On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Nestamicky <nestami...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Most people simply go for size these days, but as Bruce and others have > pointed, that could indeed be the curse. So, what tech specs must one keep in > mind, folks? Sadly, for the majority of the models under discussion here the answer is 'See if you can find a 7200 rpm drive'. These systems are cursed with obsolete technology. IDE-based SSD's are tiny and hugely expensive, 7200 RPM drives are getting scarce, particularly for laptops, but even in 3.5" models. You can put good, fast SSD's in a G5 tower, and for a boot volume this probably make sense, since you can keep the older, slower drives for data. Making sure you have a good, current backup is probably the very best strategy; this makes it much less of an issue when a drive dies. But basically, the best possible speed-up strategy for a G3-G5 system is to move to an Intel Mac :-/ There you have a host of solutions: for instance a modern Mini with an SSD is like a different critter than the stock ones with their dog-slow 5400 RPM HDD's. Boot times go to seconds, from minutes, and Disk IO can finally keep up with the CPU and network IO, especially if they're on a gigabit network. Also these drives are vastly cheaper: <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-721-108&nm_mc=EMC-GD051914&cm_mmc=EMC-GD051914-_-index-_-Item-_-20-721-108> These were on sale for $104 a couple weeks ago. (get on their email list you can sometimes score awesome deals). -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
