DUAL 800...
Apple may be sorely underestimating the popularity of high end Macs when they say they are nervous or unsure about the introduction of quad-processor models. According to the Mac expert over at the local Comp USA (An original 1984 Mac user who's stuck with it through thick and thin), their store can't even keep the 867s in stock!.. They are out of 867's entirely and the second they get a new shipment of 867s, they are all gone the same day. He also notes that his entire Mac sales staff has been complaining about the number of inquiries they keep getting about "when are you going to have the dual 800s in stock?".. I've got another friend myself with a dual 800 on order who will be relieved to hear it will reach him soon.
Power Mac users aren't low end enthusiasts.. as far as that's concerned, the more power they can get the better. Apple will be missing the boat if they don't follow the impending success of the dual 800 with a Quadruple processor model.. Graphics professionals depend on the Mac, and they save time and money the faster the computer can do the repetitive tasks that they rely upon if for. If Apple builds it faster, there will always be a substantial base of professional and upper-end enthusiast buyers who have been waiting for the next major upgrade, eager to buy. Especially the first 4P model. It will be a milestone in Mac tech.
Picture this.. Processor one is busilly encoding a disc into MP3s and playing while it encodes in iTunes. Processors two and three are fulltime buzzing away hyper speed encoding a Final Cut Pro video for export to iDVD or DVD Studio Pro. Finally, processor four is giving speedy user interaction with Internet Explorer while browsing pages on a DSL or Cable connection to the net and during the idle moments while the user is reading, processor four also jumps in with processors two and three to help knock out more pieces of the encoding job.. It's a fantastic thought to have so much power that the user never has to experience sluggishness while things are being done speedily in the background. Multiprocessors guarantee this kind of smooth workflow. I for one, can't wait. The dual G4 800 is a significant step forward to a just such a computing experience, but I know that the dual or quad G5s have got to be just around the corner! }:-])
V8 on the way... 
