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
PowerBook CPU Upgrades
Memory Deals

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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