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8100? G3 iMac?

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rtgwbmsr:
Lots of info for you:

G3 iMacs 233-333 should fetch $400-$550
An 8100 should go for about $300 (That's actually kind of high...)

A G3 500 Mhz upgrade (Sonnet) for the 8100 from eshop.macsales.com (OWC) costs $250. A bonus of that upgrade is it doubles the bus speed (I haven't actually tested this, but that's what it says. While your there you can check out the iMac upgrades.

-Dustin

ravuya:
8100 is good hardware. Lots of expandability, lots of power. The G3 iMac, however, is good for 9.2 and above, but early models will chug on Mac OS X.

cocoamix:
I suggest going to www.everymac.com and checking the specs of any prospective purchases.
The 8100 while good for the time, is pretty outdated. It doesn't have any PCI slots and used NuBus slots instead. I would only recommend it if it's an A/V model, which has audio and video in and out, which is always nifty.
Otherwise, go for the iMac.

Calum:
well the one that blew its motherboard last week is a green G3 'revision a', 233mhz i believe? they wanted 300 pounds for it when it was alive. Now one of the purple iMacs (revison b? 400s maybe?) is going dodgy too. I think i will wait a bit before getting a mac...

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