on 6/16/03 5:58 PM, Ruffin Bailey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Anybody know a cheap place for a G3 upgrade short of eBay?  Looks like
> the Sonnettech 466 MHz G3 is the only one commonly available, and
> that's $270+!!!  Didn't see much about 1400's and G3s in the list
> archives.  Without something cheaper, it looks like it's going to cost
> me $110 (battery) + $50 (second 24 meg RAM chip) + $20 (802.11b
> drivers)

Just get the free Orinoco drivers

> + $300 (G3) + $100 (1400 itself) = $580 to get me where I want
> to go, and that's a bit steep.  Might as well have gotten a
> clamshell/I'll be using the 117 MHz 603e for a while.

Best to just get a book already equipped with the upgrades...

> Anybody with an upgraded 1400?  Are Sonnet's claims of "30% more
> battery life with upgrade" close to accurate?  That'd be a pretty neat
> fringe benefit.

Yes.

> Any place particularly good (or bad) for PB batteries?  I'm a little
> afraid of ordering a battery some place has had sitting around for
> years and would like to ensure I get a [relatively] new one.
> Any recommendations for a USB PC card?

None possible for the 1400

~Run


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