123macmini.com— "There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony's Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see."
Nov 2, 2006View in Crawl 4
I guess kudos to this guy, but to me this looks like:1. A great way to destroy a nice G4 Cube.2. A great way to make a Mac mini bigger.Personally I wouldn't want to do either of those things.
I wish Apple would bring back the Cube.I already have a 20" widescreen monitor so getting an iMac is kind of a waste - so I'd like an Apple desktop with more ease of expansion + power than a Mini, but no so much the need for a beast like a Mac Pro. Very cool DIY job.
it already had a SATA drive, they just replaced it with a much larger drive, which may or may not spin faster than the 5400rpm that the original disk does.
I'd like a "cube" mini as a "hacker" mac. 2x DVI out with intel graphics to keep it cheap. 2x 16x PCI express fo rupgrades to the Mac Pro cards. Expresscard 34 like the notebooks. I could live without firewire 800, but include all the wireless the current mini has. Add to that some extra USB ports... the full 6 the chipset supports, placed in clever places... some on top, sides, bottom, for things like TV tuners. Lastly, a big enough power supply to drive it... again, perhaps allowing a dual external bricks, or drop the Mac Pro PS in directly. Note, the idea would be to keep the same parts they use now, just open it up for the PC crowd to get interested! Bonus points if they made it one single line that parts were upgradeable from year to year... they could make a killing.
drlhaNov 2, 2006
I guess kudos to this guy, but to me this looks like:1. A great way to destroy a nice G4 Cube.2. A great way to make a Mac mini bigger.Personally I wouldn't want to do either of those things.
Closed AccountNov 3, 2006
lol what a piece of trash.
diuleiNov 3, 2006
I wish Apple would bring back the Cube.I already have a 20" widescreen monitor so getting an iMac is kind of a waste - so I'd like an Apple desktop with more ease of expansion + power than a Mini, but no so much the need for a beast like a Mac Pro. Very cool DIY job.
rhesuspieces00Nov 3, 2006
Dude, the iMacs have video out! Two monitors rules!
doorman444Nov 3, 2006
so lets see what you can come up with genius
nofxjunkeeNov 3, 2006
it already had a SATA drive, they just replaced it with a much larger drive, which may or may not spin faster than the 5400rpm that the original disk does.
irregardlessNov 3, 2006
Weird. I was think just yesterday that this would be cool. And then it happened. Thanks internet!
mabhatterNov 3, 2006
I'd like a "cube" mini as a "hacker" mac. 2x DVI out with intel graphics to keep it cheap. 2x 16x PCI express fo rupgrades to the Mac Pro cards. Expresscard 34 like the notebooks. I could live without firewire 800, but include all the wireless the current mini has. Add to that some extra USB ports... the full 6 the chipset supports, placed in clever places... some on top, sides, bottom, for things like TV tuners. Lastly, a big enough power supply to drive it... again, perhaps allowing a dual external bricks, or drop the Mac Pro PS in directly. Note, the idea would be to keep the same parts they use now, just open it up for the PC crowd to get interested! Bonus points if they made it one single line that parts were upgradeable from year to year... they could make a killing.