[CUBE] Cube upgrades vs. new Powermac

[Robert Everts]

Thanks.
That's a good comparison to the eMac. With the even cheaper superdrive 1.25Ghz model, it's quite a bargain.
 
On Monday, April 19, 2004, at 02:05PM, Michael Swale <swale at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>I'll be upgrading my Cube this week, I'll try some bench marks to my other
>Mac's 17in 1ghz Powerbook, and 1.25ghz Power Mac.
>
>The total cost so far is less then the new eMac and should be faster.
>
>When I'm done....
>1.4ghz G4   $500
>1.5gig ram (already have)  $200ish?
>80gig WD 7500 RPM drive with 8mb cache $150
>G-force 2 32mb video (stock card)  $0
>
>Mike
>
>
>> 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
>> 
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