Upgrade a 333 Mz G3 iMac?

For my computerfriend I am trying to get an answer to the following question:
"Is it possible or advisable to upgrade to OS X a 333 Mz G3 iMac with 384 Mb of RAM and running OS 9.1? What are the drawbacks? (Am I much better off purchasing an eMac or G5 iMac?)"
Thanks!

Hello again! The rpm I was referring to was the speed of the hard drive itself. The motor turns only 5400 rpm in older drives while newer drives typically turn 7200 rpm and some sata drives turn 10,000 rpm. The result is a significantly faster time of reading and writinf to the hard drive. A jump from the 5400 to 7200 drives is really noticable. As far as the processor goes iMacs, being the low end of the line, (as compared to tower models which are a lot more expensive intially but upgradeable), are more difficult and expensive to upgrade. One processor I checked was $300 for a 600 mhz processor. In the long run you get what you pay for with any computer system. In your instance I'd leave the iMac running OS9 and get another faster iMac or MacMini but again in the long run a tower is the cheapest route to go. Tom

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