When you look at the price of the Mac mini vs upgrading the Cube, I think the Apple Dealer is right. A local Apple dealer (to me) has a Cube for $450. A couple hundred dollars more and you have a "mini" with all the bells and whistles. It supports all the latest technology. For information regarding Cube vs Mini Visit: http://www.barefeats.com/mini01.html And: http://www.atpm.com/11.05/cube.shtml For information regarding Cube upgrades Visit: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/accelerators/PowerLogix/PowerForce-G4-Cube/ Here is the results of the Google Search I did to get the results noted above, plus much more. http://www.google.com/search?q=Macintosh+Cube+Upgrades&hl=en&hs=sLy&lr=&clie nt=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&start=10&sa=N Gary