[bojangles]

I�m trying to decide between the following:

PowerLogix G3/1GHz with 1MB cache at 1GHz
Sonnet G4/1GHz with 1MB cache at 250MHz

The G4 is about $100 more. Is it worth it? We use our beige for AltiVec-enhanced apps from time to time, but not on a particularly regular basis; I�m primarily looking to speed up the OS and web applications, e.g. Safari, Mail (searches are a bear!), and Dreamweaver. I�m especially concerned about switching between applications, or even between windows in the same application. The screen draws on the G3 are absolutely abysmal.

Quite frankly, the cache concerns me a bit. With the G3�s cache being at 1:1, shouldn�t it smoke the G4 in screen redraws, etc.? Or are we looking at this the wrong way altogether, and the New World architecture of a cheap Yikes! G4 on eBay would help more than quadrupling the processor speed in our beige? (We don�t want to spend the money on a new computer�even just an eMac�because we�ve put so much into this one and besides, we already have a dual-2GHz G5 as our main computer.)

Thanks!

[Lateralus]

The G3.

The Sonnet G4 drops the bus to 66MHz.

[bojangles]

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
The Sonnet G4 drops the bus to 66MHz.

My beige G3 has a 66MHz bus anyway.

Good to know, though!

[Lateralus]

Well, thats what I get for not reading your post.

Don't be afraid to look at the 900MHz 750FX G3 from PowerLogix. They are still selling it for $249.

[djohnson]

G3 all the way. I was going to upgrade my beige G3 with the 1Ghz zif, but now I have enough for a new imac 20"...