G3 vs. G4 in OSX |
April, 22, 2003 11:30 AM |
jnderr |
I have an 8600 with a g3/266 in an XLR8 carrier card. I am looking to get either a 450 MHZ g3 or g4 zif upgrade for it. I was just wondering how much of an improvement I would see with the G4 over the G3. As I understand it OSX does take advantage of the Altivec engine. I don't use a lot of graphics programs, a little photoshop as well as some mp3 encoding but thats about it. Mostly I am doing various types of development using Project builder and Dreamweaver. I appreciate the community's input. -John Derr |
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RE: G3 vs. G4 in OSX |
April, 23, 2003 11:50 AM |
fixitjc |
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Frank... why so down? from the looks of this forum XPF is working just fine. (it sure is on my machine) If you want to give up, fine, but don't dump on us that are fighting the good fight, and enjoying it. I see a bright future for XPF for a good long time. |
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RE: G3 vs. G4 in OSX |
April, 22, 2003 11:21 PM |
jnderr |
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Thanks for the thoughts, all good info. In looking over my post I realize perhaps I didn't word it very clearly. I was looking to get people's experiences of G3 processors vs. G4 when running OSX. For example would I see dramatic performance improvement using a g4 450 as opposed to a g3 450. |
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RE: G3 vs. G4 in OSX |
April, 22, 2003 7:49 PM |
earlyd416 |
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John, Try eBay searching on "G4 zif"; I saw several G4 ZIF CPUs there that might be had for less that. Check out this G4/450 that went for $132. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3411039608 Or try froogle.com. I think Frank's price of $400 for another computer is also another option. Sell your 8600 basic system and part out the rest (or keep it for the new used computer. An recent 8600/200 went for $110. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3412169628 While a G4/450 mac (no more description) when for $550. So, you can do that. Also check out dealmac.com for low hanging fruit. But, for another $130-140 or less for a G4/450 ZIF...well, the choice is up to you. --Dwight P.S. I think Frank is dead wrong. But, unless Ryan gets a break from lawyering soon, I think we'll be using 10.2.5 for a while. So, YMMV. |
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RE: G3 vs. G4 in OSX |
April, 22, 2003 7:23 PM |
frankdtito |
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XPF is dead. Save your money and buy a G3/400 B&W for $400 at: http://www.dvwarehouse.com/product_info.php/products_id/591 peace F |
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