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billybob128 · May 22, 2003, 01:03 PM

hey i was plannin on gettin a powermac but there is that one thing called price standin in the way s i was just readin about a cube and thought wether they are any good compared to somethin like an 800 g4 imac or even if it would be concievable to put a 1GHz in a cube or even a higher spec.

would i have to upgrade any other compopnents if i decided to do this

starman · May 22, 2003, 01:12 PM

I just got a Cube and love it.

Try here:

http://www.cubeowner.com (grr..down at the moment)

Check here: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com

It's speed isn't bad, but definitely noticably slower than a 1GHz TiBook.

Mike

C.J. Moof · May 23, 2003, 08:13 PM

Cubes are just plain beautiful. Mine has an 800Mhz G4 in it now, and could go up to 1.2 ghz.

billybob128 · May 24, 2003, 03:22 AM

so did you upgraqde it yourself and if so how much approx are the 1.2GHz boards (if you no)
thanks

michaelb · May 24, 2003, 07:37 AM

The Cube was a work of art. It's great that Cube enthusiasts have kept them viable with processor upgrades.

Although I haven't upgraded mine, it's still very useful as a headless server and for occasional use testing native Mac OS 9 (which won't run on the dual G4).

I still get a tingle every time I see it on my desk. The Cube is one of the all time classic computers.

C.J. Moof · May 27, 2003, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by billybob128:
so did you upgraqde it yourself and if so how much approx are the 1.2GHz boards (if you no)
thanks

Did the upgrade myself, took about 2 hours. The Powerlogix upgrades come with a decent DVD documenting the process- it's much better than a printed page to see what's going on.

1.2 is about $500- search over at macsales.com for some fair pricing and good service.

yoyoman · May 27, 2003, 12:01 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by C.J. Moof:
Did the upgrade myself, took about 2 hours. The Powerlogix upgrades come with a decent DVD documenting the process- it's much better than a printed page to see what's going on.

1.2 is about $500- search over at macsales.com for some fair pricing and good service. [/QUOTE

The cube is nice. If it had a super drive or combo drive that would be cool. Also if it had a bigger video card. What about fire wire 800 in it and bluetooth/802.11g hehe

Just ideas.

starman · May 27, 2003, 02:14 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by yoyoman:

Originally posted by C.J. Moof:
Did the upgrade myself, took about 2 hours. The Powerlogix upgrades come with a decent DVD documenting the process- it's much better than a printed page to see what's going on.

1.2 is about $500- search over at macsales.com for some fair pricing and good service. [/QUOTE

The cube is nice. If it had a super drive or combo drive that would be cool. Also if it had a bigger video card. What about fire wire 800 in it and bluetooth/802.11g hehe

Just ideas.

It does.

Mike

billybob128 · May 27, 2003, 02:40 PM

so did u do those mods then or/and are they easy to do

icruise · May 27, 2003, 02:53 PM

Since when is the cube a peripheral?

billybob128 · May 27, 2003, 03:30 PM

i no this should have been in the powermac forum but at the time i was too tired and bord with this crappy dialup connection to go out of here and into powermac so i put it up here

yoyoman · May 27, 2003, 08:49 PM

Originally posted by starman:
It does.

Mike

no blue tooth no 802.11g and no fire wire 800 and what is the video card. 32 or 16 I forget. Does the upgrade have it.

moreno · May 27, 2003, 08:49 PM

Since when is the cube a peripheral?

LOLOLOLO

bstieritz · May 27, 2003, 11:59 PM

I always though the cubes were the coolest computers around . . . and they seem very reliable.

Plus you get the satisfaction of knowing you have the same system as "Patsy" from the tv show "Ab. Fab."

cheers,
brian

michaelb · May 28, 2003, 03:13 AM

Originally posted by bstieritz:
Plus you get the satisfaction of knowing you have the same system as "Patsy" from the tv show "Ab. Fab."

I shouldn't admit to knowing this, but I *think* the Cube was in Eddie's kitchen and mainly used by Saphy (of course, she's the geek!).

There were also lots of bubblegum iMacs at Eddie's office (along with the plasma screens, designer conference table, etc).

As for Patsy, is she likely to have used one for anything more than stubbing out a cigarette?!
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10 bucks says you're from the UK, Canada, or Australia!

x user · May 28, 2003, 11:03 PM

I had a Cube for almost a year. GREAT computer, never missed a beat, and I pushed it hard.

starman · May 30, 2003, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by bstieritz:
I always though the cubes were the coolest computers around . . . and they seem very reliable.

Plus you get the satisfaction of knowing you have the same system as "Patsy" from the tv show "Ab. Fab."

cheers,
brian

Oh, that's right. I totally forgot about that.

Such a great show.

Mike