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Date Posted: 06:47:58 06/26/01 Tue
Author: Bruce (in Orlando)
Subject: Sonnet / Daystar PPC card disappoints

This probably is not going to come as a surprise to those of you who own one of these cards. I purchased a 100 mhz Sonnet Presto Plus PPC (aka Daystar Powercard 601) on ebay, and since I received it a couple of weeks ago I have to admit that it's a disappointment.

I had expected that the Power Mystic to run at least as fast as my PM 7100/80. But no. According to Speedometer it runs at 100 mhz, and I have done a few speed tests with my own software and technically, it does in fact perform a little faster than the 7100/80. It also certainly runs my ppc-only software, which is nice.

But there are two problems: First, it opens and closes software programs very slowly. Second, and more importantly, it is a *major* dog on the internet. I am no technician, but I attribute these problems primarily to the slow bus speed (33 mhz) and to a lesser extent to the RAM restriction (36 mb).

With this experience, I have decided to sell the Sonnet card and let my Mystic do other tasks. Before putting the card on ebay I want to offer it to anyone on this list who may be interested. It is after all a rare card, being one of only 100 ever produced by Sonnet. It also runs ppc-only software and does the other things it is supposed to do. I would not, however, want to mislead anyone on this list as to its capabilities.

I do want to get back what I paid for the card, which is US $225 + shipping. If I do put it on ebay I feel confident I can get close to or even a bit more than that amount. If anyone is interested, feel free to e-mail me.

Bruce (in Orlando)

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