G4 Cubes and some people's obsessions.
I happen to be the "lucky" owner of a G4 Cube and was wondering why everyone loves those machines so much. I cant really understand it...I am a huge Mac fan but for the life of me I have never understood the obsession some have over the 8 inch disaster. I liked my Cube but never loved it...in fact I would even sell it for the right price...I just cant understand why coolness won out over EVERYONES judgement of the Cube.
I bought the thing because I paid the price, and am still wondering why I did.
I bought the thing because I paid the price, and am still wondering why I did.
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I honestly cannot say why. Perhaps it is the exclusivity, the quietness, the fact i can upgrade it to dual-800s ( :eek: )
Just...because is honestly the best answer I can give.
low-fi
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<strong>I in fact I would even sell it for the right price...</strong><hr></blockquote>
How much is the "right price?"
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How much is the "right price?"</strong><hr></blockquote>
$1,000
[ 01-20-2003: Message edited by: Mr. Macintosh ]</p>
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$1,000</strong><hr></blockquote>
450 Mhz G4
20 Gig HD
Jaguar
Airport Card
17 Inch Flat Screen CRT
256 MB Ram
Radeon 32 MB Graphics Card
DVD Drive
2 Firewire
2 USB
Ethernet
Modem
Pro Speakers
Pro Keyboard
Pro Mouse
AND IT'S THE FREAKIN G4 CUBE!
$1,000
[ 01-20-2003: Message edited by: Mr. Macintosh ]
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low-fi
<strong>Erm...I don't think coolness DID win, or they'd still be making the Cube, my friend.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Coolness won out over the people who DID buy them.
BTW I put a new Seagate ATAIV 40gig and its totally silent (and the Maxtor is OK, I put it in my Quicksilver at work and its fine!!)
<strong>I'll always regret not getting one when they were still being sold. If there ever was a computer to have just for collector history sake, it is that one.</strong><hr></blockquote>
You can have mine for $1,000 then. haha
1GHz G4 and Dual 800Mhz G4
L3 Cache at 512K
L3 Cache at 1.5MB per processor
Max of 1.5GB of PC2700 Ram
200GB Hard drive
ATI 9000 Pro 128MB Video
Superdrive
Al the neccesary I/O ports
A special editon monitor that matches the cube.
If they came out with one of these I would put down $3000 right away to get one.
<strong>I think that they should re introduce the Cube. But instead have the iCube. It should come as follows
1GHz G4 and Dual 800Mhz G4
L3 Cache at 512K
L3 Cache at 1.5MB per processor
Max of 1.5GB of PC2700 Ram
200GB Hard drive
ATI 9000 Pro 128MB Video
Superdrive
Al the neccesary I/O ports
A special editon monitor that matches the cube.
If they came out with one of these I would put down $3000 right away to get one.</strong><hr></blockquote>$3000's too much
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You can have mine for $1,000 then. haha</strong><hr></blockquote>
I may not have mentioned it before, but I didn't have the money prioritized for it then, and the situation is even more dire today.
All I knew, is that I did want one back then.
Just waiting on those Powerlogix 1.2 GHz processors, and my baby's going to fly!