I wouldn't call it "one of the most hated Macs ever". It's just kind of ... meh. Not as easy or cheap to upgrade as the contemporary PCI Macs, not as horrific as the botched 52/62xx series. It does the job, but I wouldn't cross town to get one. It's good that you got the 200MHz version.
FWIW, I wouldn't waste big bucks on any upgrades I couldn't transfer to a better machine when one comes along.