<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>Greetings: The one processor that has gone unmentioned here is the one in my Cube.<DIV>Several years(!) ago now I installed the Sonnet Dual 500 Mhz PowerPC 7400 G4, p/n SG4D-500.<BR></DIV><DIV>AltiVec "Velocity Engine" Processors; 64K- Level 1 Cache; 1MB- Level 2 Cache.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>All I can say is it has been flawless, and a joy to use. I also updated the HD to a Seagate 80GB Ultra ATA;</DIV><DIV>I'm using the large heat-sink GeForce2 MX; max Ram at 1.5GB; the OEM Matshita cd-rom/dvd-rom;</DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">and <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">of course</SPAN> the very quite Panasonic Panaflo base fan for insurance.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>When Apple first released the Mini I bought one, but quickly realized it could not match</DIV><DIV>the 'slower' dual processor Cube in responsiveness. So I sold the Mini and kept the Cube.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Only now, since I've inherited a Dual 1.25 FW800 am I thinking about selling my great D500 Cube.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regards, JWD</DIV></BODY></HTML>