[Cube] Confession...

[Riba]

On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:13 -0600, "George Pepper" <pep27 at mac.com> wrote:
> Well, I hope you keep liking your Mini.  I had a loaded Mini for the  
> time; G4 1.25GHz, 1GB RAM, Superdrive, and the video card ran my  
> 1920x1200 23" CHD display just fine (With an Apple DVI to ADC  
> adaptor).  Problem is, the HD died, and the mean time between failures  
> on those little notebook drives is pretty pathetic compared to a real  
> drive.  Then, there's getting into the thing to do any work. OMG!  In  
> the list of tools you'll need is a PUTTY KNIFE!  It is 180% opposite  
> of the Cube, which is why I'm replacing the Mini with TWO CUBES!
> 
> I plan to repair the Mini at some point, but it is just such a b!*¢&  
> to get into that I'm going to play with my Cubes for a while first.

Yes, that HD is really the weakest point. At some point I may replace it
with a SSD when prices go down. I know about the putty knife. :) I still
wish for a decent Cube replacement, but I doubt we'll see that anytime
soon... :(