Re: Considering an iMac

[Charles Martin]

From: "Matt Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I am looking for some advise and the general "lowdown" on the various
early G3 iMacs.  I hope to purchase one but before I do, I figured 
that it
would be best if I ask people who know more about them.  Based on the
information below, which iMacs should I consider?  (I do not want to 
spend
too much money on this system so I am expecting it to be around 500 
MHz or
less.)

Based on your requirements below, this is a terrible idea -- unless you 
plan to run ONLY older versions of this software on it.

Since you list stability as a major asset, I would strongly suggest an 
eMac -- maybe a refurbished one to help keep the cost down. Nice as the 
later G3 iMacs are (I'm writing this on one right now!), the 15" screen 
is a limitation, particularly for Photoshop. The relatively poor 
graphics card is another showstopper, preventing me from playing many 
3D games reasonably -- a problem that will get worse as times go by. 
Luckily, I'm not much of a gamer.

Upgrades:  Maxing out the RAM is definately a first on the list of 
things
to do.  Also, do iMacs accept any newer ATA drive?  Do they benefit 
from
faster ATA/133 drives and 8MB cache models?

I put just such a "newer" ATA drive into my G3/700 Snow iMac and it 
certainly made a difference. An eMac, of course, already has such 
equipment.

_Chas_

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and the list goes on ...

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