[CUBE] New macs & processor upgrades

[DBoone]

The new Power Macs present a real dilemma to those like me not owning a Cube
setup but wanting one. The cost to upgrade a stock Cube (to: 1GHz processor,
60 GB HD, combo drive, & accelerated graphics card) to the level of the
$1500 entry level Power Mac is somewhere around $1,100. That doesn¹t leave
much - $400 - for purchasing the Cube (& probably OS X as well).  Most of
these are going for between $600 - $900 on eBay and elsewhere.

Of course, having a Cube allows you to put your machine on TOP of the desk,
instead of hiding it underneath. That¹s got to be worth something.

DBoone

> From: Richard Rodman <richard.rodman at verizon.net>
> Reply-To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:47:40 -0500
> To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [CUBE] New macs & processor upgrades
> 
> 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...
> 
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