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Upgrade Mac Cube to G5 Look

Posted by timothy on from the one-picture-thousand-words dept.

ExCEPTION writes "This Japanese guy upgraded his Mac Cube to G5 all by himself. Well, not really an upgrade, just the case." Apple should pay (or hire) this guy.

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  1. Impresssive by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is VERY well-done and impressive.

    Based upon the final photographs, I honestly could easily mistake this for a 'real' Apple product.

    This quality of this is WAY above the normal case-modding job. Not only does it add style, it adds functionality and usability by adding the handles and front USB ports.

    In addition, the motherboard looks like it's UPSIDE DOWN. This could have a serious impact upon the cooling of the processor. See here for a picture of the back of the REAL cube.

    A minor sidenote: How on earth did he drill the holes in the side panels? They are definitely not pre-drilled as shown by the pattern of holes around the cutouts for the power button, CD drive, and USB hub.

    All in all, while I held nothing against the original design of the Cube, and I absolutely hate the design of the G5, this mod-job is very impressive, and I like it a lot. Kudos.

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  2. He should go to the CPL by Dr+Reducto · · Score: 1, Insightful

    This guy is a mawd gawd! I have only seen one or two mods in my life that lived up to this guy's vision.

  3. Re:Wow by redJag · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We've had *much* lesser quality mods posted on Slashdot before. This mod is beautiful. I don't really see what you're problem is..

  4. Just imagine by Artifex · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If Apple had gone to the cheese-grater look back then, they wouldn't have had to abandon the "cube" concept over such a silly thing as the clear plastic getting hairline internal cracks over time.

    What with the rising popularity of SFF and Mini-ITX showing that compactness is starting to matter more to hobbyists, it would be interesting to see the market effects of a reintroduction.

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  5. Its side ways: gonna roast by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since the plugs that were on the bottom of the cube are now on the back side of this puppy (and the top side on-button is now on the front) its pretty clear this thing is sideways. Since the cube was cooled only by convection this thing is gonna roast.

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  6. difference by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't think anyone has ever taken a few days old dell and modified the case in the style of today's dell, and if someone did, I don't think anyone would care.

    Crazy mac users.

  7. Well... by vasqzr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The difference here is the fact that it's a Mac, not a PC.

    I mean compare the two:

    Laptop
    Apple Dell

    Desktop
    Apple Dell

    MP3 Player
    Apple Dell

    Monitor
    Apple Dell

    The bottom line is, most Macintosh computers are aesthetically pleasing as they are functional. Modern-day works of art, if you will. Most PC's are still plain, square, boxes. At least, for better or for worse, they're not all beige anymore.

  8. Can we use this as a standard? by BiOFH · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So no stories on lame-ass mods with neon tubes and perspex and decals and bondo from now on? If they don't approach this level of care, design and planning, then I don't wanna see em.

    This is the gold standard of mods, IMHO.

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