[CUBE] G5 Upgrades In G4 Macs WILL NEVER HAPPEN

[David Lambourn]

On Monday, Jul 28, 2003, at 11:38 Europe/London, Kunga wrote:

> One thing for sure, G4 Cubes running at 500 MHz are still plenty fast 
> for basic communications work. I see stock Cubes with 32MB video cards 
> lasting the rest of our lives for word processing, iLife, mail, 
> internet, light video editing and DVD creation. 500 MHz Cubes meet FCP 
> 3 & 4 minimums for Real Time editing. SuperDrives can be added 
> externally or internally. Once you add a faster processor, you must 
> add a fan and there goes a lot of Cube's appeal - dead silence. It is 
> in this silence that many of us find the greatest joy in sticking with 
> Cubes.

I have come to agree.  I put a Sonnet 800 in, ran it for a fortnight, 
then took it out again and that's how it'll stay.

D.