[CUBE] Cube upgrades vs. new Powermac

[Alex M]

Unfortunately, I've been thinking the same thing :-(

I wondered about getting a 1.4ghz upgrade, and I'd be able to stay with OS
9, but with a new G5, OS X is the only option. I want to get the most power
out of the machine as possible as I'm really getting into multitracking
audio and video stuff.

I also don't want much noise with it either! I remember when I had a B&W G3
- it seemed so loud over the cube! and I'm sure most things will sound loud.

Anyone any other ideas???

Alex



on 19/4/2004 5:41 PM, Chip Everts at chipeverts at mac.com wrote:

> Hi Cubists.
> 
> I started thinking the unthinkable. I might sell my cube. I'm itching
> for expandability (more hard drive space and less external devices).
> 
> But I'm still thinking in the corner of my mind about upgrading my
> stock 500Mhz cube. I really can't afford a DP G5 right now, so I was
> looking at the DP 1.25 G4 towers. I'm sure my cube would feel like a
> new machine with a 1.2  upgrade, new hard drive, and maxed out RAM.
> 
> But is it worth it?
> 
> Has anyone had consistent success with the hack to allow bigger hard
> drives in their cubes?
> 
> Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm always willing to look at the
> cheaper route and/or the most bang for my buck.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chip
> 
>