[Coco] Is the 6309 worth it?

[Leon Howell]

I've heard the 6309 only makes the CoCo 15% faster. I've heard it makes some 
things up to 10 times as fast. What does it make 10 times as fast, and would I 
really notice the improvement? I've heard NitrOS-9/6309 is about twice as 
fast, but I have NitrOS-9/6809, and it seems at least twice as fast as OS-9.

I've also heard the 6309 is very rare and very sensitive to static, etc., and 
of course I would have to cut out my 6809 to avoid destroying my motherboard 
(my soldering skills stink) but I was thinking of installing a double speed 
upgrade, so I'll have to do that anyway. I just don't want to spent all that 
time and money installing a new os and a chip that will go up in smoke the 
first time the cat walks by. It seems like a 32 mhz clock crystal (2.0/4.0 
mhz) would do the same thing, and be less sensitive, but what about 
compatibility?