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post #41 of 101
9/4/03 at 11:38pm
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Oh, I don't know. If the entire cube was a heatsink, it might work...

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post #42 of 101
9/5/03 at 3:00pm
I have to say right off the bat that I am not trying to start a pc vs. mac debate. I am linking to this product's page and pic because I have been looking for a G4 cube-like product as a 2nd computer. I passed by this in CompUSA on my way to ogle the G5 and I had to stop dead in my tracks. Does this remind anyone of an apple product? It even has a handle!

The specs are decent. I can have a functioning pc for games and tinkering with for about $600. I already have a spare graphics card, HD, and CD-RW to throw in it. Anyone out there ever build a PC and is willing to give me any pointers? Should I resist temptation and wait for the G5 cube?!?



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post #43 of 101
9/5/03 at 8:37pm
That doesn't look anything like an Apple product, but I can certainly see its appeal, especially for LAN parties.

That window on the side is sadly anticlimactic. It makes the machine look like a toaster oven.

On to other things: someone upthread has aroused my ire by suggesting that the Cube is not a professional machine. Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are plenty of Apple professionals who could use a small, quiet, modestly upgradable workstation that allows a choice of one (or two) monitors - heck, the offices of MacWorld UK are full of eMacs. Especially in an office environment, where servers, SANs and Gigabit Ethernet are almost required now, they would do very well. The main thing Apple has to do is not charge more for less, and they'll sell them in quantity.

I understand that there's some prosumer and consumer appeal as well, and if the Cube's priced right it could address those camps as well. But a G5 Cube, even basically unaltered (except for the obvious hardware upgrades) from the original version, would be a great piece of pro hardware. Those pros who need all-out power or expandability could pony up for the PowerMac.
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post #44 of 101
9/5/03 at 11:26pm
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Power Mac G5 Rectangle?
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post #45 of 101
9/5/03 at 11:27pm
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Power Mac G5 Rectangle?

Wouldn't that be Power Mac G5 Box?
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post #46 of 101
9/6/03 at 2:20pm
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Originally posted by DMBand0026
Any chances of this happening? I have a G4 cube, but it's getting up in its years. I want a G5, but love the cube. There is some mention of it at cubeowner.com, but thats all I've heard of it.

Here's the prettiest set-up I've seen so far!

http://digitalstudios.geneva-link.co.../film-enya.mov
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post #47 of 101
9/7/03 at 8:32pm
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Here's the prettiest set-up I've seen so far!

http://digitalstudios.geneva-link.co.../film-enya.mov

What a beast.
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post #48 of 101
9/7/03 at 8:41pm
That's cool.
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post #49 of 101
9/7/03 at 9:58pm
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That's cool.


Yeah it is. Wow. I would buy it. Except a screen like that would probabily set me back more than I make in a year. Very cool.

By the way...did anyone else who watched the movie notice that as it is panning over the keyboard, the Z and Y keys have switched places? Everything else seems to be in order, except for those two.
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post #50 of 101
9/7/03 at 10:01pm
I want a cube G5 in my color classic...

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post #51 of 101
9/7/03 at 10:19pm
All those cool technologies would cost a bundle though. I bet a very, very adept tinkerer could somehow adapt an XServe's hot-swap drive bays to fit in a slide-out compartment from a custom-made case. But they'd have to be a master of both mechanical and electrical engineering, and they'd have to be loaded. As far as the screen, I don't know if it's even possible with today's technology.
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post #52 of 101
9/8/03 at 12:00am
Here is a little something I found on the web that may be of some interest to this thread.



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post #53 of 101
9/8/03 at 5:36am
And this...
If all we had to do was "Photoshop" our design...to make it come true..sigh..
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post #54 of 101
9/8/03 at 7:08am
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Originally posted by concentricity
CONFIRMED by Moki, Apple will sell a G5 cube made from a single piece of machined aluminum!

heh. That might be kind of cool, but somehow I doubt Jobs will return to the Cube form, given the success of the initial cube. He'll want to, though.

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So Moki, you've been really quiet lately... you can't be that busy. no time for sharing on the AI boards anymore?

Just a bit busy. Plus we're waiting for our dual 2ghz G5s to arrive here.
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post #55 of 101
9/8/03 at 7:34am
As a avid fan of the G4 Cube (I'd sell me iBook and buy one second hand if only it had a combo drive), I read all of these cube threads with interest, so here's my thoughts.

Monday 8th September - Apple releases new iMac updates across the whole range AND two new iPods (20Gb and 40Gb). Don't know about you, but to me, these are pretty darned big updates to bring out a week before a major expo. The only explanation (and I'm sure everyone will agree with this) is that there is a big announcement in Paris next week.

Sure, it could just be a big talk about OSX 10.3, but my money is on one of the following - PowerBook updates, iBook update, or maybe, just maybe, a G5 Cube. Fingers, toes, and everything flexible crossed... \
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post #56 of 101
9/8/03 at 7:37am
... Oh yeah, I forgot, and we are overdue some new screens which better match the G5. Maybe these will pop up alongside and new G5 Cube. Ah, that would be bliss....
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post #57 of 101
9/8/03 at 8:41am
another thought from "old europe":

what will steve present in paris?

new ipods is out, 15"pb? maybe, panther ready to order?

why not "an old computer for the old world"?

an updated G4 (spoken: four) Cube as THE digital hub for the rest of the world (spoken: US)..........

read my lips: a G5 in a Cube? NEVEREVER!!
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is the keynote in paris qt streamed? if not, forget any new products........
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post #58 of 101
9/8/03 at 5:54pm
From Soldam in Japan. Being available for ~6 months? Comes in all-aluminum, silver, white, or black.

http://www.soldam.com/barebone/polo_r_figaro/fav/


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post #59 of 101
9/8/03 at 5:58pm
Now that is spiffy, and more in line with Apple's style. It should just be fully level. And it would totally rock as a real cube.
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post #60 of 101
9/8/03 at 6:51pm
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Now that is spiffy, and more in line with Apple's style. It should just be fully level. And it would totally rock as a real cube.

As a real cube? Yes, yes I believe it would rock quite hard, and for 1299, with a single G5 (and AGP slot), I'd buy one.

But it doesn't have to be a "cube" a square would do. Thinner from the front and square from the side profile.
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post #61 of 101
9/8/03 at 7:24pm
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Originally posted by Matsu
As a real cube? Yes, yes I believe it would rock quite hard, and for 1299, with a single G5 (and AGP slot), I'd buy one.

But it doesn't have to be a "cube" a square would do. Thinner from the front and square from the side profile.

Perhaps a better way to put it would be, make it more "cubish". Have at least one angle display a square side.
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post #62 of 101
9/8/03 at 10:30pm
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Originally posted by G_Warren
just maybe, a G5 Cube. Fingers, toes, and everything flexible crossed... \


I'll second that. Is the keynote going to be webcast? If so I'll be watching. G5 Cube would be so killer.
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post #63 of 101
9/9/03 at 12:16am
The Soldam is slightly tilted to allow the intake hole on the bottom to suck in more air. And yes, it does have an AGP slot. Quiet? Well, it is extremely well built, a lot quieter than most SFF PCs out there but definitely not silent.
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post #64 of 101
9/9/03 at 12:34am
Alert! cMac idea again! Basically, I go along with you. One-two exceptions: I don't think full-sized AGP will be necessary, as long as you bundle it with a good video card and make another one BTO. Two: I wasn't planning on PCI slots, but I suppose we coud get 'em in there. Also, I had planned for it to look like a headless iMac, only bigger in the G5 model.
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post #65 of 101
9/9/03 at 1:41am
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From Soldam in Japan. Being available for ~6 months? Comes in all-aluminum, silver, white, or black.

http://www.soldam.com/barebone/polo_r_figaro/fav/



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post #66 of 101
9/9/03 at 3:05am
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... panning over the keyboard, the Z and Y keys have switched places? Everything else seems to be in order, except for those two.

Have you ever heard that non-english keyboards (german, french, ...) use the QWERTZ instead the QWERTY keyboard layout? Beside the Z/Y switch also "#%& an so on are on different keys...
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post #67 of 101
9/9/03 at 4:19pm
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Here's the prettiest set-up I've seen so far!

http://digitalstudios.geneva-link.co.../film-enya.mov


Who did this. It's amazing. I say they build it, even the display (yeah right!) That would be so cool though, if everything else could be made to work.
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post #68 of 101
9/9/03 at 11:49pm
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Who did this. It's amazing. I say they build it, even the display (yeah right!) That would be so cool though, if everything else could be made to work.

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post #69 of 101
12/14/03 at 8:46pm
according to macosrumors.com, apple has been doing r&d on a cube. they promise more details today, but they didn't put them up. hopefully tomorrow
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post #70 of 101
12/14/03 at 10:43pm
Haha.

A new Cube. Rumor posted by MOSR.

Please. There will never be another Cube. It's gone. And I doubt that Apple will even ever make an expandable consumer-priced tower. Would they really want to give up the prospect of being able to sell people a brand new computer every 2 years? I mean, if SJ had his way, we wouldn't even be able to upgrade the RAM, everything would be securely soldered in place and sealed up.
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post #71 of 101
12/14/03 at 11:24pm
Whoa! Thread necromancy!

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Originally posted by Luca Rescigno
I mean, if SJ had his way, we wouldn't even be able to upgrade the RAM, everything would be securely soldered in place and sealed up.

Well, you know, if Apple would ship a generous amount of RAM in the first place, that might not be such a bad arrangement. The odds of things going wrong are that much lower, and most people never upgrade RAM anyway. Ship an iMac with 1GB, and who cares whether it's soldered down?

But while they have to let the dealers ship machines with 256MB FREE!!! in order to all compete on minimum advertised price, that's not going to happen.
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post #72 of 101
12/15/03 at 4:57am
If Apple released a cube that didn't look as good as the original, it would be a mondo disappointment.

The Power Mac G4 Cube is the best looking computer that has ever been made.
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post #73 of 101
12/15/03 at 5:55am
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Have you ever heard that non-english keyboards (german, french, ...) use the QWERTZ instead the QWERTY keyboard layout? Beside the Z/Y switch also "#%& an so on are on different keys...

Erhmm... QWERTZ is a german-only system. French people use AZERTY. In Spain they have yet another system. And so on ...

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post #74 of 101
12/15/03 at 5:55am
OMG, From Apple.com/cube !

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post #75 of 101
12/15/03 at 7:07am
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...The specs are decent. I can have a functioning pc for games and tinkering with for about $600. ...


Tiger Direct product page ...

Warning, Will Robinson! See that fan atop the CPU? Noise and cooling problems lie directly ahead. The genuine Shuttle products have a liquid-cooling system.

The Shuttle form-factor is very popular in the PC world. People are tired of huge cabinets. I myself may get one when the Athlon64 models show up.

As for Apple making a G5 Cube... I'll see it when I believe it.
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post #76 of 101
12/15/03 at 7:18am
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Apple® today announced that it will suspend production of the Power Mac G4 Cube indefinitely

Bring on the Power Mac G5 Cube!

Then there is the PowerLogix cube enclosure

http://www.powerlogix.com/images2/powercube/010/
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post #77 of 101
12/15/03 at 8:08am
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Warning, Will Robinson! See that fan atop the CPU? Noise and cooling problems lie directly ahead. The genuine Shuttle products have a liquid-cooling system.

The Shuttle form-factor is very popular in the PC world. People are tired of huge cabinets. I myself may get one when the Athlon64 models show up.

As for Apple making a G5 Cube... I'll see it when I believe it.

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post #78 of 101
12/15/03 at 9:04am
The G5 Cube is now a reality!!! Those crazy Japanese!
http://www.conf.co.jp/new_folder/making/cube_1.html



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12/15/03 at 9:05am

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12/15/03 at 9:09am
The handles look totally stupid on something that small.
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