Bob Snow sent a report with benchmark and battery test results on his new PB2400 G3 CPU Upgrade:
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HI Mike,
I just bought and installed a Newer 240/120 512k upgrade for my 2400. What a deal at $430! I would not recommend anyone do this install themselves. By far the most difficult install I have ever done. Makes the Duo seem like child's play. [See the CPU Cards page or FAQ Powerbook section for a link to a page with an illustrated guide to upgrading the 2400-Mike] Works great, but cut's down on battery life. I have set my
machine to turn off the backside cache when running on the battery and this seems to provide the same battery life as before the upgrade.
| MacBench 5.0 | 603e/180Mhz
(stock) | G3 240/160 | G3/240
(cache off) |
| Processor | 269 | 604 | 293 |
| Floating Pt. | 333 | 799 | 656 |
| Disk | 381 | 818 | 678 |
| Battery | 60min | 40min | 60min |
Now my 8600 has a MaxPowr 250/125 512k running at 266/177. My 2400 has the NuPowr running at 240/160 and I have a MaxPowr 300/150 512k L2 slot upgrade for my TAM pre-ordered through upgradeStuff. I have had no compatibility issues with my two Newer upgrades. I am hoping the Newer L2 upgrade proves to be better than the buggy Sonnet.
Bob Snow
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Reports say the Vimage PB 1400/2400 CPU Upgrades use less power in sleep mode than the Newer Tech models.
For owner comments of other G3 Upgrades (including those for PowerBooks) see my G3 CPU Upgrade Owner's Ratings page. You can search by Mac Model or Upgrade card brand.
