> I keep my Cube in the bedroom, it sits there permanently on, sleeping > silently until needed, then it's instantly on. What other computer > can do that? Exactly what we do, and this is my favorite feature. Once we upgraded the HD with a Seagate Barracuda, I fell in love with the silence. I am in no hurry to upgrade, but I know technology will march on. I hope that one day I will have a small beautiful silent desktop option from the great minds at Apple. I feel lucky to still be getting the additional miles on it these days, and I also will find some use for it when it finally becomes obsolete for my needs.