[Cube] upgrade

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The processor upgrade business is dying fast. I used a OWC processor and hard drive to make the cube an adequate machine for most tasks. MJ


  


--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Stefan <no-spam at punkt-x.de> wrote:

> From: Stefan <no-spam at punkt-x.de>
> Subject: Re: [Cube] upgrade
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's Cube." <cube at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2009, 1:26 PM
> > I've recently acquired a Cube (woohoo!) and would
> like to upgrade the processor.  The only place I've
> found is OWC, but they have only a couple choices.  Any
> suggestions for other places to buy (new or used)?
> > Thanx,
> > V Mabus
> 
> 
> Congratulations,
> 
> a good used machinery :-)
> 
> Over here in germany several cube owners seem to get tired
> of there beloved objects.
> This week someone offered his with 1.2 GHz upgrade, 1,25 GB
> RAM and 120 GB HD for 300 Euros.
> 
> I think that's a quite fair price.
> 
> So my advice is to look for a used one with a proc upgrade
> built in.
> 
> The monster CPUs (surely fast) are quite too expensive.
> In germany they are offered at about 40% of a new iMac
> 24", only the CPU!
> That's a non realistic price, IMHO.
> 
> Question: Why not using the cube with original speed and
> Mac OS 9??
> With exception of actual and differentiated browsers (and
> special OS-X gimmicks) everything else is possible with very
> comfortable speedŠ
> 
> Stefan
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