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Offline bil207

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« on: February 26, 2003, 08:29:00 AM »
If anyone is looking to buy an OS 9.xx bootable PowerMac G4, MacWarehouse has a 867MHz G4 for $1099.95
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2003, 08:51:00 AM »
Looks like an inexpensive option.  

I think those single processor 867s were Education models.
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2003, 10:34:00 AM »
GaryS may be interested in this. (I just emailed him about it.) Bill also may have 5 square feet of room in his house that doesn't have a computer.
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2003, 11:36:00 PM »
Thanks for the email Rob and the heads up bil207.    

Right now I'm a little confused. I'm looking at the Dual1 Gig with the 64 Mb graphics card.  It's tempting though.

I wonder how much of a difference I'd see?
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2003, 11:46:00 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2003, 12:33:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Gary S:
Thanks for the email Rob and the heads up bil207.      

Right now I'm a little confused. I'm looking at the Dual1 Gig with the 64 Mb graphics card.  It's tempting though.

I wonder how much of a difference I'd see?
Ah c'mon--you know what want to do--buy 'em both!
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2003, 12:54:00 PM »
No L3 cache on that single 867.  

Don't forget to check Apple Refurbs.

Click on the bottom left corner on Special Deals.

No towers at the moment.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO.../AppleStore.woa
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2003, 12:57:00 PM »
Kelly etal,

I guess I did get over the sound issue and I could always get that new power supply if need be.

I just purchased the single processor 867 G4 advertised above only I had them add an ATI 9000Pro64mb Graphics card, 2-512Mb ram modules(in addition to the 256Mb it comes with) and a G70F Viewsonic monitor and it cost me a total of $1672.16 including shipping.

What do you think? I really don't need the speed of dual processors I guess.
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2003, 01:04:00 PM »
Kelly,
No L3 Cache? Do you have a link? I can't find it on EveryMac.com.
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« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2003, 01:45:00 PM »
By glancing through Kellys links,it looks like the 867 is the better buy [if cost is an issue] but the 1gb appears quicker.

Gary S, I was going to go for this one
 
because of the 2mb L3 plus it being still OS 9 bootable.

I had two main thoughts that kept coming back at me though.
1) I feel that the mirror machines were a bad design from the start.
Face it. What is apple doing now? Correcting their mistakes? You bet they are.
The first generation mirrors [just like the first generations of anything] are the old - trial and error - bit. The second generations out now seem better BUT like I mentioned ... bad design to start with.

2) Was the noise in the fans plus the power supplies.
Another part of Apples bad design.

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You would not believe how many times I backed out of picking up one of those puppies!

I kept thinking about my 933 and how silent it is .... what it can do/what I want it to do.

When I ran across this deal on another 933 ... weighed all of the above plus cost and grabbed it.

As it stands I'm glad I did.

Who knows,maybe down the road Apple will come out with a whole different design dual PM.

I now have that option of waiting till then.
My 2¢

Hey Rob W ........ just two in this house bud.
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« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2003, 01:48:00 PM »
Kelly,

I just talked to the Tech at MacWarehouse. Actually he told me the model I purchased is a QuickSilver and it does have a 2MB
L3 Cache. Here's what he showed me. It's a little misleading but I can do with a Quicksilver.

 Original Web Page

 Click on the More info button

 Apple page

It's a QuickSilver.
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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2003, 02:04:00 PM »
Couldn't find where it said that it has a 2mb L3 in your second link Gary S BUT it does state that in the pdf.
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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2003, 02:05:00 PM »
Bill wrote:

 
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...Hey Rob W ........ just two in this house bud.    
And how many in the garage?    

Gary, good luck with it!    When's it coming?  Will you let Sam use it? Or should I ask if he's going to let you use it??
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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2003, 02:19:00 PM »
"And how many in the garage?"

Just a bunch of tools Rob. <gr>
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« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2003, 02:20:00 PM »
Yeah Bill,

That's where he had me go-to the PDF. There were 2 links I left out:

http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html

Then to the PDF

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43106

Thanks Rob. I figure if a 933 QS is good enough for Bill to have 2 of them an 867 QS ought to do me just fine for now.

I called them back and had them put in an internal 250 Zip
for a $100 so I can share files with the Beige Box.
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