[Cube] The Mini is so... small

[William Watson]

If my Cube wasn't still kickin', I'd buy a Mini too, Pep...


On Jul 19, 2005, at 1:32 AM, George Pepper wrote:

> Several years ago on this list we used to get into the "Why did the 
> Cube fail?" and "Why did you buy a Cube?" discussions.  Beside the 
> Cube's never-equalled coolness-factor several people on the list at 
> that time were kinda like me: Didn't want a BUB, didn't need a bunch 
> of expansion slots, etc.  Just wanted a small computer with FireWire, 
> USB, wireless connectivity and other simple requirements.
>
> As for the Cube's dismal performance in the marketplace, it was 
> gloriously over-engineered and therefore very expensive.  IMO, this is 
> a direct result of Steve Job's sentimental attatchment to the design 
> that dates back to his NeXT Cube days (I used one of those back in the 
> early 90's).  Some of us bought it anyway because we recognized the 
> unique superiority of it, but many, MANY potential buyers passed on 
> the Cube because of it's astronomically high price.
>
> Jobs and Apple are not ones for repeating mistakes, and I believe the 
> Mini is what the Cube was SUPPOSED to be: A "no user serviceable parts 
> inside" everyday computer for those of us who still have simple 
> requirements for that task (And enough money to buy multiple computers 
> for other, more intense, applications).  This time, they did it right 
> at a price point that makes sense.  If you get past the sentimentality 
> we all have for the Cube, the Mini is a much better design that makes 
> infinitely more sense commercially.
>
> There is no way to measure how little I care about things like HD seek 
> times and crap like that on my day-to-day computer.  It has only been 
> in the last year or so that the Cube's slow 450MHz processor began to 
> be noticible to me (And, that after I bought an Xserve for recording 
> digital audio: I like overkill as much as the next guy ;^)).
>
> I've been through several love affairs with computers, and I know how 
> these things go.  I had my old NED Synclavier Digital Music System for 
> TWENTY YEARS before it finally got to be too much of a hassle for me.  
> The Cube lasted five, which is better than any girlfriend has ever 
> done ;^).
>
> I'll remember it fondly, but the Mini is the day-to-day box for me now.
>
> Pep
>
>
> On Monday, July 18, 2005, at 08:29PM, Michael Pearson 
> <pearsonmw at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> I gave a Mac Mini to my Mom for her birthday. It's a good low cost 
>> option and it blows away a stock Cube. For under $500 it is a great 
>> Mac with plenty of performance for everyday tasks.
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