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20 G3 Speed Demons

By Macworld Staff
Macworld JAN 31, 1999 4:00 pm PST
20 G3 Speed Demons
Company Product Mouse Rating List Price Phone CPU Speed Cache-Bus Speed Cache Size Comments
Mactell G3 PowerJolt 366/244 3.0 mice $1,175 512/323-6000 366MHz 244MHz 1MB Faster cache doesn’t necessarily mean faster card.
  G3 PowerJolt 333/222 3.0 mice $995 512/323-6000 333MHz 222MHz 1MB Not the fastest card, but competitively priced.
  G3 PowerJolt 300/300 2.5 mice $1,195 512/323-6000 300MHz 300MHz 1MB 300MHz cache-bus speed not worth the price.
  G3 PowerJolt 300/200 3.5 mice $789 512/323-6000 300MHz 200MHz 1MB Good performer, good price.
Newer Technology Maxpowr G3 400/200 NA A $1,649 316/943-0222 400MHz 200MHz 1MB Fastest card of the lot, but quite expensive.
  Maxpowr G3 333/166 3.5 mice $1,049 316/943-0222 333MHz 166MHz 1MB Quality card, but not inexpensive.
  Maxpowr G3 300/150 4.0 mice $749 316/943-0222 300MHz 150MHz 512K Good performance despite small cache.
PowerLogix PowerForce G3 400/200 NA A $1,399 512/795-2978 400MHz 200MHz 1MB Least expensive of the 400MHz cards.
  PowerForce G3 366/183 NA A $1,099 512/795-2978 366MHz 183MHz 1MB Equivalent to Mactell’s G3 PowerJolt 366/244.
  PowerForce G3 333/166 4.0 mice $899 512/795-2978 333MHz 166MHz 1MB Good value, and speedy card.
  PowerForce G3 300/300 3.5 mice $799 512/795-2978 300MHz 300MHz 1MB Much better value than Mactell’s 300/300 card.
  Editors' Choice PowerForce G3 300/150 4.0 mice $599 512/795-2978 300MHz 150MHz 1MB Slower bus speed, but a great value.
  PowerForce G3 300/120 4.0 mice $499 512/795-2978 300MHz 120MHz 512K Slowest of the cards we tested, but an impressive value.
Sonnet Technologies Crescendo G3 400/200 2.5 mice $2,000 949/261-2800 400MHz 200MHz 1MB Disappointing performance at a high price.
  Crescendo G3 366/183 3.0 mice $1,200 949/261-2800 366MHz 183MHz 1MB Slower than Mactell’s 366/244 card.
  Crescendo G3 333/166 3.0 mice $1,000 949/261-2800 333MHz 166MHz 1MB Not enough performance for the price.
  Crescendo G3 300/150 3.5 mice $700 949/261-2800 300MHz 150MHz 1MB Good value, but not as good as PowerLogix’s 300/150.
Vimage Vpower 300/150 3.5 mice $798 877/484-6243 300MHz 150MHz 1MB Solid card from newcomer to the field.
XLR8 Mach Speed G3 400/200 2.5 mice $1,849 316/636-5544 400MHz 200MHz 1MB Beaten in price by PowerLogix’s 400MHz card.
  Mach Speed G3 333/166 2.5 mice $1,299 316/636-5544 333MHz 166MHz 1MB Most expensive of the 333MHz cards.
NA = not applicable. A Product was not shipping to customers at press time.