. They are both fine machines, but there are a lot of quicksilvers (particularly 733mhz) that seem to develop power supply problems. It is a known problem and you can find a whole load of people selling "spare" QS cases and motherboards on ebay as a result. I have not heard of this problem on the MDD as of yet, and for this reason, I would suggest the MDD. I'd go for the dual processor, but then I do a lot of graphics.
On Feb 20, 2009, at 08:38 am, lrbarrios wrote: > > I've recently purchased an Apple 17" Studio Display with an ADC > connector. I was originally thinking of hooking this up to a PowerMac > G3 B&W 350MHz. 'They' make adapters and converters for everything, > right? Sure they do... To make this happen, I would have to get a > PCI DVI video card and then the pricey DVI to ADC converter. It > seemed like alot of money to hook this bad boy up to a computer that I > paid $10 for. I haven't even used the G3 B&W yet and now I'm > exploring another alternative... getting a G4. :) > > I've been watching eBay. There are so many out there to choose from. > I've pretty much set a minimum configuration that I'll consider. The > single processors are cheap, but I'm afraid that if I got one of those > that I'd use it for awhile and then lust for a dual processor. Might > as well just get the DP to start with. 867MHz, 512MB (with available > slots), 0GB hard drive (I've got drives laying around), DVD burner, > AND it MUST, of course, have an ADC connector on the video card. DVI > as a second connector would be preferred over VGA. Dual display > capability. Now I just need to come up with a maximum price > (including shipping) that I should consider. Any suggestions there? > I've noticed that, for obvious reasons, the DPs get the most attention > from bidders. I've already been sniped in the last few seconds by > someone who had a larger wad of cash than I did. And if you were one > of those snipers, then congratulations... you got a very nice > machine. I just wish it was being shipped to my house. :) > > Now, about the subject of this post: MDD or Quicksilver. I kinda > prefer the look of the Quicksilver over the MDD. I've read that the > MDD is nicknamed 'Wind Tunnel', but that there was a firmware update > that may have fixed that problem. I'm setting up a little computer > room in the house and the last thing I need is more noise (except for > my music) and heat in here. Currently (I just counted) there are 18 > computers in here (and that doesn't count laptops and the Kaypro II > 'cause it won't power up right now). Of course, they won't all be > powered on at once, but the potential is there. The G4 might be put > into service as a server of sorts, so it would be powered on 24/7. > > Here's the questions: Other than the look (and sound) of the two > lines, is there any real difference in performance of two identically > configured systems? Did both lines have video cards that supported > ADC and dual display. Everymac.com doesn't show the video connection > types, but does make a note about the stock card's ability to do dual > displays. Many times, however, the eBay machines have upgraded/ > different video cards (in that era). Which video cards should I be > looking for? I'm sure they're both fine machines. I just wanted to > hear from some actual owners. Thanks. Oh, and if you have one to > sell, let me know -- I really hate playing the auction game. > > Lonnie. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
