Sonnet Crescendo/7200 - 1.1

the Sonnet Crescendo/7200 has been fairly grim. First, the product is not compatible with RamDoubler, which right off the bat skews the economics of the decision to update an older machine like the 7200 versus simply replacing it with a newer machine (Sonnet does not advertise this fact until AFTER you buy the product). Second, the product is very sensitive to what particular kind of memory you use (hence the 1.0.1 version of their enabler software which promises to "support for additional memory combinations," which is another way of saying "chances are your existing memory is not supported"). Assuming you do find the "right" combination of memory (and you will NOT get specific advise from Sonnet on what to buy -- "Try Viking" just doesn't cut it) you can expect a crash-prone machine, especially with Shockwave websites and any application using a lot of sound. After a couple of months of screwing around, I gave up on the Sonnet upgrade and am back to my stock 7200 (loaded up with a lot of new memory). The $450 or so I spent on the Sonnet and more memory would have gone a long way toward an entry level G3 on eBay. While I'm no hardware engineer I have added processor upgrades to three different computers in the past (I'm using one right now) so I do think I know the difference between a reliable processor upgrade and one that simply does not deliver the goods. Sorry to say the Sonnet Crescendo/7200 is one of