Pismo Powerbook

cmcg37 · Post by **cmcg37** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:33 pm

Is anyone here using an upgraded Pismo powerbook?

I am on the verge of getting the G4 550 MHZ upgrade. I am fishing for opinions on the upgrade.

Best regards,

CMcG37

braj · Post by **braj** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:12 pm

I bet you could get a faster used G3 iBook for not much more than the upgrade. Since Live isn't Altivec-optimized, the G4 wouldn't be faster, but your busses would be though.

Pismos are nice though. How much is the upgrade?

cmcg37 · Post by **cmcg37** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:25 pm

I have found the upgrade at http://daystartechnology.com for ~ usd $289.

I love the form factor of my Pismo so I would not ditch it for an iBook.

Regards,

CMcG37

drush · Post by **drush** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:31 pm

cmcg37 wrote:I love the form factor of my Pismo so I would not ditch it for an iBook

then in that case it's probably worth it

braj · Post by **braj** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:31 pm

Don't expect miracles running Live though. I have a 667 TI and it's borderline usable.

drush · Post by **drush** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:35 pm

yeap. you really aren't going to get much out of a G4 550, at least not in real time.

moogman · Post by **moogman** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 9:18 pm

I've got a 500mhz pismo, 60g drive, 512 ram, firewired to an m-audio 410. It's a sweet setup for me, not much to complain about, especially as I've not used a faster machine. I'm curious to hear about the upgrade if you get it.

forge · Post by **forge** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:45 pm

I stuck the G3 900 powerlogix upgrade in one and it makes it totally usable. If your demands arent too much from live you could do worse - dont know about the G4 one, but this went from sluggish to usable. I use my PC for live though, but given Live 5 has freeze etc I reckon you could get more out of it. They are a nice machine because you can get up to 1GB ram in it and the CDR and battery bays mean you can interchange it, use 2 batteries if you like or upgrade the cd-drive - I bought a CDRW for it on ebay too. In the end I probably should have just saved up and got a new machine the amount I spent in the end, but they are a nice PB.

braj · Post by **braj** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:49 pm

Anyone know if there is an upgrade available for a 667 Ti DVI?

forge · Post by **forge** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:57 pm

the G3 900 also has a 1MB cache as opposed to 512k for the G4

from the power logix site:

The Blue Chip G3 Pismo for PowerBook G3 FireWire (aka "Pismo") laptops provides the processing power of the PowerPC 750FX or GX G3 chip to give your PowerBook G3 "Pismo" never before seen performance for a fraction of the cost of a new PowerBook G4. Tests show the BlueChip G3 Pismo 900 outperforms the G4 500MHz even in applications that use Altivec. Add the advantage of "on the fly" CPU speed reduction to save battery life, and it is no wonder we sold the G3/900 by a margin of 4:1 over the G4/500; that is, until we discontinued the G4.

http://www.powerlogix.com/products/g3_pismo/index.html

adhmzaiusz · Post by **adhmzaiusz** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:26 am

i think live 1.5 would run great on that machine
its probably from the same era anyways

adhmzaiusz · Post by **adhmzaiusz** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:27 am

i think live 1.5 would run great on that machine
its probably from the same era anyways