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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. 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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