For those that may be interested, despite the price tag, there are 2 discount options from MCE posted today (effective Mar 31) on cubeowner.com for readers. You get a choice of $30 off (pay $419), or get iLife (iDVD 3) free via rebate coupon with purchase of the drive at full retail price ($449). Laurie -- AOL IM/iChat: cubeownernyc http://www.cubeowner.com Home of The Mac Cube FAQ! On 3/27/03 9:57 AM, sumbera at mac.com added a note to the human symphony, when this was said: > Except for the fact that that's the same price they advertise for all > the other slot loading Superdrive upgrades. > > > On Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 08:50 AM, Riba wrote: > >>>> >>>> authentic vinyl case for FREE! That's right! And it's backed with our >>>> seal of approval and our 2 month lifetime warranty. >>> >>> LOL, Jesse... :-) >>> >>> What's with the Cube price tag on this thing? What makes it Cube >>> specific? >> >> You answered it yourself - the price tag is exactly what it makes it >> Cube specific.