[MacDV] Re: In defense eMacs-- was350MHz G4 and suggestions--MacDV Digest #2674

[Colin McDonald]

On Saturday, Apr 17, 2004, at 21:38 Europe/London, illovox at comcast.net 
wrote:
> For my own personal use, I would never buy a first series unit from 
> Apple.
> Or any other company.  It's a natural aspect of industrial design.  In 
> the
> distant past, these toys were lab-tested.  Now, more than in the past, 
> the
> public is the test.

I think many would agree with you there, but the Emac is not a first 
series unit now.

When it was new there was a CRT issue with some batches, and Apple were 
obliged to respond officially with an article on what to do if your 
eMac made a strange and terminal PHUT noise and the screen went blank. 
After that was settled, there were no great clamourings that I could 
find on the forums apart from the usual rediscoveries of the same 
story. I know this because that was around the time when I bought one 
and I did research it carefully.

The  contributors to this debate seem to think there might a problem 
with heat from the newer, faster eMacs (though the fan sounds powerful 
enough to enable an eMac to do VTOL).

Time will tell if we heard it from you first or alternatively that 
there is a hex on eMacs at your workplace.

I had to do some Googling on the 'Smally' reference, being UK resident. 
But I think I worked it out!

Best regards,

Colin McDonald
now with two eMacs:
1 GHz (Major Bad)
700 MHz (Sergeant Bad)