Pismo G4 upgrade?
Has any one sent in there Pismo 400 for the 500 G4 upgrade? (Nuer tech or BlueChip) Is the preformace difference noticable and worth it, specificly are things more snappy in OS X?
I am thinking of taking the plunge with my book (400mhz, 768MB ram, 30 GB HD) and can't really afford to replace it right now. It runs OS X fine if a bit slowly (10.1.5 finally made it useable) and i am hoping that Jaguar will make a big difference but it is my understanding that a G4 makes a major difference in OS X preformance. I figure if I upgrade to the 500 G4 I could get another 2 years out of my Pismo.
Any thoughts?
-ray
[ 06-29-2002: Message edited by: 27ray ]</p>
I am thinking of taking the plunge with my book (400mhz, 768MB ram, 30 GB HD) and can't really afford to replace it right now. It runs OS X fine if a bit slowly (10.1.5 finally made it useable) and i am hoping that Jaguar will make a big difference but it is my understanding that a G4 makes a major difference in OS X preformance. I figure if I upgrade to the 500 G4 I could get another 2 years out of my Pismo.
Any thoughts?
-ray
[ 06-29-2002: Message edited by: 27ray ]</p>
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[ 07-01-2002: Message edited by: Donny ]</p>
Assuming there was one available at 500MHZ, I wouldn't even consider it. If we went to 800MHZ , I would consider it, but probably reject it.
My Pismo is a 500 MHZ, so it's a bit different. But, if I were you, I'd sell the Pismo on Ebay for $800-950 and put it towards a PB G4.
The 500MHz G4 is only a 25% increase in processor speed for non-AltiVec enhanced functions.
It all depends on how much you need AltiVec. When it comes down to it, $300 for a G4 system is a good deal.
Although this makes the upgrades less expensive, it seems like a less ideal solution to me-with the older swap-the-processor-card upgrades, you could always put your old processor back in if you had a problem or incompatibility. With these Pismo upgrades, you're stuck with the upgrade for better or worse.
Links are below:
<a href="http://www.powerlogix.com/products/pismo.html" target="_blank">http://www.powerlogix.com/products/pismo.html</a>
<a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4728&Item=NWTNPG4P500" target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4728&Item=NWTNPG4P500</a>