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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / July 2004Pismo G4/550 upgrade from Daystar anyone experienced this ?
Thanks for any information as PowerLogix has just abandonned his G3/1GHz upgrade and I have heard some problems about their G3/900 .... Thanks Jo > Thanks for any information as PowerLogix has just abandonned his G3/1GHz > upgrade and I have heard some problems about their G3/900 .... > > Thanks > > Jo I don't have personal experience with the Daystar (or, for that matter, Fastmac) Pismo upgrades, but suggest you take a look at Charles Moore's discussions of his Daystar-upgraded Pismo in some of his columns at MacOpinion <http://www.macopinion.com/>. There are also some letters (same site) wrt Fastmac.com Pismo upgrades. Moore seemed very pleased with his Daystar upgrade and his correspondents spoke very highly of the Fastmac one. I understand that, while the Daystar upgrade requires that the Pismo be sent to Daystar, the Fastmac one just requires that the CPU card be sent in. You may also find some user-reviews of these products at Accelerate your Mac! <http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/>. HTH  SignatureRon Southerland Gabriola Island > I don't have personal experience with the Daystar (or, for that matter, > Fastmac) Pismo upgrades, but suggest you take a look at Charles Moore's [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > HTH Thank you for this precious information ! I didn't know it was possible to order from Fastmac ..... the price is lower :) Yours Jo > Thanks for any information as PowerLogix has just abandonned his G3/1GHz > upgrade and I have heard some problems about their G3/900 .... I too am on the fence as to get a G3-900 or a G4-550 upgrade. I guess it's hard to decide which! >>Thanks for any information as PowerLogix has just abandonned his G3/1GHz >>upgrade and I have heard some problems about their G3/900 .... > > I too am on the fence as to get a G3-900 or a G4-550 upgrade. > I guess it's hard to decide which! It seems the G3/900 has some overheat problems ..... while you can spare some energy with the G4 .... some programs definitely need a G4 like iDVD .... Keep contact please to share what you decide but I'm pretty sure I will bought the G4 .... Jo > > I too am on the fence as to get a G3-900 or a G4-550 upgrade. > > I guess it's hard to decide which! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Keep contact please to share what you decide but I'm pretty sure I will > bought the G4 .... I'm going for the G4-550 as I think it will run cooler and give me almost the same speed as the G3-900 and faster speed in certain programs in OSX, I'm still a BIG fan of OS9.22 though! I'd suggest you think about which apps you're going to run. If I was going to upgrade my Pismo, I'd probably lean toward the G3-900. Reason: most of what I do is FileMaker Pro, MS Office X, and Internet apps. I know FMP doesn't benefit from AltaVec...but it loves MHz. I'm also pretty sure that for what I do, Office won't benefit from AltaVec, but it loves MHz. I also use Photoshop, but most of the time I'm using it on my QuickSilver. Heavy Photoshop or similar AltaVec-loving apps would have driven me to the G4 instead. That's IF I was going to upgrade my Pismo. The new Al PB's convinced me to forego the upgrade and just buy a new system. Reasons: 1. My Pismo's display is getting old and a bit faint. 2. the new systems are about perfect for everything I do: everything about them is faster, plus the machine's a pound lighter. My wife gets the Pismo (upgraded over the years to 1 GB RAM, a CDRW, bigger drive, and AirPort). She'll be happy, as she's migrating from an upgraded Wallstreet. > > > I too am on the fence as to get a G3-900 or a G4-550 upgrade. > > > I guess it's hard to decide which! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > almost the same speed as the G3-900 and faster speed in certain > programs in OSX, I'm still a BIG fan of OS9.22 though! >1. My Pismo's display is getting old and a bit faint. > 2. the new systems are about perfect for everything I do: everything > about them is faster, plus the machine's a pound lighter. Yes, but Daystar has a cheap pismo screen replace thing, and the ability to hold 2 batteries, 2 USB 2 Firewire, great Airport reception has me hooked on my Pismo <Moving to AlBook vs upgrading Pismo> > Yes, but Daystar has a cheap pismo screen replace thing, Fair. > and the ability to hold 2 batteries, I don't get why this is so significant. On an AlBook at least, you can change batteries while in sleep, so swapping from one to the other is really no big deal. Plus I'd imagine sticking two heavy-metal chemistry sets into the front of your computer rather than one is only going to make it heavier. > 2 USB 2 Firewire, Likewise on the AlBook. And it's USB 2 rather than 1.1 > great Airport reception And on the AlBook. It's better than my old Linux laptop, and better than the various Windows ones my friends have. I hear the TiBook wasn't so great, but the AlBook has the problem fixed. > has me hooked on my Pismo I can perfectly understand staying with the Pismo if 1) it's "good enough" or 2) the AlBook would cost too much, but I wouldn't consider it the better machine. Pete > Yes, but Daystar has a cheap pismo screen replace thing, .. With a identical screen, or with a better one? got a URL? thx, ben > Tom Malcolm <tom933@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, but Daystar has a cheap pismo screen replace thing, . > With a identical screen, or with a better one? got a URL? http://www.DaystarTechnology.com - I have read there and other places, and daystar confirms, that it's the same size screen, but brighter than the original pismo screens. For those in the US, it's $199 for the LCD and $75 labor. http://www.geekculture.com/blurbs/reviews/XLR8G4Pismo.html >> [Pismo LCD screen replacement] > http://www.DaystarTechnology.com - > http://www.geekculture.com/blurbs/reviews/XLR8G4Pismo.html Hm, can't find it there, however i found this page which is even more interesting for me, as i'm skilled enough for this kind of DIY job. Furthermore there'd be no shipment costs.. only trick might be to get one of those LCDs here in europe.. let's see. <http://homepage.mac.com/scadboy/> SignatureBen "Drop Bush, not bombs!" . > Keep contact please to share what you decide but I'm pretty sure I will > bought the G4 .... Got the G4-550 Mhz - Pismo is much faster on OS9.22, runs much cooler, battery lie is not reduced from G3-500. I like it! Daystar rocks. On 25-07-2004 22:32, in article 1ghhewc.nwh7hm16fyk74N%tom933@hotmail.com, > . >> Keep contact please to share what you decide but I'm pretty sure I will [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > battery lie is not reduced from G3-500. I like it! > Daystar rocks. And in osx? I am considering an uprgrade, too, but I am torn between g3-900 and g4-550. ej >> "Tom Malcolm" <tom933@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Got the G4-550 Mhz - Pismo is much faster on OS9.22, runs much cooler, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I am considering an uprgrade, too, but I am torn between g3-900 and g4-550. > ej I bought the G4 550 upgrade card from Fastermac.com, and I am soooo happy I did. iTunes works faster. Apps open faster. Even the startup sequence is faster, and I only see that screen about once a month. My battery is still the same as it used to be. I was also afraid that the G3 900 would put out some serious heat. My G4 550 is the same relative heat level as the original processor. I only hear the cooling fan come on when I leave the lappy sitting on a bed. This thing rocks! My wife just got a new 1.5GHz Powerbook, and she asked me if I wanted to borrow hers. I couln't leave my zippy little Pismo behind for even a day, so I had to turn her down. SignatureJoel Farris | Q: It reverses the logical flow of conversation. twinkledust Designs | A: Why is top posting frowned upon? http://twinkledust.com| AIM chat: FarrisJoel | "John Kerry: A walking, talking contradiction" On 27-07-2004 17:48, in article YOuNc.141412$OB3.124911@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net, "Joel Farris" <this.is.not@valid.address> wrote: > My wife just got a new 1.5GHz Powerbook, and she asked me if I wanted to > borrow > hers. I couln't leave my zippy little Pismo behind for even a day, so I had to > turn her down. My 1ghz tibook nneded to go to the shop the other day, and I was using my pismo which has 1gb ram and a 5400 rpm 60gb hdd. I was just noticing how speeedy the thing was at 500 mhz g3. ej > My 1ghz tibook nneded to go to the shop the other day, and I was using my > pismo which has 1gb ram and a 5400 rpm 60gb hdd. > > I was just noticing how speeedy the thing was at 500 mhz g3. I recently inherited my wife's old Pismo (400 MHz) when she got a new 12" 1.33 G4. I figured I'd see about making it a decent mobile platform for me for a while. So I found a pretty good replacement battery (holds a 3.5 hour charge, got it for $60) and replaced the old 10 GB, 4200 RPM drive with a Toshiba drive at 60 GB, 5400 RPM and 16 MB of cache. Even with the same old 400 MHz G3 and the same old 320 MB of RAM, this sucker feels almost as fast as my G4/667 desktop with a gig of RAM. That hard drive made an *unbelievable* difference. SignatureTim Irvin, ziggy29@mac.com "Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours...Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision." -- Tecumseh (1768-1813), Shawnee chief and statesman |
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