Chip speed doubles every 18 months, and it's a good thing when you want to hype the power of next year's processors. But consumers might as well call Moore's Law the Rule of Obsolescence.
When the Mac G3 hit, I thought it was time to bite the "progress" bullet. Lucky for me - and for my bank account - I got wind of Newer Technology's MAXpowr G3 upgrade cards. Designed for Power Mac 6100-8100s and 7300-9600s, assorted clones, and several PowerBook models, the various configurations combine 210-400 MHz "G3" chips with either 512K or 1 Mbyte of backside cache.
Installation was a cinch. But is it dependable? Very. My machine did crash once while I was writing this in Word, but I'd just as soon blame that on Mr. Gates.
Fight the future.
MAXpowr G3: $499-2,100. Newer Technology: +1 (316) 943 0222, www.newertech.com.
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