Which dual did YOU buy?

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  • Reply 101 of 207
    I'm ecstatic my new machine should arrive tomorrow, its a:



    Dual 867MHz w/1MB L3

    256MB PC2100 SDRAM - 1 DIMM

    60GB Ultra ATA

    Combo (DVD/CD-RW)

    NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti,128MB

    56K Internal Modem



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    Currently running a:

    Beige G3 233mhz

    3DFX Voodoo 3

    192 RAM

    23 Gig HD

    24x CD



    I've been waiting for a new machine for quite a while. This should be an amazing speed boost
  • Reply 102 of 207
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dual 867:

    <strong>"Dear Valued Apple Customer,



    We appreciate your recent Apple Store order xxxxxxxxxx. Due to an unexpected supply delay, we are unable to ship your Z04S, POWER MAC G4 CTO (P58-133MHZ) by the date you were originally quoted. Our goal is to ship your order within the next 5 business days.



    If you prefer, you may change or cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling us at 1-800-676-2775, extension xxxxx, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. central time, Monday through Friday, or 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. central time, Saturday and Sunday. If we do not hear from you, we will continue processing your order. If you provided an email address when you placed your order, you will receive an email notification once your order has been shipped.



    We appreciate your business and apologize for any inconvenience this delay has caused you. Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store!"



    Looks like I'll be waiting at least another week till it ships...Then another week or more for ground shipping. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" /> Apple sure likes to keep their customers on the edge of their seats!



    -Dual 867</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Is there a GeForce Ti in that order?
  • Reply 103 of 207
    Not the GeForce 4 Ti, but the ATi Radeon 9000 Pro. It seems like graphics cards are the main holdup at the moment. I'm actually surprised that the GeForce 4 Ti is causing such a long backorder(2-3 weeks), considering it's been out much longer than the Radeon(which has a 7-10 day wait).



    Oh well.



    -Dual 867



    [ 08-22-2002: Message edited by: Dual 867 ]</p>
  • Reply 104 of 207
    kecksykecksy Posts: 1,002member
    I bet Apple didn't expect so many people to BTO the GF4 Ti. Maybe now they'll realize that high-end cards should be standard on high-end machines.
  • Reply 105 of 207
    olliolli Posts: 39member
    I ordered 2 dual 1 Ghz PowerMacs the 13th of august at a local authorized apple reseller (about 100$ cheaper then the apple store).

    But they still haven't gotten machines yet from Apple.

    Apple release machine saying " available today " 2 weeks later I still haven't seen anything :'(
  • Reply 106 of 207
    I received my Dual 867 yesterday from microwarehouse, it only took one day to arrive. I was upgrading from a Yikes G4 400, so this is a huge difference for me. I am very pleased with the machine even if its a little louder than my previous G4.
  • Reply 107 of 207
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    Now I'm a little pissed. I'm seeing reports from people who ordered their dual 1 Ghz towers w/GeForce 4 Ti *AFTER* I did, and they've actually received them already! My order status still says "being assembled"... GRR.
  • Reply 108 of 207
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    thats because I intercepted the order and had it sent to my house xaq...don't worry your still paying for it...and I'll enjoy it plenty



    hey is this saturday a good time for you?...we should chill.
  • Reply 109 of 207
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    How about Sat. night? During the day we'll be at The Aunt's house.
  • Reply 110 of 207
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    Well, about 3 hours ago, my order at the Apple store said Being Assembled. I just checked it now, and here's what it says:







    woohoo!
  • Reply 111 of 207
    I'll try an' give you a call tommorrow...I don't know for sure if I'm free saturday night....thought I was...but we'll see.



    you lucky bastard...I want a dual ghz g4!

    did you get a new display as well?



    I'm eyeing the dual 867 heavily...I figure a dual 867 decked out with RAM and a geforce ti will run warcraft 3* really well, along with all my other applications.





    *I'm on the second to last stage of the night elf campaign, and its sluggish as all hell....its becoming incredibly difficult to play the game now...cause all 4 races are involved in this large map with lots of giant battles.
  • Reply 112 of 207
    i wonder why my duel 1ghz hasnt shipped yet <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 113 of 207
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    Now Apple is backordered on Radeon's AND GeForce Ti's. My friend who I order my machines through called me today and I have changed my order. I have decided that the extra money for the Dual GHz is not worth it so I have gone with a Dual 867, Superdrive & Ti.



    I feel better about it.

  • Reply 114 of 207
    xaqtlyxaqtly Posts: 450member
    [quote]Originally posted by Wrong Robust:

    <strong>

    did you get a new display as well?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No... but I have an 18" Viewsonic flat panel display, so that's good enough for now. And no, it's not half as good as Apple's flat panels but... I already have it and I don't have the extra $1,000 for an Apple 17" flat panel. At least not right now.



    [quote]<strong>

    I figure a dual 867 decked out with RAM and a geforce ti will run warcraft 3* really well, along with all my other applications.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Right. Should be perfectly acceptable, probably better than just acceptable.
  • Reply 115 of 207
    jerombajeromba Posts: 357member
    According to the guy from the Apple Store in Ireland, I will be the first one to have the new Dual Gig in Belgium !!!

    But in the first week of september
  • Reply 116 of 207
    maskermasker Posts: 451member
    I've got my Dual 867 setup and transferrring files from my old 867 QS.



    I also have 2 22" Cinema Displays setting on my desk right now. pretty Cool. it's like a wall of pixels.



    The bad part is that I have to copy 50Gb of files rom the QS to the MDD (mirrored Drive Doors) machine and it says "22 hours"



    Tis is of course over a 10 base T ethernet connection. I'm dying to find a cossover cable to speed this crap up. i thought I had read somewhere that Apple's built in ethernet ports auto-sensed a crossover connection allowing you to use a standard ethernet cable for copying files. Or am I wrong?



    To those worried about fan noise, I am currently sitting between a QS 867 and a DP 867 MDD and the QS are 10% louder than the new machines. Or the new machines are 10% quieter. At least in my case.



    I'll wait until i copy all these files over before I dive into Jaguar.



    MSKR
  • Reply 117 of 207
    bjnybjny Posts: 191member
    [quote]Originally posted by Masker:

    <strong>

    The bad part is that I have to copy 50Gb of files rom the QS to the MDD (mirrored Drive Doors) machine and it says "22 hours"



    Tis is of course over a 10 base T ethernet connection.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Connect both computers with a firewire cable. Restart the older computer while pressing the "T" key. You are now in Firewire Disk Transfer mode, your older computer acts as a hard drive. Then drag over the 50GB of files .
  • Reply 118 of 207
    maskermasker Posts: 451member
    [quote]Originally posted by BJNY:

    <strong>



    Connect both computers with a firewire cable. Restart the older computer while pressing the "T" key. You are now in Firewire Disk Transfer mode, your older computer acts as a hard drive. Then drag over the 50GB of files .</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'm a newbie when it comes to firewire. The only firewire cable i have looks like it was meant to be plugged into a camera, (one end has a small connector).. so I can buy a firewire cable that has two big ends?



    I'll look for those I guess.



    MSKR
  • Reply 119 of 207
    bigcbigc Posts: 1,224member
    Use your iPod cable
  • Reply 120 of 207
    [quote]Originally posted by Masker:

    <strong>



    I'm a newbie when it comes to firewire. The only firewire cable i have looks like it was meant to be plugged into a camera, (one end has a small connector).. so I can buy a firewire cable that has two big ends?



    I'll look for those I guess.



    MSKR</strong><hr></blockquote>



    For a little adventure, just pull the drive out of the Quicksilver and temporarilty connet it to internal ATA bus on new machine. Apple thoughtfully supplied connectors for 3 additional hard drives... No Ethernet crossover or firewire cable needed. This would be the quickest transfer too, I think.



    For what its worth,



    Paul.
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