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Apple PowerMac G4 Cube (450MHz PowerPC G4 Processor, 64MB RAM, 20GB Hard Drive)Platform: Mac OS 9 and below
Brand: Apple
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Great machine [Posted on 2004-06-11]
My only complaint about the cube is that Apple stopped making them. I love that it is small, and silent, the way a computer should be.
A COMPUTER OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER [Posted on 2004-10-11]
The Apple Cube is without a doubt the most beautiful computer ever made. As soon as I saw it in 2001 I knew I had to have one. Apple had already stopped production so I found one on eBay for 2000 bucks. I have never regretted it. I maxxed out the RAM to 2 Gig as soon as I got it. Since then I have put in a much larger hardrive and a superdrive CD/DVD burner with good results. It is running the latest OS X, Panther and I plan to put Tiger on as soon as it is out. It is dead silent as it has no fan. I have it up on some nice teak wood blocks to improve the convection cooling though it had never run hot it just looks good up there. I run it 24/7 as a iTunes jukebox airported to the rest of the house and whatever else I want to compute as well. Irony that just now 5 years later I am seeing PC cubes coming out, only they are UGLY. I would highly recommend this computer to anyone of taste.
Nice machine, enjoyed it for three years. [Posted on 2004-11-07]
I purchased this machine in 2001 as a used item. If one researches for this machine, this model definitely has a cult following.
This machine still is very pricey, but that is the factor of design. It lacks an audio input, which can be solved by spending money on a connector. The supplied Harman International (Harman Kardon) speakers have sound much left to be desired - use a USB audio reciever or other sound device. The ATI Rage AGP video card is quite fine for the time it was released in (Summer 2000), but games is not this machine's great forte. The card is upgradeable, but most on the market are too large to cram into the nice, tissue-box designed case. The machine has no fan within, but has a massive heat sink and the design allows convection to occur.
I'm not a big Mac fan, since I use everything availible, but this machine is a niche product. This design can be classified as a "shuttle" or portable computer, but the external power supply (transformer) and the lack of a handle (since it is not an iMac) makes it what it is.
What I like about using a Mac is the software is easily obtainable at a school, at least in our area; however, I do not like the sales practices many people or companies use (greed driven); to sum that up, rarely free software.
I did not choose this machine for its looks though, since in our area, retail Macs were and still not prevalent in our area and bought it for the fact that it was a Mac, real cheap (at the time), and on sale!
The machine originally released at a price no one would want to touch. The machine is still to this day, overpriced. But with all the modifications, it's worth a project.
My Cube [Posted on 2005-01-30]
In 2000 I decided to finally break down and get a computer. Everyone said get a Dell, get a Dell so I got a dell. I got it in the mail, set it up, and crash. Called help. Reinstalled software. Ok for a few days then crash. Anyway, after three weeks of this I returned the Dell and bought a G4 Cube. I love my Cube. All I have ever had to do is add memory and a bigger HD. Runs Panther like a charm. It's so QUIET. And it's purty. I think so! (although the mini has been catching my eye) This really has been a very stable, reliable computer. Even with the original processor I am able to do pretty much everything I want to (photo's, music). It's kinda like driving a neat old sportscar.
A love letter after four and a half years [Posted on 2006-12-05]
The Cube on my desk has outlasted two monitors, seen the
arrival of wireless technology, linked itself with (and outlived)
two laptops, three digital cameras and three scanners.
It has been repaired once for less than $100. and the RAM
upgraded.
I realize that there is no longer much of a market for
these remarkable machines, but I'm writing this review simply
to get the chance to acknowledge a job very well done.
Do you know of any other computers that get love letters in
their old age?
--Lynn Hoffman, author of THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINE and
the forthcoming novel bang BANG from Kunati Books.ISBN 9781601640005
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