[glo]

Hello, I am shaking right now with two un opened boxes. My new DP 867 and my 17 cinema display. I did think I was going to do it, I have been researching and researching (analysis paralysis) for two weeks now.

I just got up from my desk and said f*ck it. Went to the new White Plains apple store in NY and plunked down my friend American Express.

A little background...

I am an engineer working XML Web Service Networks.

I have an imac DV at home since they came out, my first mac and I love it.

But I could not take it anymore, I use the Mac as a hobbiest, and have been wanting to get a new mac for a long time.

Was it going to be the 15 imac in January, ...I waited.
Was it going to be the 17 imac in June,.... I waited
Was it going to be the new dualies.....

Well, I finally took a step back and said, buy one of them, have some fun, get some work done and move on.

So I am now the proud owner of an expandable 867....


I just wanted to know if anyone else had these issues.

Also how do you like the so far.

[swiz]

Never look back!!!! You did a good thing (as long as you are sure to pay it off before interest charges find you kilt ).
Is there any feeling like opening those boxes? Pluggin everything in, pushing that beautiful power-on button for the VERY FIRST TIME????? NOPE!
I also went through this extreme emotion flurry last night and although I have never done any drug in my life, I definitely feel.... ummm ... like the decision was so not " kind of a bummer ".(to quote everyones favorite switcher®)

[Peter753]

Hey, I went to the White Plaines Apple Store opening too. I got there early waited on line and got a shirt. No, I didnt buy anything but it was cool. Maybe I saw ya. heh.

[DasDaSein+]

I need therapy too - ordered a Ti800 PB last week and it should arrive today, but noone is at home to accept delivery. This is the case until saturday, my gray hair feels even more gray every minute.

[driven]

Congrats! Enjoy your new toy!

(I am in a similar boat to you. I am a software engineer making my living on Windows and (gasp) the .NET platform.)

However I *LOVE* my Macs and you couldn't pry them from my hands.

(I have a G4 Cube (with the same display that you just purchased .. stunning) and an iMac DV SE 500)

Again ... good luck and have fun.

[SMacTech]

Congrats on your new dualie. I love mine, except for the loud fan noise coming from the power supply. I mounted mine in the server rack in the other room and thankfully had long enough video and usb cables to reach my desk. That 10' FW cable was a blessing too, as I can connect my external FW burner and 160gb drive and have it on my desk.
I cannot hear the dual 867 at all now
It makes it painful to come to work and use my 450 cube.

[Fagetool]

Originally posted by glo:
Went to the new White Plains apple store in NY and plunked down my friend American Express.

your friend allowed you to charge a powermac on his amex?
you two fruits or something?
i know my friends won't be getting near my credit cards!

[elcuco]

Originally posted by Fagetool:


your friend allowed you to charge a powermac on his amex?
you two fruits or something?
i know my friends won't be getting near my credit cards!

I think he meant my friend "American Express". Anyway, I also bought a DP 867 two weeks ago. It was quite an experience. But those fans gotta go!!!!!

[BrunoBruin]

I need therapy too, because the dual 867 I ordered through my office IT department still hasn't arrived!!

But congrats on your purchase.

[swiz]

Originally posted by SMacTech:
Congrats on your new dualie. I love mine, except for the loud fan noise coming from the power supply. I mounted mine in the server rack in the other room and thankfully had long enough video and usb cables to reach my desk. That 10' FW cable was a blessing too, as I can connect my external FW burner and 160gb drive and have it on my desk.
I cannot hear the dual 867 at all now
It makes it painful to come to work and use my 450 cube.

Does it bum you out at all that you cant see that beautiful machine whilst you use it? I always look at mine while working, it inspires me.

[G4ME]

I look over at mine on my right side and

[placebo1969]

glo,
I bought the exact same set up (867 and 17") a few weeks ago. I had a nearly 3 year old G4/350 with some old 17 CRT. What a freaking world of difference. I love it. The only thing I did was put an additional 256 MB RAM in it.

[Hydra]

I am the proud owner of a dual 800 G4 and wish you well with your new system. Think of it this way, when I dropped over 3k on my dual 800 just over a year ago it was top of the line and now your entry level model at minimum will match my system and most likely will be faster in most aspects . Good for you bad for me

Sure my G4's have 2Mb of L3 per chip but your faster bus and new ATA100 bus are nicer. All this speed and all these features and look how much less money it is for such a great machine only a year later. I really think the new Dual 867 is a pretty sweet deal. The only thing I think it lacks is a Superdrive for DVD's, but if you don't have any interest in that then it's of little value except for back-up.

I say rip open the box and throw in as much RAM as you can afford (OSX loves the RAM - I have 1.25 GB and it's nice to have more than you really need). I was just at White Plains' The Westchester the other day too and I have to say I almost whipped out the credit card for a new 22inch Cinema Display but the 17inch Apple lcd I have is nice and not yet ready to be replaced Once you go duals in OSX you'll never want to go back.

Good Luck - you'll love the new box

-Jerry C.

[derekn]

I'm with you Glo. I got a dualie 867 as well yesterday, upgrading from a Beige G3. The difference is quite... astounding. Startup in like 40 seconds, everything just feels incredible. LOL The fan noise is actually below what I was expecting, quite similar to my Beige G3 actually. The big one fires up at startup or restart but that's it. I've had a game of Medal of Honor running well over an hour and it didn't kick on.

Beautiful thing is when it's sleeping and the power button pulsates. I went to bed last night and that light is pretty damn bright when it gets to full intensity. LOL I'm amazed by how quiet it is when it's asleep, no noise at all. This is a fantastic system.

[Phil Quinney]

Hey All,

I'm also in the same situation. I went from a Sawtooth G4 400 to a Dual 867. The difference is incredible. Whether it was partially caused by also moving to Jaguar or just the sheer speed of the new machine I don't know, but it was worth every penny.

The one thing I would ask is does anyone know to what degree adding memory to this machine speeds it up? After paying out for the machine itself I didn't have enough to upgrade the stock 256MB.... Not that I'm complaining about lack of speed.

I hope you all enjoy yours as much as I am mine,

Phil Quinney

[asagoo]

Originally posted by glo:
Hello, I am shaking right now with two un opened boxes. My new DP 867 and my 17 cinema display. I did think I was going to do it, I have been researching and researching (analysis paralysis) for two weeks now.

...

So I am now the proud owner of an expandable 867....

I just wanted to know if anyone else had these issues.

Also how do you like the so far.

Hey,

I made exactly the same purchase last weekend and I felt similar. I have just started earning money and have been wanting a new Mac for quite some time now.

A few days later, and I don't regret a thing.

First I thought I'd get a 15 inch display, but I have often regretted buying a small display in the past, so I got 17". Now I can't imagine having worked on that 14" PowerBook screen for three years!

Also, right after spending the money, I thought maybe I should have gone for an iMac instead. But expandability will save you money later, because you won't need a new Mac so soon. The processors are hardly being utilized by everyday tasks at the moment, so they will last for a while. And the graphics card and memory, which are the most common reasons for machines getting "old", will be easy and affordable to upgrade.

So don't worry about the extra money spent. You will soon realise it was the smartest thing to do.

Amar

[andrewbw]

Originally posted by Phil Quinney:
The one thing I would ask is does anyone know to what degree adding memory to this machine speeds it up?

I think you'll find expanding memory will be one of the best upgrades you'll make, especially if you spend a lot or most of your time in OS X. As modern an OS as it may be, it's a real memory pig. It will cripple the speed of that computer if X needs to start constantly paging memory out to disk.

You'll notice an immediate difference (especially when working with several programs at once) if you expand it to 512MB or 768MB. To really give yourself breathing room, go to 1GB or more and don't look back.

Enjoy!

-A.

[glo]

It is great to see that I was not alone. I am thrilled with the machine, and I did just add another 512.

The best thing that has worked out for me is using HOBLink JWT. This is a java Windoze Terminal Server. So now I just log onto my XP laptop via HOBLink and I never have to leave the 17' Sudio Display again. I wish I did't have to use the MS box, but it pays the bills.

Now I look forward to spending time on this board.

-glo

[BrunoBruin]

My dual 867 (SuperDrive, Radeon) just arrived and is waiting patiently to be unpacked.

[The Ancient One]

Originally posted by Hydra:
I am the proud owner of a dual 800 G4 and wish you well with your new system. Think of it this way, when I dropped over 3k on my dual 800 just over a year ago it was top of the line and now your entry level model at minimum will match my system and most likely will be faster in most aspects . Good for you bad for me

Why bad? I also bought a dual 800 a year ago and I just finished it off with the installation of a 2nd hard drive (for a really clean Jaguar install). Point is, I've had it for a year. High point: installing 10.1 on it the day it came out. Low point: motherboard crapped out - but it was replaced under warranty. Of course this year's low end machine is about equal, but I wouldn't give up that year for anything. Now I can start planning for the next one.

[Macpilot]

Just got my new Dual 867. Very impressed with everything so far except the noise. I just turn up my music and that solves it. Digging my new Formac Gallery display too!