[CUBE] Cube upgrades vs. new Powermac

[Michael Swale]

Right now at work I have a G4 Quicksilver. This is the loudest Mac I have
ever used! It puts out so much with noise it isn't even funny.

The G5 has 9 fans, but they are a lot more quiet then the older G4's.

Even my G4 PowerBook is louder then my Cube once the fan kicks in.

Mike


> If you are used to the silence of the cube, it is advisable to listen
> to the G4 unit 1st. They have been
> dubbed "wind tunnel" for a good reason. Co-worker uses DP 800something
> Mhz in an office and I can
> hear it out in the "common" area. Fan speed also varies w/CPU usage (it
> DOES get louder).
> Can't speak for the G5, but I understand fans are software controlled
> for silence. Ditto for the 1Ghz iMac.
> True, the cube is aging but, as Riba mentioned, 450 Mhz and the
> psychological (for me) speed gain of adding
> a 7200RPM hard drive is fine for me   Rod
> 
> On Apr 20, 2004, at 2:43 AM, Riba wrote:
> 
>> Anyway, if you absolutely need expandability to do some real work, I'd
>> get that G4 tower (I think they are cheapish now), but I would
>> definitely keep the Cube, but that's just me.
>> 
>>> Any thoughts would be appreciated. I'm always willing to look at the
>>> cheaper route and/or the most bang for my buck.
>> 
>> It sure is weird to hear this from a Cube owner ;)
> 
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