The Cube-Zone : G4 Cube forever!

07/15/02

Mac World New York a year ago.

Before the beginning of MWNY 2002, we have decided to make a summary of MWNY 2001.The Cube-Zone was there last year. Walking in New York, one could see Apple ads everywhere. Small I love NY (mmm I Apple NY....), big ones and even giant iBook ads.

The second day (18th of July), the keynote took place and the Expo was opened to the Public. Everybody could see the new products that were supposed to ship (PowerMac G4 and iMacs). Once again Steve Jobs surprised us with several new products....Well.... in fact he did not.... everybody had seen the new towers on the Web, including on the Cube-Zone.

Steve Jobs also introduced three new iMacs. As expected, the new iMacs did not have a TFT screen. The three iMacs came in 3 colors : indigo, graphite and the ugly snow. Flower power and blue dalmatien disappeared The expo was a little bit disappointing, or maybe the rumors were too exciting.

Steve Jobs also made a presentation of Mac OS X 10.1 which was supposed to be dramatically faster than the current 10.0.4 version.

What is going to happen this year? Only two days to go, and you'll know... Let's hope the expo won't be as disappointing than last year!

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07/14/02

MWNY : no hype from Apple (yet). Is it good news or bad news?

If you remember well, before the launch of every major product (the iPod, the iMac TFT...), dunring the last past months, Apple made a lot of hype. We saw "Beyond the Rumor Sites. Way Beyond."on the Apple web site before the launch of the iMac and Steve Jobs sais that Apple would release a "breakthrough digital device... and it is not a Mac". This time we don't have anything. Is it good news or bad news?

I truly believe that we will see very good upgrades of the current product lines (iPod or iMac TFT), but nothing really "way beyond the rumor sites". It probably also means that the PowerMacs will be launched later (in august as we said before), or that they are not that fast. Why would Apple make a big deal out of a new PowerMacs annoucement? Because they would be really faster than wintel boxes. That will probably be the case next january. But will it be this summer? I don't think so. Yes they will be fast, but I will keep my Cube and add a 1Ghz upgrade :-)

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07/12/02

Exclusive MWNY deal : huge discount on the 800 Mhz and 1 Ghz Powerlogix Cube upgrade cards !

Our partner Macs4all has an exclusive MWNY offer for the Cube-Zone readers. Macs4all is selling the 800 Mhz upgrade for $572 instead of $588 ($16 discount!) and the 1 Ghz upgrade for $767 instead of $788 ($21 discount!). UPS Ground starts at $5.

In order to obtain those deals, use the following coupon codes:

Code: cubezone800 for a $16 discount
Code: cubezone1000 for a $21 discount

The code can be either uppercase or lowercase and will bring down the total cost prior to checkout. IF YOU DON'T ENTER THE CODE, YOU WON'T HAVE THE DISCOUNT!

Those prices are the lowest on the market, and the Cube-Zone and Macs4all are pleased to offer them to you! Hurry up this offer is valid only till just after the end of MacWorld New York (july 22nd)!

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07/10/02

Exclusive offer for the Cube-Zone readers : Cube enclosure and chassis for $249

Our partner, Deal Express, has an exclusive offer for the Cube-Zone readers. They are selling a Cube enclosure and chassis for $299 (The product ID is 3736). If you come from the Cube-Zone, you'll pay only $249. It is a $50 discount. For that price you'll get the Cube enclosure and the chassis itself. The hard drive, motherboard, video card, memory, airport card, power supply, power cord, manuals and software are NOT included. However, the heatsink, the ATA cable, the internal power cable, the inside chassis, the power board and cable, the voltage regulator cables and the cd cable are included.

It is a great replacement part for your Cube. Hurry, there are only a few of them!

Use the "Buy it" button, and write "cubezone" in the comments field (yes the comments field, not the coupon field). You credit card will be charged only $249 (even if it says $299 on the site).

Deal Express also has a $69 DVD slot-in replacement drive for you Cube. Write "cubezone" in the comments field and you'll buy it for $64 only. The product ID is 3139.

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The current PowerMac line has been EOL'd.

One of our sources told us yesterday that the current PowerMac line (800 Mhz, 933 Mhz and dual 1 Ghz) has been EOled. Computers dealers cannot order those computers from Apple anymore.The current promotion indicates that Apple has a huge stock of those PowerMacs.

We'll definitely see some new PowerMacs with new enclosures and new motherboards at this summer, either at MWNY, or later, for Apple Expo Paris, or even during a special event in August. By the way did you notice that the Seybold and Apple Expo Paris are scheduled the same week: the Seybold begins on september 9th and Apple Expo paris, on September 10th.

Our source also told us that a17" iMac TFT may be available soon. We doubt it, but we could be wrong. Stay tuned.

Update : Several Apple resellers in Europe confirmed that they were not able to order PowerMacs from Apple anymore. This is also confirmed by the French website MacBidouille.

Misha, from MacMinute does not agree with the article we published : "Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I suggest you double-check your sources -- the current PMG4 line has *not* been EOL'd. Cheers, Misha "

Well we don't know if the PowerMacs can be considered as "officially" EOL'd, but whenever resellers cannot order them anymore, it looks like they are.....

Update 2 : Misha, from MacMinute just told us that US dealers could still order the PowerMacs from Ingram, and that they have plenty....

Update 3 : Other European sites, such as MacPlus, are now confirming that the PowerMacs have the EOL status (at least in Europe...). Resellers can still order them from Ingram or Tech Data, which still have some in stock, but not from Apple.

Stay tune for more information

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Free shipping for the Cube-Zone readers

Our partner, MacResQ is offering free shipping to the Cube-Zone readers. Mention Q-Pon "CUBEZONE" for free domestic ground shipping. (Expires 12/31/02).

07/09/02

Cubes parts : CD-RW replacement drive for the Cube

Our partner, MacResQ is offering a CD-RW slot-in internal drive for the iMac. It should work with the Cube. It is sold for $179.99. To buy it, go here and use the product ID : P007273

Sonnet producing 800 Mhz and 1 Ghz upgrades

Powerlogix isn't the only company selling 800 Mhz and Ghz G4 upgrades anymore. Sonnet seems to be on the verge of shipping 800 Mhz and 1 ghz upgrades as well. Those upgrades will work with AGP PowerMacs and PCI PowerMacs. We don't know for sure if they will work with a Cube