09/05/02
Apple Expo Paris coverage
: Paris getting ready for the Expo.
Paris is getting ready for
the Apple Expo. Giant ads are appearing
everywhere in the subway stations. On
the ads, it is written "Découvrez
pourquoi votre prochain PC devrait être
un Mac" ("Discover why your
next PC should be a Mac"). It is
the French version of the switch ads.
Some smaller ads are also
appearing everywhere in the streets, with
the following words "Créez
des films, CD, DVD" ("Create
movies, CD, DVD").
Click on the thumbnails
to see a bigger picture.
The "Palais des Congrès",
where Steve Jobs' keynote is going to
take place next week, does not have any
of the huge Apple ads it used to have
two years ago. However, that may change
before the end of the week.
Click on the thumbnails to see a bigger
picture.
Stay tuned. It is only the
beginning of our coverage. This Expo is
going to be a huge one (did you say PowerBooks
and....one more thing...)!
09/04/02
Answers from Powerlogix
Robert from Powerlogix,
when asked about the possibility of using
a dual 1 ghz in the Cube, replied : "we
are only recommending 800 at this time,
we don't want to blow people's power supplies.
Later chips from Motorola will draw less
power, which means a dual 1gig or even
faster is a possibility".
I guess that could be an
explanation for the huge power supplies
in the new towers.....
New Dual 800 Mhz and
1 ghz Powerlogix upgrades announced.
As expected, some new dual
upgrades have been announced by Powerlogix.
If you bought a single 800 Mhz or single
1 ghz, don't be disappointed, the PowerForce
Trade-Up Program, allows you to trade
up you current Powerlogix card for a new
dual card for the difference in the retail
price of the two cards.
The new cards are the following
:
PowerForce Dual G4 Series
100 at 800MHz for $799
PowerForce Dual G4 Series
100 at 1 GHz for $1199
PowerForce Dual G4 Series
133 at 867MHz for $799
PowerForce Dual G4 Series
133 at 1 GHz for $1199
The press release can be
found here.
The PowerForce Dual G4 processor
upgrade is a single circuit board with
two CPUs and 2MB of L3 cache for each
CPU. The user simply removes the original
processor card and installs the PowerForce
Dual G4 card in its place.
JumpDrive Portable
USB Storage announced
Lexar
Media introduced a new USB flash dive
called "JumpDrive". With cross
platform capabilities, the JumpDrive allows
you to effortlessly store and transfer
files via the USB port on your computer
with no driver installation required.
09/02/02
Dual Ghz processor
upgrades to be announced before the end
of the week?
We just had some information
about a new dual 1 Ghz upgrade coming
from a well known upgrade company. We
won't tell you which one (you might guess....
this company already produces a single
1 Ghz upgrade for Powermacs and Cubes),
but an announcement is coming today or
tomorrow. That is really good news. The
dual ghz cards will probably be too hot
for the Cube at the beginning. However,
dual 800 mhz will be a great upgrade for
our favorite little computer.
Stay tuned!
Dolby Digital 5.1
for your Mac!
Sonica is an external USB
audio upgrade from M-Audio
that adds professional quality 24bit/96kHz
audio to your Mac. Sonica includes analog
and digital connectors, and can even pass
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to your surround
sound receiver, turning your DVD-equipped
Mac into a home theatre. Built-in TrueSurround
XT technology creates a virtual 5.1 speaker
setup using stereo speakers or headphones,
enhances bass, and enhances dialog on
DVD soundtracks. Sonica doesnŐt require
a power adapter .
Overclock your Cube!
One of our readers, Okatu,
who already wrote several articles published
on the Cube-Zone has created a Cube overclocking
manual. If you don't want to buy an upgrade
card or don't have the money, you know
what you have to do. Check this page
for more information.The manual has been
included in our FAQ
.
09/01/02
A Cube for $729!
Looking for a Cube
? Amazon.com
has 20 for $729. That's a great deal.
And you should hurry, they go very quickly!
Looking for feedback
about the Cube Ghz upgrades
Now that some you are starting
to receive your Ghz cards, we are looking
for some feedback. If you have installed
one of those cards, please send us a message!
OWC posts new tests
of the Powerlogix cards
Owc has posted new tests
of the Powerlogix 800 Mhz and 1 Ghz cards.
And it seems that they are really fast!
Check the tests here.
You can buy the cards from them. Use the
CUBEZONE coupon for a discount. Those
cards are also available from the other
stores listed in the tracker.
08/31/02
Powerlogix cards cheaper
($687) and with 2megs of L3 cache
Powerlogix has updated its
Cube cards. They now have a 2 megs L3
cache instead of their former 1 meg L3
cache. Those cards are available now (the
Sonnet cards are not available yet)
Another advantage of those
cards is that PowerLogix announced the
PowerForce Trade-Up Program, which
allows customers to select the affordable
speed upgrade of their choice, and trade
up later to a faster processor. For example,
a customer might decide to purchase a
PowerForce G4 700 MHz Series 100 for their
PowerMac G4 AGP now, and may trade up
to any faster model at a later time. The
Trade-Up program allows the customer to
trade up for the difference in the retail
price of the two cards. Details about
that program will be available soon.
Our partner Macs4all
has the lowest price we have seen so far
: $687
for the 1 Ghz card. Shipping starts at
$5 for UPS ground. The 800 mhz card is
$445.
08/30/02
Week-end special on
the Powerlogix 1 ghz Cube upgrade
Macs4all
has a week-end special on the 1 Ghz Cube
Powerlogix. It is only $689.95.
And guess what, they have some in stock.
Shipping starts at $5 for UPS ground .
Powerlogix upgrade
installation video
If you were wondering what
you have to do to use the Powerlogix 1
ghz card in your Cube you can watch an
installation video here.
