Apple Mac Upgrades - RAM, SSD Flash, External Drives and More

Rip a 7:26 song to MP3 Format (192 Bit)	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Time, Sec.

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/350 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth)	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	94
PM G4/400 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	78
PM G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	72
PM G4/500 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth)	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	64
PM 2x G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM x2	0MB	50
eMac G4/700MHz	256k On Chip	0MB	56

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	48
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	47
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	47
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	47
GigaDesigns G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	39
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.0GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	40
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	39
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	36
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	36
GigaDesigns G4/1.25GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	35
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.25GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	34
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.3GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	33
GigaDesigns G4/1.4GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	32
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.4GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	32
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x900MHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	36
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	32
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz (@ 1.3GHz)	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	30

Time to rip a 7:27 192kbps MP3 file using iTunes3. Shorter bars are better. A fantastic test showing the abilities of G4 processors utilizing AltiVec. Think about it - extracting audio at over 16x - this is just fantastic! Archive your entire CD collection in a weekend - you can do it!