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Can someone identify this G4 Model?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1240830" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>It's kind of difficult to know from the information given. The only thing I can determine is (if the 20 gig HD is original)...is that it's either an "AGP" or a "Gigabit" model...since these came with a 20gig HD...the "PCI" came with a 10gig HD.</p><p></p><p>All three of these models use the same ram (PC100) & the same HD...so from an upgrade perspective the parts are the same. The good thing (if it is an AGP or a Gigabit)...is that they both have a 2gig max ram limit...the PCI can only be upgraded to 1 gig of ram.</p><p></p><p>The bad thing is...the ram for these computers is pretty expensive when you consider the price/gig. To max. one of these out to 2 gig of ram will cost $92.00. Cheaper if you can buy "used" ram. Remember...you just can't "pop" any old PC-100 ram in there...since PC-100 ram for Windows computers (in many cases) won't work.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SD512328/" target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/100SD512328/</a></p><p></p><p>Congrats on the purchase...just be very careful how much you spend upgrading it.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1240830, member: 56379"] It's kind of difficult to know from the information given. The only thing I can determine is (if the 20 gig HD is original)...is that it's either an "AGP" or a "Gigabit" model...since these came with a 20gig HD...the "PCI" came with a 10gig HD. All three of these models use the same ram (PC100) & the same HD...so from an upgrade perspective the parts are the same. The good thing (if it is an AGP or a Gigabit)...is that they both have a 2gig max ram limit...the PCI can only be upgraded to 1 gig of ram. The bad thing is...the ram for these computers is pretty expensive when you consider the price/gig. To max. one of these out to 2 gig of ram will cost $92.00. Cheaper if you can buy "used" ram. Remember...you just can't "pop" any old PC-100 ram in there...since PC-100 ram for Windows computers (in many cases) won't work. [url]http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/100SD512328/[/url] Congrats on the purchase...just be very careful how much you spend upgrading it. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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