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Re: 800Mhz A1G3XE the best choice than the 800Mhz A1G4XE?
« on: January 22, 2003, 02:03:56 PM »
A1XE/G4 here too !
as I said to Helgis on the thread below the Eyetech news item I couldnt resist Extra features ! (Altivec - has a certain ring to it dunnit ?)
I only have a 4K cache at the mo (68030 !) so I couldn't really give a rats arse between 256 or 512K caches - besides it probably only makes a difference on Macs and Linux, who dont have the luxury of compact code blocks. (not mentioning their Bloat !)
I was considering the 750FX (G3 to you) as it is about 50 quid cheaper than the 7451 (G4) solution, and using that saving to pay for the extra sized RAM (512 as opposed to the 128 i originally plumped for) but I told myself "sod it" and went for the extra RAM anyway.
Besides, I gather that Eyetech (or their manufacturer) have a freshly delivered consignment of G4s, and are in the process of manufacture as we speak.
I wonder if me brother in law will lend me his didgie camera so I can post pictures when I get to build me machine  ? :-D

Question - does the new revision of the XE have the AMR riser ? is the AC97 sound enabled on board, and are there breakouts for the audio output ?
OK so thats three, but hey ! I've had 2 :pint:'s !
\\"New Bruce here will be teaching Machiavelli, Bentham, Locke, Hobbes, Sutcliffe, Bradman, Lindwall, Miller, Hassett and Benaud.\\"
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Re: 800Mhz A1G3XE the best choice than the 800Mhz A1G4XE?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2003, 02:08:39 PM »
Whatever floats yer boat, mate, its your choice !
besides, you can put that extra (how much ? 729 Krona? 50 quid in my book, eh !) cash towards a spanky dual G4 @ 1.25GHz when they come, and be one of the first.
\\"New Bruce here will be teaching Machiavelli, Bentham, Locke, Hobbes, Sutcliffe, Bradman, Lindwall, Miller, Hassett and Benaud.\\"
\\"Those are all cricketers, Bruce !\\"
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Re: 800Mhz A1G3XE the best choice than the 800Mhz A1G4XE?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2003, 02:09:52 PM »
doncha just love it when posts cross ?! :-P
\\"New Bruce here will be teaching Machiavelli, Bentham, Locke, Hobbes, Sutcliffe, Bradman, Lindwall, Miller, Hassett and Benaud.\\"
\\"Those are all cricketers, Bruce !\\"
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Re: 800Mhz A1G3XE the best choice than the 800Mhz A1G4XE?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2003, 02:32:29 PM »
"delivery difficulyies"
the G3 models are IIRC IBM chips, whereas the G4 are all Motorola. As we all know, Mot have a deal with Apple where Mr Jobs soaks up a huge proportion of PPC output. as far as I know, IBM has no such deal. doesnt matter anyway, now. motorola have apparently delivered Eyetech's G4s
\\"New Bruce here will be teaching Machiavelli, Bentham, Locke, Hobbes, Sutcliffe, Bradman, Lindwall, Miller, Hassett and Benaud.\\"
\\"Those are all cricketers, Bruce !\\"
A1XE G3/800MHz Radeon 7000 512MB
A1200 030/25MHz 8MB