Have to throw my 2 cents, if for no other reason that to list it. I found a PTP 225 sans hard drive for $40, to which I added:
4 MB IXMicro $15 8 MB IXMicro $20 2930 SCSI card $15 2940UW $25 G4/450/225/1MB Card $150 2-9Gig drives ~$65 1-4.5 Gig drive $25 5 plug w/ term. 68Pin cable $10 2nd 15" monitor $20 12x CD $15 GIG 'o RAM $165 I already had a 20" monitor, have a bunch of other stuff hooked up, and I haven't made the plunge to X, just 9.2.2 on this drive, 9.1 on the other 2. This was done with cheap being a main criteria (I got real lucky with the Sonnet G4 card), and it took about 8 months, but it runs pretty quick. Unless I were to work on a 21st century machine. But for approximately $565 in this machine, I don't mind running it for a while longer. Be sure to look at the LEMSwap list, that's where I found most of this stuff (and a lot more for the other 4 machines). Greg >Hi James, > >I have a lot of older Macs in use, and one is very like yours. A 7300 >PowerLoogix 350, 512k cache. I have a IBM 4.5 gig and about 400mb of >RAM. It still has the stock video. My sister is using with OSX, But I am >a graphic artist and X on this Mac is too slow for graphics. But for >regular use I find it very usable with OSX. I have a 7600 with a 220 G3 >card running OS 9.1 that I use as a print server. But I did have a G3 >300/1mb running OSX in this 7600 at one time. > >When I used the 7300 I had an ATA 100 card and a 40 gig ATA 100 drive in >it. It worked fine for most graphics work and general use. > >Some of the things I bought to upgrade the PCI macs I now use in newer >Macs. The ATA card and drive does wonders for my DT G3 266. I moved a >Radion 7000 to a B&W G3 and the Rage 128 grom it to the DT G3. I never >did do a complete upgrade at once; Like yourself, I picked up good buys >as I could and when I could. > >My recomendations to Christian were based on his being a self described > "Linux Nerd". I could only assume he is used to heavier hardware and I >don't want him to be dissapointed with his first Mac. > >james sanderson wrote: > >> >> >> I have a 7300 with an xlr8 MACHSpeed G3/300 for $75 >> added a USB/Firewire combo for$50 >> bought a 17" Monitor >> for$50 >> bought a couple of 128 DIMMS for$40 >> bought a 9GB SCSI Seagate HD for $45 >> bought a 4.5 GB SCSI IBM HD for$25 >> for a total of nearly $300. > > I have been really happy with it. While it's not "quicksilver," >> it's not so slow either. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
