[G4] Any news on an 867DP?

[Jim and Micky Richter]

I got rid of my old Sawtooth 450 for a Dual 867 right after the 867's 
started shipping a few months back.  I've had no problems with mine.  
The only "complaint" is the cycling of the fan.  There are times that 
the fan gets pretty loud (the machine is noticeably louder than my old 
Sawtooth, which is one disadvantage since I use the 867 for audio 
recording--definitely have to isolate the computer), but Apple recently 
released a firmware update that should fix it (just haven't gotten 
around to updating).

I have both Superdrive and the CD-RW/DVD drives in it and now truly 
understand the convenience of having two drives.  Installing the extra 
drive was a sinch, as it was in the older G4 form factor.  I found it a 
little more difficult to install an extra hard drive due to the drive 
carriage sitting vertically.  Installing RAM was simple, as was my PCI 
cards.

I've noticed no funky software or hardware issues, outside of the 
loudness of the fan, which Apple acknowledges, but says the loudness is 
no indication of a problem with the machine.

Jim

On Friday, December 6, 2002, at 09:12  AM, Jim Elmore wrote:

> I've lost my 500DP to an electrical thing and am looking at a 
> refurbished
> 867DP from Small Dog. Anything I should be aware of before making this
> choice?
>