It all depends.
Like the others, I say ditch the 5200. They were a HORRIBLE model.
I am personally biased in favor of the 630, because my first personal mac was also a Q630. (The only major diff. between an LC630 and a Q630 was the full '040, IIRC).
But the 660AV is also a very nice machine. It has the AV DSP and everything.
So I would figure it all depends on how you want to config. The 630 series is a bit upgrade-challenged in the way of standard expansion slots and RAM. It has a single LC PDS slot instead of Nubus, and only one memory slot. LC PDS cards are usually cheaper than Nubus, but you'll basically be limited to an ethernet card. That's about all they made for that slot. I found a LC PDS video card, but I consider it one of the prize items in my collection.
The 660AV has a custom PDS slot that can be adapted into a Nubus slot, or an 040 PDS.
I believe it has two memory slots also.
But the 630 has other cool features, like the IDE channel for the HD, making storage expansion cheap and easy. Large-capacity narrow single-ended SCSI HDs are a bit hard to find, and when you do they can be pricey.
The 630 series also has special "VIVO" slots, so you can add a TV-tuner and capture card. And IIRC, it has a video-out slot too.
Hope that helps!
From: leon levin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [q] machine comparison Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:06:53 -0400
I recently recieved a bunch of older machines; among them are: Powermac 5260AV, Centris 660 AV, and LC630
I don't want to keep them all, but would like one. which is the best,in your humble opinion ? can I exchange hardrives and cd rom players and memory modules to "soup up" one from parts of the others?
I'm aware that apple began IDE tech about this time as well but don't know if that is a concern in this case. Please, advise. thanks so much. it's great to have this resource available.
leon
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