Talk:Power Mac G4 Cube
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The correct name for this model is "Power Mac G4 Cube" and not "Power Macintosh G4 Cube." Apple no longer uses the "Macintosh" trademark in its model names. -Astrovan
- Good catch, but next time please use the "Move this page" feature to transfer the entire article with its edit history to the new name. Because you moved the page manually, an admin will now have to delete this page and remove the page properly. (Hey sysops, please do that!). —Ed Cormany 04:18, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Wasn't there a G3 cube as well? I think mine is a G3 cube. Notinasnaid 14:36, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- No, not that they ever sold, AFAICT. (Why do you think yours is a G3?)
I stand corrected. More research correctly my flawed memory. Notinasnaid
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[edit] Remove this Line?
I was reading the Power Mac G4 Cube article and I came across this line of text that put up some red flags in my mind.
"Apple's previous statement indicated that there was a slim possibility of Cube production being resumed in the future, and it would appear that the Mac mini has succeeded the Cube as a small, screenless computer. If this is true, it would be another example of Apple creating a product before its time like the Newton PDA."
I for one find this sentence to be irreverent and self promoting. It has no real purpose other than to shine some lime light on Apple and how they are "before their time".
I for one do not see how them popularizing the silent computer is ahead of their time.
Thank you.
Kenta 04:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. its not that it was 'before its time', its that it was over-priced. the mac mini sold well because it was the cheapest mac ever. the cube was more than an equivilant system that had a screen. yeah i'm removing that line. Bungalowbill 15:21, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The cat anecdote ...
Anybody have source material on that?
- I don't, but let's google. --Roeme 20:21, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
- Just some information that the power switch could be a little too trigger-happy: http://www.macminute.com/cgi-bin/wwwthreads/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=general&Number=3020&page=20&view=collapsed&sb=6&o=0&part= --Roeme 20:23, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV
Hey, the Cube has some advantages, Point "Inconviniences" should be renamed accordingly and balanced out with conviniences. Even though there already some outlined in the text. --Roeme 20:21, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
I would add that the whole section is idiotic. Clearly added by a moron with no idea about computers, let alone the Cube. You forgot about the inconvenience of sticking your fingers in the power socket. Also don't forget the inconvenience of throwing the Cube at people; it can really hurt. Oh and you can see through the casing which is an inconvenience if you're only partially sighted, because you don't get to enjoy it like able-bodied persons.
Great work everyone.
[edit] Design ==> References in Culture
I renamed the section to summarize what the paragraph is actually talking about--a list of random TV shows and a novel in which the G4 Cube appears. The quote from the book was also entirely unnecessary. What did any of this have to do with the history, motivation, or other decisions behind design of the cube? 100DashSix (talk) 15:16, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
