[CUBE] PM G4 Cube - Upgrade or not!?

[Michael Swale]

Mine has only been installed for about a week now.....

Speed, it boots up in 20sec, always wakes up from sleep, and has never
locked up at all. I went out and got Halo and it have been playing with high
graphics and still not issues, heat is also lower then stock, due to the
fan, it really keeps things cool.

Noise is still nill, I can hear the new 7200rpm drive, but never the fan
that is constant on.

You do have to install the firmware updates first, the cube will not work
with out them. 

I have no OS 9 experience, that has been LONG gone from my Mac's.

While it is expensive, it is still cheaper then a new Mac, and I must say it
is faster then the new 20in iMac 1.25 we have at work.

My cube....
1.35 PL
7200RPM WD 80gig with8mb cashe
1.5gig ram
G-force 2 (stock card)

Mike


> Listers,
> 
> I finaly afforded the money to upgrade my PM G4 Cube, but I'm still (a bit)
> hesitant regarding the upgrade.
> Knowing that nowadays PL has the speedest chip in the upgrade market for Cubes
> (1,35GHz), I've decided that once I am decided, I'll buy one from them. So I
> would first like to have YOUR feedback... nice people who've upgraded (or not)
> and is willing to share some wise advice.
> 
> Do 1,35GHz upgraded PM G4 Cubes wake up from sleep properly?
> As I can't seem to find additional info on this, do we have to press CUDA
> button before the first start up?
> I still have the need of (rarely) booting up in Mac OS 9 so, do the firmware
> upgrade (provided by PL) works?
> Is the fan provided by PL (noise) noticeable, or is it normal/discreet? And is
> there a way to put the fan working only above certain (risky) temperature(s),
> or does it have to stay working all the time (while not asleep)?
> 
> As always, thanks in advance.
> 
> LM
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