[Cube] Cube Digest, Vol 57, Issue 2

[George Pepper]

I disagree with this.

I replaced my original G4 450 Cube with a G4 1.25GHz Mini.  The laptop  
spec drive on the Mini failed within two years.  So, I bought another  
G4 450 Cube off of eBay, put 1.5GB of RAM and a Twin View in it,  
hooked it up to a lucite 23" Cinema HD Display, and am again happy as  
a clam.  I also got the small Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard, a  
MiniStack external drive and USB/Firewire hub (With the D-Link  
Bluetooth dongle), plus the Mighty Mouse with it.  It runs OS X  
10.4.11 flawlessly, is quieter than the Mini (Still no fan), and  
replacing drives when they fail is easy.  Of course, it has an  
original AirPort card, so it connects via my AirPort Extreme BS  
flawlessly, even with my newer computers connected at the same time (I  
actually have an original G4 400 TiBook also, which is still mint and  
going strong).

As a backup to my primary system and an entertainment system in my  
bedroom, it's perfect.  I even have the old Firewire version of EyeTV  
and my Sat system running into it, so I watch TV on it when I'm in  
bed.  Lastly, I moved my old Digidesign M-Box to it, and it runs  
ProTools LE 7.4 perfectly as well, letting me record basic tracks in  
my bedroom for a change of environment from my main recording system.

The Cube is the coolest computer Apple ever made.  The Mini isn't.

As far as the processor upgrade, I think the SLOWEST Sonnet that will  
allow OS X 10.5 to run on the Cube - the 1.2GHz - would be the way to  
go.  The faster the hotter.  I see those pop up on eBay every now and  
then, but always at a time when I'm short on cash in my PayPal  
account.  LOL!

Pep

On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Christian Leue wrote:

> in my humble opinion, you should not proceed with the upgrade. Spend  
> the money on a Mini (which you'll be able to put to (quietly  
> humming) productive use for a better part of the next decade again)  
> and sell the Cube to a collector on eBay or keep it, but then  
> relegate it as a memorable conversation piece.
>
> No matter how cool the Cube was nine years ago, no matter how much  
> we adore and respect its designers and engineers for what milestones  
> were achieved with it at it's time; technology has changed and we  
> should move on.
>
> Cheers,
> Christian
>
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