December 14th, 1999

[8:55 AM] XLR8 Cuts G3 Upgrade Pricing
by Staff

XLR8 announced yet another round of price cuts accross their line of G3 MACh Carrier and MACh Speed upgrade cards. The new price structure is as follows:

XLR8’s new lower prices are as follows:

MACh Speed G3 CPU for PCI Based PowerMacs and Clones. For Apple PowerMacintosh 7300-9600; UMAX J700/S900; PowerComputing PowerWave, PowerCenter (&Pro) PowerTower (&Pro); Daystar Genesis 720 and up and Millennium.

  • 400 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 599 New SRP $ 499
  • 366 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 183 MHz Previous SRP $ 489 New SRP $ 429
  • 333 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 167 MHz Previous SRP $ 399 New SRP $ 379
  • 300 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 359 New SRP $ 339

MACh Carrier G3 CPU for PCI Based PowerMacs and Clones. For Apple PowerMacintosh 7300-9600; UMAX J700/S900; PowerComputing PowerWave, PowerCenter (&Pro) PowerTower (&Pro); Daystar Genesis 720 and up and Millennium.

  • 500 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 250 MHz Previous SRP $ 849 New SRP $ 829
  • 450 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 749 New SRP $ 649
  • 400 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 629 New SRP $ 519
  • 366 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 183 MHz Previous SRP $ 529 New SRP $ 459
  • 333 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 133 MHz Previous SRP $ 429 New SRP $ 409
  • 300 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 399 New SRP $ 369

MACh Speed G3z CPU Upgrade for all PowerMac G3 Systems. For all PowerMac G3 Systems – note that 466 MHz performs at 450 MHz in the translucent G3 systems.

  • 500 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 250 MHz Previous SRP $ 779 New SRP $ 729
  • 466 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 187 MHz Previous SRP $ 599 New SRP $ 599
  • 450 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 225 MHz Previous SRP $ 599 New SRP $ 599
  • 400 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 559 New SRP $ 469
  • 366 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 183 MHz Previous SRP $ 449 New SRP $ 409
  • 333 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 167 MHz Previous SRP $ 349 New SRP $ 339
  • 300 MHz w/ 1 MB Backside Cache @ 200 MHz Previous SRP $ 299 New SRP $ 299

You can find more information at the XLR8 web site.

The Mac Observer Spin: It just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper...

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