Third Party Selling Upgraded G4 Cubes

cybercyph writes "A 3rd party is selling upgraded G4 cubes. The upgraded cubes have a 1.2 GHz G4 processor, GeForce 3 card with 64 MB RAM, 1 GB RAM (upgradable to 1.5) and a 120 GB hard drive! I can't imagine this making Apple too happy..." They are asking $1879, which is comparable to a similarly equipped new G4 from Apple.

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Best of luck to 'em

[inkswamp]

The problem with the cube at the time of its release is the same problem it has now: it's neither-nor. I don't think upgraded cubes will interest anyone, but I wish the folks doing it the best of luck. The cube's problem was that it stradled the gray area between consumer and pro machine. It's not a consumer machine because it's pricey and doesn't come with a monitor. It's not a pro machine because, while it used top-of-the-line components when it came out, it wasn't expandable enough to make pros happy. So it's a niche product within a niche market. I remember seeing an article about how Oprah Winfrey had bought a cube and loved it, and thinking "that's who they will be selling to--wealthy people who like the looks of the machine and don't care if they have to buy a monitor along with it." There are only so many people out there fitting that profile to sell these things to.

BTW, I'm a Mac user and I thought the cube was a great looking machine so no flames for this, thankyouverymuch.