Upgrade Mac Cube to G5 Look

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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[ack154]

I just love how it's so small. Apple should market these babies and do another commercial with Yao and MiniMe (don't remember his name), only this time for the G5 instead of the PowerBook.

And yes, the buttons being in English was slightly odd.... But the guy has some serious skillz... yes, skills with a 'z'. Even the little power button added.

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[inimcus]

Someone raised this already, but I think it may need to be addressed more. I don't believe convection works very well when the heat tunnel is placed on it's side. Is there some internal fans that he neglected to show us?

I hope and pray that one day Steve and Ives get this notion of all-in-one computers out of their heads. Mini ATX PCs are really popular. The iMac could seriously benefit by having an AGP slot, processor upgradability and atleast two PCI slots.

I have an iMac DV SE now, and I love it, but I won't even consider buying another one. I love OS X and I will pony up for G5, but many first time buyers are really put off with thought of purchasing a computer that overly limits their options, even if they never would do anything to it.

Apple would hit a home run if they came out with something simular to this as the next iMac.

Re:Heat

[YouHaveSnail]

many first time buyers are really put off with thought of purchasing a computer that overly limits their options, even if they never would do anything to it.

What's your source for that lovely bit of wisdom?

It's my experience that most first time buyers don't know or care what AGP or PCI slots are, or why one might ever want or need to change the processor (whatever that is). Indeed, an essential part of the appeal of all-in-one machines like the iMac and the eMac are that, well, they're all-in-one. You don't have to make a lot of decisions about what to buy, and you don't have to worry about whether all the parts will work together. (That's one reason that Gateway and Dell tend to sell their low-end machines as bundles.)

I recognize that you could add some expansion slots and just not make a big fuss about it so as not to confuse the non-technical customers. But why increase the costs of development and manufacturing to add features that you're specifically planning not to advertise? Small, cheap, expandable: pick two.

My dad just bought an iMac. I suppose that technically he's not a first time buyer, since he bought my first two Macs back in '85 and '87. But this is the first computer he's bought for himself, and it's a perfect choice specifically because he doesn't have to know or worry about anything on the inside. He'll use e-mail, surf, and do research with it, and he'll probably be happy with it for several years to come.

My co-worker also just bought an iMac. Last night, in fact. He's anything but a first time buyer, but he thinks it's a great computer too. He got home from the store late last night and was looking forward to going to bed, but his wife wanted him to set it up. So he essentially took it out of the box and plugged it in, and he was about done. He had to create a user account for her, and plug it into his home network. But that's it. There's an awful lot to be said for that sort of convenience.

Apple would hit a home run if they came out with something simular to this as the next iMac.

Perhaps. But the cube doesn't have much in the way of expansion possibilities either, so I don't think it's really what you're wishing for.

Also, despite great engineering, fantastic presentation, and early raves from the press, the cube was rather a flop for Apple. I'd be surprised to see them do anything close to the cube in the near future.

Re:Back/Next

[dnahelix]

It is most likely because the Japanese start learning English at an early age. A lot of Japanese use English words mixed into their speech frequently, especially computer- and web-centric words. Also, all of text was not in Japanese.

Re:Impresssive

[Chrysophrase]

Not only impressive, but it's sooooo cute! My "want-it-now-level" went off the scale on this one...