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The Performance Edge: Save 50$ On Your Next G3 Upgrade - What Sonnet's Price Cuts Mean To You

7/3/00

Sonnet has come out with a series of prices cuts ranging from $20 to $50 on 4 of its G3 upgrade cards for PCI based Macs and 2, G3 cards for NuBus Macs. 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.

New Prices and the Machines The Cards Are Intended For

Note: It may be some days after this is posted that new prices will be reflected at retailers

Crescendo G3/NuBus 300/150/1M
Old Price $350 New Price $300

Crescendo G3/NuBus 266/133/1MB
Old Price $270 New Price $250

Power Mac 6100, 7100, 8100
Performa 611X
Workgroup Server 6150, 8150, 9150
Radius 100, 81/110
Power Computing Power 100, Power 120

Crescendo G3/PCI 400/200/1M
Old Price $350 New Price $300

Crescendo G3/PCI 333/167/512K
Old Price $200 New Price $170

Crescendo G3/PCI 300150//512K
Old Price $200 New Price $160

Crescendo G3PCI/ 266/133/512K
Old Price $180 New Price $130

Power Mac 7300, 7500, 7600, 8500, 8515, 8600, 9500, 9515, 9600
Workgroup Server 7350, 8550, 9650
Power Computing PowerCenter*, PowerCenter Pro*, PowerCurve*, PowerTower*, PowerTower Pro, PowerWave
UMAX J700/S900
DayStar Genesis 360, 400, 528, 600, 720, 800, 900, 932
Mactell XB-Pro

(* Compatible with Crescendo G3/PCI cards only.)

Previous Sonnet Prices

What kind of performance gain are you getting for the money you'll be shelling out for the various cards?......

Scores marked in Red indicate this information was provided by Sonnet. Scores Marked in Blue indicate that this information was independently verified by MacSpeedZone.

And how much do you pay per performance point (price divided by performance score) ....

Previous Sonnet Price/Performance Numbers

For Great Prices On Upgrades Check The Vendors Below
Processor Upgrades	Graphics Cards	Hard Drives & Optical Drives
PowerMax	PowerMax	4AllMemory	PowerMax
Small Dog	Small Dog	Small Dog

SCSI, Firewire USB Cards	RAM	Closeout, Used & Refurbished Macs
MacConnection	4AllMemory	Apple Small Dog
Get your store listed!		PowerMax (refurb)	PowerMax (used)

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