The Performance Edge: Merry
Christmas From XLR8! Upgrade Card Price Drops And The New Price
Performance Equation
12/16/99
XLR8 has
reduced the prices up to $110 on most of their line G3 processor
upgrade cards. This includes cards for PCI Macs and a Zif
cards for G3 PowerMacs. Using the XLR8 CarrierZIF
Upgrade Adapter any PCI Mac can use ZIF socket upgrades,
expanding the choice of G3 upgrades for pre G3, PCI capable
machines. Below we explore what performance
gain you will see with these cards installed in the machines
they are made for. We also take a comparative look at the
price/performance
equation of each card. Note it may take several week for
these new prices to show up at retailers.
New MSRP Prices and the Machines The Cards
Are Intended For
MACh Speed G3/300/200/1MB Old Price
$359 New Price $339
MACh Speed G3/333/167/1MB Old Price $399 New Price $379
MACh Speed G3/366/183/1MB Old Price $489 New Price $429
MACh Speed G3/400/200/1MB Old Price $599 New Price $499
XLR8 MACh Carrier
G3 Upgrades
G3/300/200/1MB Old Price $399 New Price $369
G3/333/167/1MB Old Price $429 New Price $409
G3/366/183/1MB Old Price $529 New Price $459
G3/400/200/1MB Old Price $629 New Price $519
G3/450/225/1MB Old Price $749 New Price $649 G3/500/250/1MB Old Price $849 New Price $829
Power Mac 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8515,
8600, 9500, 9515, 9600
Workgroup Server 7350, 8550, 9650
Power Computing PowerCenter, PowerCenter Pro, PowerTower,
PowerTower Pro, PowerWave, PowerCurve
UMAX J700/S900
DayStar Genesis 720, 800, 900, 932
Millennium.
MACh Speed G3Z/300/200/1MB Old Price
$299 New Price $299
MACh Speed G3Z/333/167/1MB Old Price $349 New Price
$339
MACh Speed G3Z/366/183/1MB Old Price $449 New Price
$409
MACh Speed G3Z/400/200/1MB Old Price $559 New Price
$469
MACh Speed G3Z/450/225/1MB Old Price $599 New Price
$599
MACh Speed G3Z/466/187/1MB Old Price $599 New Price
$599
MACh Speed G3Z/500/250/1MB Old Price $779 New Price
$729
*Note that 466 MHz performs at 450 MHz in the translucent
G3 systems.
Power Mac G3 desktops
G3 Towers
G3 Servers
G3 All-in-one
Blue & White G3s
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