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PowerMac 9600 for Ease of Access + Expansion
The x500 series = Crap Garbage Pain to do any sort of upgrades to.
In my memory the 9600 series was top notch in available space and ease of access, features which I still desire in current machines. Sure, you've got ease of access in the newer models, but nothing beats 12 RAM slots, 6 PCI expansion slots, and 4 drive bays. Nothing except a machine with more space than that, but Apple has yet to build one (AFAIK). Granted, only 1 of those bays were free in the default configuration, and the RAM is listed as only being expandable to 1.5GB, but that's still a lot of freakin' memory. Especially at the prices back then... Have a look here for more info, and for a demo of the "Easy Open Case" look no further than this QTVR.
8500 etc...
The 8500 was, indeed, a major PitA to work on. Four thumscrews at the back, then, if I recall correctly, you were then looking at the bottom of the motherboard, and that required some convolutions to remove in order to add RAM ... it's many years ago now, but that's my recollection of it.
8500 etc...
Yes; I have one sitting here that's been upgraded up the wazoo. Among other things I have a floppy cable hanging out the front of the floppy port where a second HD is mounted...
PowerMac 9600 for Ease of Access + Expansion
Don't forget that the 9600 also had a mounting points for (iirc) two internal hard drives in addition to the factory drive. |
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