I work in a printing shop and we have a 733MHz Quicksilver that has been in service since 2001, and it has NEVER developed a power supply problem. Also, it tends to stay on most of the time. We still use it to drive a scanner and to run the occasional Classic application when a customer brings in something they made with "old " software (since our other two macs are MacPros and, as a result, won't "do" Classic).
Quicksilvers will probably cost you less money, particularly if you go for a single-processor machine. The Quicksilvers I have seen all came with built-in ADC graphics. I'm thinking that ADC might've been phased out by the time the MDDs came along. The only thing I'd say to "watch" on Quicksilvers is whether you need "big drive" support (i.e. drives over 120GB). If so, look for one with a "Revision B" motherboard. All 2002 Quicksilvers have this board, and some of the '01s (but not all). I think the added support for bigger hard drives is the only real difference in the two QS motherboards. On Feb 20, 7:23 am, Christopher Icha <the_i...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
