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B&W G3 for basic use. A good machine?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Hey all. I want to get a B&W G3. I surf the web, listen to MP3's and burn CD's. I guess thats basic these days. LOL!
Would a B&W with enough RAM running Panther be ok for this?
I want a 400-500mhz G4 but they are a couple of hundred more than the G3 on ebay. Will a G4 matter for what Im going to do?
Thanks for the help.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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The G3 will be fine for that. Invest in at least 512MB of RAM for OS X on a G3. My B&W ran noticeably faster each time up to the 1GB max...less noticeable from 768 to 1GB but it still helped.
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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For what you are wanting to do the B&W would be just fine. Later down the road you can invest a little in a processor upgrade. PowerLogix has a 900MHz G3 for $249 or a 1GHz G3 for $349. Keep that B&W going for a couple more years.
I agree with Chinasaur about the RAM. If you don't have at least 512MB you will be waiting alot.
http://www.powerlogix.com/store/index.php
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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btw, B&W is so far the best looking tower made by Apple 
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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You can get a G4/500 from OWC for $150.
1GB of RAM is $184 at the moment.
And add SATA to your rig for $64!
Steer clear of the revision 1 motherboard if possible.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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Originally posted by discotronic:
Later down the road you can invest...
No upgrade to an old computer is an investment, it's an expenditure. I tend to think that, given the high cost of many processor upgrades, it's often smarter to spend the money towards a newer machine.
tooki
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Chicago, IL
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Originally posted by tooki:
...it's often smarter to spend the money towards a newer machine.
Very true. Also, recognize that with the G3 you are buying a computer for what you are doing today, and not for what you could be doing tomorrow. In other words, you're not giving yourself very much room to grow.
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