Actually, the fact that the low-end machine is now at 1GHz single processor makes me feel more like upgrading my Cube. I can get near-equal performance from an upgrade to my Cube for $525. And I'm sure that, no matter what they've done, the Cube will still be quieter - and definitely smaller. I suppose it's a matter of perspective... On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 08:28 PM, Neil Goldstein wrote: > I'm wondering now with the new Macs price drops and purported quiet > performance, along with the delay in getting the faster processor > upgrades for the Cube...well, this seems to put some pressure on giving > some affordable processor upgrade prices for us Cubists. With all due > respect for Powerlogix, this has changed the equation for me, assuming > these new Macs are as quiet as reported...