G4 Cubes and some people's obsessions.

mr. macintosh · January 20, 2003 3:07PM

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.

low-fi · January 20, 2003 3:20PM

Just...because

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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ricky · January 20, 2003 4:10PM

Probably because there will never be anything else like it ever made. I love my Cube.

eman · January 20, 2003 4:18PM

Just take a look at it. It's better looking than your iMac IMO.

ijerry · January 20, 2003 5:28PM

[quote]Originally posted by Mr. Macintosh:

I in fact I would even sell it for the right price...<hr></blockquote>

How much is the "right price?"

mr. macintosh · January 20, 2003 5:55PM

[quote]Originally posted by ijerry:



How much is the "right price?"<hr></blockquote>

$1,000

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cubedude · January 20, 2003 6:07PM

I like it for the quietness(not anymore thanks to a 1394 drive), form factor, and the "toaster" CDRW. That, and I didn't have room for a tower.

logan cale · January 20, 2003 6:12PM

Ha!

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2301837417&category=14 912" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2301837417&category=14 912</a>

mr. macintosh · January 20, 2003 6:13PM

[quote]Originally posted by Mr. Macintosh:



$1,000<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

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low-fi · January 20, 2003 7:27PM

How much to buy the graphics card out of that separately Mr. Macintosh?

low-fi

mrmister · January 20, 2003 8:19PM

Erm...I don't think coolness DID win, or they'd still be making the Cube, my friend.

mr. macintosh · January 20, 2003 8:22PM

[quote]Originally posted by mrmister:

Erm...I don't think coolness DID win, or they'd still be making the Cube, my friend.<hr></blockquote>

Coolness won out over the people who DID buy them.

g3joel · January 21, 2003 3:39AM

They make awesome headless servers! Because of its quietness, size and aesthetics you could put it in any room in the house. I want one.

thereubster · January 21, 2003 9:08AM

I have had my Cube for 7 months now and even though i just lost my hard drive to the infamous "Maxtor/G4 controller error" I can happily say its the best computer I've ever owned. I doubt I'll ever sell it

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!!)

randycat99 · January 21, 2003 3:33PM

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.

mr. macintosh · January 21, 2003 4:06PM

[quote]Originally posted by Randycat99:

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.<hr></blockquote>

You can have mine for $1,000 then. haha

altivec_2.0 · January 21, 2003 4:35PM

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.

eman · January 21, 2003 9:40PM

[quote]Originally posted by Altivec_2.0:

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.<hr></blockquote>$3000's too much

serrano · January 21, 2003 10:30PM

If you have to ask, you'll never know.

randycat99 · January 21, 2003 11:13PM

[quote]Originally posted by Mr. Macintosh:



You can have mine for $1,000 then. haha<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.

overhope · January 23, 2003 11:48AM

I got myself in hock to have one, and I still love it: everyone who sees it still gets the wow factor, and now that I've cleaned up the rat's nest of cables I've got the spangliest setup I could ever want.

Just waiting on those Powerlogix 1.2 GHz processors, and my baby's going to fly!

G4 Cubes and some people's obsessions.

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