[CUBE] New macs & processor upgrades

[FrankG]

Upgrading a CUBE or buying an old cube VS a new tower?

Buy  the new tower!

We love our CUBES yes we do- And we'll do almost anything to keep them 
up to date.
But at some point we will all have to give them up maybe for the 4ghz 
processor and the 800 Firewire
and faster buses and faster RAM and the Super Drives and everything 
else Apple will improve on in the coming years.

Buy the Tower and make the coming years easier on yourself to make 
those upgrades due to come.
FrankG


On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 11:58 AM, DBoone wrote:

> 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...
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> Check out the Cube email list FAQ
>> http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Cube.html
>>
>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Cube-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
>> <Cube-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Need help from a real person? Try.  
>> <Cube-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>>
>> ----------
>> $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your 
>> Mac ISP
>> Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire!   
>> http://macinternetaccess.com
>>
>> T3Hub  |  3 Port USB Hub weighs less than an ounce!
>> Dr. Bott|   <http://www.drbott.com/prod/T3Hub.html>
>>
>> Cyberian   | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
>> Outpost    | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
>>
>> ADC Extension | Extend the built in cable of your flat panel by 10 ft.
>> Dr. Bott    |    <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ADCExtension.html>
>
>
> ----------
> Check out the Cube email list FAQ
> http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Cube.html
>
> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Cube-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to 
> <Cube-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Need help from a real person? Try.  
> <Cube-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>
> ----------
> $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your 
> Mac ISP
> Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire!   
> http://macinternetaccess.com
>
>  T3Hub  |  3 Port USB Hub weighs less than an ounce!
> Dr. Bott|   <http://www.drbott.com/prod/T3Hub.html>
>
>    Cyberian   | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
>    Outpost    | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
>
> ADC Extension | Extend the built in cable of your flat panel by 10 ft.
>   Dr. Bott    |    <http://www.drbott.com/prod/ADCExtension.html>
>