Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!uvicctr!klash From: klash@uvicctr.UUCP (klash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: More on Dove MacSnap upgrade Message-ID: <273@uvicctr.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 10:49:05 EDT Article-I.D.: uvicctr.273 Posted: Thu Jul 16 10:49:05 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Jul-87 20:46:56 EDT References: <22694@sun.uucp> <3433@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> <1026@elrond.CalComp.COM> <6272@eddie.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: klash@uvicctr.UUCP () Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria B.C. Canada Lines: 47 Hi. I can understand your apprehension concerning 3rd party memory boards, but I just thought I'd throw in my 2 bytes worth. I've owned a Levco Monster Mac 2 Meg clip on board for about 6 months. It's on a 128K mac, with the ROM/Drive upgraded. I had to remove the board to have the ROM/Drive changed. Hardest part was convincing the Apple technician that yes, I *really* wanted to put a ROM/Drive upgrade in a 128K (-: I've only had one minor problem with it. At one point, I was transporting my mac a lot, and the jarring it received loosened the MonsterMac's "Clip Chip", which secures the board to the motherboard's cpu. It took 5 mins to correct, and continues to function perfectly (this was 3 months ago). I bought the MM on the advice of friends who own them. One has been using his for about a year and a half, and says "no problems". I went for Levco because they had the best track record (least complaints, problems, as far as I can tell). The board works great, and comes with a SCSI port, so any machine with 128K ROM's will be able to use a SCSI drive. I have yet to find a piece of software that works on a vanilla mac, but not on my Monster Mac (in other words, so far, 100% software compatibility). The only down side: The Levco upgrades (there are several others, which I'm sure you all know) tend to be a little more expensive than others, but I think it was worth it, since I have had almost no problems with it, and everything (software) works on it. The MM also came with a piezo-electric fan (even with my ear against the vents, I can't hear it). Although I have heard people slag these fans, mine keeps the mac pretty cool, even when in use for 12 hours. Mind you, the climate is not exceptionally hot here in Victoria. I have no connections with Levco, etc, etc. I am just an extremely satisfied customer. PS: the MM comes in two flavors: clip-on and solder-on. If you consider it, go for the clip-on. If your mac ever needs repairs, it's 5 mins to remove the entire MM, so no techie can refuse to touch it. Ta! k) Org