Do not spend more upgrading than the computer is worth at the present time.
Try to make the upgrades capable of being reused on a later computer...example: Drives that will work on another Mac you may have later. If I thought I was going to be getting a G5 later I might buy SATA drives and adapter for the older Mac to use the SATA. I would not count the cost of the adapter against the upgrade value equation. Because of the universal portability, you almost never waist money on hard drives.
I never look at the top CPU upgrades; Pick the sweet spot. On a Sawtooth it is probably a $200 one GHz. This probably all the BUSS will do efficiently anyway.
Keep all the old parts to reinstall to the Mac when you are ready to sell it. The upgrades never ad any real value to a used computer. Put the old parts in a and sell. Sell the upgrades on their own.
Better yet, keep the old mac to use in a different way or give to the family. I have several older souped up macs I put out on extended loan to people in need. These macs are more valuable this way than the little I could sell for; And I usually need money pretty bad.
Roger
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On May 11, 2005, at 4:23 PM, Ken Norris wrote:
howdy,
I have a G4 Sawtooth (AGP) 350 mHz. I want to use it with GarageBand 2, Logic Pro 7, and ProTools LE, under Tiger.
I'm currently using it with GB 2 with no serious problems, but I will either need to do some serious upgrading of this machine now, or wait until I can afford a new G5. And I realize nothing can be done about bus speed.
But, reliability is critical. I want to produce sound bytes, apple loops, multi-media work, and animation sequences for sale, and can't afford time to deal with incompatibility problems.
I'm sure many of you here have dealt with this type of upgrade. I've looked at some of the upgrade wares, but I'd like to know what the real-world results are for use in a small but professional project studio, and what products I should choose for this machine if I want to go ahead with an upgrade.
Mucho TIA, Ken N.
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