Sonnettech, manufacturer of CPU upgrade cards sent us the
following press release last week. We explore what performance
gain you will get 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.
SONNET DROPS PRICES ON G3 UPGRADES FOR NUBUS POWER MACS SONNET
LEADS MAC UPGRADE MARKET WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRICES FOR
NUBUS POWER MACS IRVINE, CALIFORNIA.
May 17, 1999. Sonnet Technologies sets new price/performance
standards for G3 processor upgrades with lower prices on its
CrescendoTM G3 product lines for the NuBus Power Macs, Power
Mac 5500, 6500 and the 20th Anniversary Mac. Crescendo G3
for NuBus Power Macs New prices are as follows: Crescendo
G3 250/512K $299.95 Crescendo G3 266/1M $399.95 Crescendo
G3300/512K $399.95 Crescendo G3 300/1M $499.95 This card is
compatible with the following Macintosh models: - Power Mac
6100 AV, 6100, 7100, 8100 - Performa 611X - Workgroup Server
6150, 8150, 9150 - Radius 81/110 - Power Computing Power 100,
Power 120 Crescendo G3/L2 for PowerMac 5500, 6500, and 20th
Anniversary Macs New price is on the: Crescendo G3/L2 400/1M
$699.95 The Crescendo G3/L2 400/1M provides 400 MHz performance
for the Power Mac 5500, 6500 and 20th Anniversary Mac.
About Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Sonnet Technologies, Inc.
is headquartered in Irvine, California, and is the world's
leading Macintosh upgrade company. Founded in 1986, Sonnet
upgrades more Macintosh models with processor upgrade cards
than any other company. All Sonnet processor upgrade products
are easy to install, are backed by a three-year warranty,
include free technical support, and require no switches, jumpers,
or control panels.
To locate an authorized reseller or purchase product, visit
the Sonnet Technologies web site at http://www.sonnettech.com
,or call the company at 1-800-786-6260 (USA and Canada) or
949-261-2800. --------------------------------- Come visit
us at MacWorld Expo New York July 21-23, 1999 Booth #867 Joy
J.I. Hsu Sonnet Technologies, Inc. 18004 Sky Park Circle,
Ste. 260 Irvine, CA 92614 Ph:(949) 261-2800 x. 23 Fx: (949)
261-2461 .
But what does this mean to you. What kind of performance
gain are you getting for the money you'll be shelling out
for the various cards? Well that's what MacSpeedZone is here
for - to fill you in on such details. Just peruse MacBench
processor scores and price/performance scores below ......
And how much do you pay for this performance
(price divided by performance score) ....
*Benchmark scores for the 266Mhz cards were
not available
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