The 'Book Review
WallStreet and PB 1400 CPU Upgrades, Bargain 'Books from $1,399, and RAM Deals
Compiled and edited by Dan Knight - April 13, 2001
Except as noted, prices are in US dollars, bold links are to outside sites, and regular links lead to 'Book profiles on Low End Mac.
Bargain 'Books
Small Dog Electronics has brand new PowerBook 400 (Pismo) 64/10.0/DVD with an additional 256 MB of RAM and backpack for $1,879.
DealMac notes a deal from ExperCom for a refurbished PowerBook G3/333 (Lombard) 64/4.0/CD plus 128 MB of RAM for $1,399.
PowerBook CPU Upgrades
DealMac also has information about a Provantage deal on the Sonnet Crescendo G3 upgrade for the PowerBook 1400. The 333 MHz CPU with a 167 MHz 512 KB cache is $269.98 and the 400 MHz upgrade with a 200 MHz 1 MB cache is $357.15.
Small Dog Electronics has the PowerLogix BlueChip G3/466 upgrade available for $349 after an instant rebate. This upgrade is for the WallStreet PowerBook G3 Series I and Series II machines.
Memory Deals on ramseeker
Prices do not include shipping. Memory for Lombard and later is far more economical than for older PowerBooks.
- PowerBook G4: $17/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
- iBook: $12/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
- PowerBook (Pismo): $14/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $86/256
- PowerBook G3 (Lombard): $15/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $89/256
- PowerBook G3 Series (WallStreet): $15/32 MB, $25/64, $42/128, $91/256
- PowerBook G3 (Kanga): $48/16 MB, $77/32, $109/64, $191/128
- PowerBook 1400: $33/8 MB, $34/16, $74/24, $85/32, $142/48
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