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Technology Stocks : Apple Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: IanBruce who wrote (12446)	5/1/1998 9:37:00 AM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

<<the battle won't be won by creating faster computers than Intel.>> <<<Intel better pray that's true.>>> How 'bout ease of upgrade? Not all Macs are easily upgradeable with an expensive card. Recent posts indicated costs as low as $500. That's good for a Mac. Just plug it in and it's upgraded. However, depending on the PC and the bios setup, you can buy a pentium upgrade "chip" and simply plug it in the socket for around $200 - $300. Keep in mind, the motherboard has to support it. Not all Pentium motherboards support Pentium with MMX, or Pentium II with MMX, or x86. I'm tinkering with upgrading a Goldstar 486/66 DX to a low-level Pentium and I'm finding all sorts of complications. (Older motherboards are not a simple plug in the chip upgrade) What jumpers to move? Do I have to change the BIOS chips also? Setup the bios software, etc. If I had to pay a tech, the chip (100 Mhz Pentium around $100 - $190) plus labor (Let's say a low figure of 2 hours at $55 per hour) could cost around $200 - $400. I think that's still cheaper than upgrading an old Quadra to a 120 Mhz PowerPC. As I understand, the Pentium II upgrade is relatively easy. A card that plugs into the Pentium chip socket. I think Apple needs to address this. -Bill_H