[CUBE] G5 Upgrades In G4 Macs WILL NEVER HAPPEN

[Michael Greenberg]

Hi Kunga,
I think irresponsible is kind of harsh. I sort of agree with what you are
saying and I sort of don't.

Yeah I think it could be done, but as to your point it does lose some of
it's appeal. But there also comes a point where I think processor speeds hit
a point where it really doesn't pay for an individual to throw down a huge
chunk of change.

I mean it would be cool and all to have one, but there comes a point where
you have to consider feasibility.

Anyways, I think Laurie makes a good point. If there is a market for G5
processors then they'll be out there. The bottom line is will they be
profitable. Don't forget this is a business :)

My 2 Cents,
Michael

On 7/28/03 6:38 AM, "Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:

> Laurie Duncan said. "... Someone will put a G5 in a Cube. I guarantee
> it."
> 
> Pardon my French but this is a highly irresponsible thing to say.
> Anyone who understands the G5 knows that it will NEVER be in a 2000
> Cube. G5 is totally incompatible with all G4 motherboards. Not gonna
> happen. There are NEVER going to be G5 upgrades for any G4 Macs. I
> guarantee it.
> 
> But what might happen is an Apple resurrection of the Cube as a new G5
> product once they can figure out how to cool a mobile G5 system
> convectively or with one very quiet fan perhaps late next year or in
> 2005.
> 
> 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.
> 
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> 
> On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 02:42  AM, Tom Hostler wrote:
> 
>> <http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,59764,00.html?
> 
> 
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