Two pence here. I agree the cube is slow - irritatingly slow at times. But have you seen the G5, it is as big as a small house! I work from home. I bought and still love my cube because it is small, light, silent, and stylish. I am not going to trade this for a big ugly steel box, no matter how fast. I would love a faster machine but nothing in the current mac range even comes close to my criteria, so I expect I shall be sticking with my cube for a long time to come. Chris