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Would panther benefit or bog-down my ageing g4/350?
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Hi,
I am wondering whether to upgrade my old G4/350AGP (512mb RAM/32mb Radeon) to Panther from OS X 10.2.8 or not.
I don't know if it will make my system quicker (as Apple improve OS X with code refinements, etc) or slow it down (as Apple improve OS X with more and more features, etc).
I look forward to your replies,
Thanks in advance,
Matthew
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It will be *way* faster with Panther. This has been discussed many times. Panther is much faster than Jaguar, particularly on old hardware.
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Pat,
Many thanks for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it...
Looks like I need to upgrade then...
Thanks again,
Matthew
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I'd have to agree, my wife's original iBook is far more usable with Panther than Janguar. I couldn't believe the difference, it was like night and day.
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I have the exact same setup as you (processor, RAM, vid card ... are you sure we're not the same person?), and I have to be honest, I've seen little to no difference in terms of speed. Certainly it isn't slower, but I don't find it anything like "having an all-new Mac."
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I'm quite happy with Panther on my Powerbook G4 400Mhz with 320MB RAM.
IMHO, the harddrive speed (which is the bottle neck) will be the biggest determinent of your overall speed.
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Yes it will be faster. It will feel much slower then OS9 did on the same system though.
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Originally posted by Nonsuch:
I have the exact same setup as you (processor, RAM, vid card ... are you sure we're not the same person?), and I have to be honest, I've seen little to no difference in terms of speed. Certainly it isn't slower, but I don't find it anything like "having an all-new Mac."
Did you "Upgrade", "Archive and Install" or perform a clean install?
I find that quite odd, as my G3 CRT iMac 450 DV+ is noticeably faster after a clean install of Panther compared to when it was running 10.2.6. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's like a new computer, but the responsiveness is much improved.
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Well, if Panther can make my "aging" B&W run faster, then it should help your system somewhat also
FYI, I upgraded to a G4/550(o/c to 650)& Radeon7K last year and maxed ram to 1GB also, so I'm sure that helps too 
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