At 2:59 PM -0400 6/27/02, Sam Cates wrote: >I own a PowerBook 5300c which has recently been through the Apple REA >program and now looks good as new (not shocking, since it seems not to have >been used in 4 1/2 years before I acquired it). It's running System 7.5.3 >and currently has 24MB of RAM installed. > >I am going to upgrade the system software to 8.1 or 8.6 in the near future; >what I was really wondering about is this: is it worth the $100 or so it >would take to buy a 48MB RAM expansion card, pull the 16MB card inside and >replace it with the 48, and operate the 5300 with 56MB of RAM? How much of >an improvement would I see from doing that, and would it justify the >expense?
It's hard to say about the value of upgrading it. I bought a used 5300c and upgraded the HD and memory. Both make a big improvement in what I could do with it. At the time I got it, it was worth it to me. Today I might take a look at a better equipped more capable machine. BTW, you can get a 56Mb RAM expansion card and max out at 64Mb total. When I got the memory for mine MemoryX had the best price. http://www.memoryx.net/powerbook5300.html -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
