It's an odd duck. It's "PC-ness" doesn't particularly bother me. I see that as more of an insight into the evolution of the platform than as a downside. For me, the biggest drawback is the non-standard (for a Mac) RAM and low RAM ceiling. The only other PCI Mac with a lower RAM ceiling is the [56][45]00 series. 3.3V EDO RAM is difficult to find.

The 4400 was basically an implementation of the CHRP-predecessor LPX-40 motherboard reference design that Apple released for cloners. Motorola built some machines around that design.

Peace,

Drew