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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Daystar/XLR8: MACh Speed G4 550 "Pismo" Specs

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The Daystar/XLR8 MACh Speed G4 550 "Pismo" features a 550 MHz PowerPC 7410pe (G4) processor with 1 MB of backside cache on a 250 MHz backside bus. The MACh Speed G4 550 "Pismo" is installed in the daughtercard slot in the "Pismo" or "FireWire" PowerBook G3 models (G3/400 "FW" and G3/500 "FW"), and replaces the original daughtercard. You were required to ship your PowerBook to Daystar/XLR8 for professional installation.


Introduction Date: September 30, 2003 Discontinued Date: December 31, 2005
Processor Type: PowerPC 7410le (G4) Processor Speed: 550 MHz
Card Type: PB G3 Daughtercard Speed Control: Fixed
Relative Speed Boost: 2.0x 1. FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 7410le (G4)
Backside Bus Speed: 250 MHz Data Path: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 1 MB (backside)
RAM Type: N/A VRAM Type: N/A
Standard RAM: N/A Maximum RAM: N/A
Onboard RAM: None RAM Slots: N/A
Standard VRAM: N/A Maximum VRAM: N/A
Supported Systems: "FireWire" PB G3 2. Supported MacOS: 9.0-X+ 3.
Dimensions: N/A Avg. Weight: N/A
Original Price: $329, $369 US Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer.
2. Supports PowerBook G3/400 "FW" and PowerBook G3/500 "FW".
3. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.
4. Photo Credit: Daystar/XLR8.




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