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The Performance Edge: Save 100$ On PowerBook Upgrades - What Sonnets Price Cuts Mean To You
Saturday, September 2, 2000

Sonnet has come out with price cuts of $100 on two of its upgrades for 1400 PowerBooks. They are currently the only upgrade manufacturer making upgrades for these 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.

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/PB 400/200/1MB
Old Price $499.95 New Price $399.95

Crescendo G3/PB 333/167/512K
Old Price $399.95 New Price $299.95

 

PowerBooks 1400/117, 1400/133, 1400/166

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
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SCSI, Firewire USB Cards RAM Closeout, Used & Refurbished Macs
MacConnection 4AllMemory AppleSmall Dog

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