I picked up a cube a short while ago and they aren't that hard to upgrade. I thought taking one apart would be a lot harder than it was. I was fortunate that the day after picking up the cube, I spotted an ad for a digital audio G4 wit a 1 ghz processor, 1.5 gb RAM, 120 gb HD and 8500 AGP card for $30. Instant upgrade for the cube. You were fortunate, picking up a cube with DVD