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Fully boxed G4 Cube and Monitor
Hi all,
Just got a Power Mac G4 Cube in the original box and almost complete. It comes with everything except for the manuals, software, and the VGA cord. However, it did come with everything else, including the cable ties for the cords, and even the covering that goes over the Cube.
The Cube also came with the matching monitor as well. As you can see from the photos, this was delivered to the University of Melbourne on the 29th August 2000, package 8 of 15. This makes it even more amazing that pretty much everything was kept, including all of the packaging. Looking at all the contents, the machine has had virtually no use. The clear plastics have no swirling, the keys have no wear, it just seems in great condition. My only complaint is that one of those anti-theft tabs has been stuck on, and I'm not sure how to get it off. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!
The whole setup is near museum quality, except the boxes have seen a little wear. But at least I have them, so I can't complain!
Only need to find the VGA to VGA adapter, the CDs and the manuals/docs to have a 100% complete system. If you have these, I'm interested! Might upgrade to 10.4, as 10.2 seems really outdated now.
The best part? The owner was moving overseas and sold it for just $50! Best bargain I think I've ever gotten.
Just got a Power Mac G4 Cube in the original box and almost complete. It comes with everything except for the manuals, software, and the VGA cord. However, it did come with everything else, including the cable ties for the cords, and even the covering that goes over the Cube.
The Cube also came with the matching monitor as well. As you can see from the photos, this was delivered to the University of Melbourne on the 29th August 2000, package 8 of 15. This makes it even more amazing that pretty much everything was kept, including all of the packaging. Looking at all the contents, the machine has had virtually no use. The clear plastics have no swirling, the keys have no wear, it just seems in great condition. My only complaint is that one of those anti-theft tabs has been stuck on, and I'm not sure how to get it off. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!
The whole setup is near museum quality, except the boxes have seen a little wear. But at least I have them, so I can't complain!
Only need to find the VGA to VGA adapter, the CDs and the manuals/docs to have a 100% complete system. If you have these, I'm interested! Might upgrade to 10.4, as 10.2 seems really outdated now.
The best part? The owner was moving overseas and sold it for just $50! Best bargain I think I've ever gotten.
Wow!
That's great luck, and you can't beat the price!
I always wanted a G4 Cube.
How much memory does that thing have?
That's great luck, and you can't beat the price!
I always wanted a G4 Cube.How much memory does that thing have?
192MB, but I have enough ready to max it out to 1.5GB. Although, playing with the RAM screwed my other Cube up, so maybe I shouldn't!
Wow what an awesome score! Congrats!
Ooo, an unboxing! Those are always fun. 
Awesome conquest jsarchibald, have fun with your new cube!
Awesome conquest jsarchibald, have fun with your new cube!
Nice score,
I have more or less the same setup, except for packaging.
i get mine for free a couple of months ago, from a very nice guy.
I have more or less the same setup, except for packaging.
i get mine for free a couple of months ago, from a very nice guy.
I want to maxed out mine, what goes wrong ?
My other Cube now has an error when booting, and I've been told I might need to reflow some solder. Not sure, but it's on the list to be looked at.
Found the CD set I bought for the Cube last year for $3.50, so now I have the disc set too! Just need to keep an eye out for the rest now.
Found the CD set I bought for the Cube last year for $3.50, so now I have the disc set too! Just need to keep an eye out for the rest now.
A fantastic acquisition, and for only $50!! :approve:
Looks beautiful.
Looks beautiful.
There is another one on eBay at the moment, without the boxes and in a more used condition, and with 8 hours to go, it's just under $300. Feeling even better about my find!
That Cube went for $550! Amazing!
Yeah, I was watching that one. Unbelievable. $300 would have been more than fair, $550 (insert expletive here) amazing!
Wow, makes me wonder what mine would go for. I maxed the RAM at 1.5gb, put in a 160gb hard drive and modded a fanless GeForce 6600 256mb card.
... Woah!
I would say you got a great deal on your cube, considering I paid about $450,-- for mine, which isn't nearly in as good of condition as yours. From what I can see by your screenshots your Cube is in nearly pristine condition, which is AWESOME! Mine may not be in top physical condition (few nicks and scratches here and there) but I don't like it any less.
Makes a great *compact* machine for botch Classic and older versions of OS X, especially if you can source some extra RAM and a Radeon 7500 Macintosh Edition (both should still be readily available on eBay). The Radeon definitively made a BIG difference performance wise in OS X.
Again, congratulations, definitively a great conquest!
~BeniD82
I would say you got a great deal on your cube, considering I paid about $450,-- for mine, which isn't nearly in as good of condition as yours. From what I can see by your screenshots your Cube is in nearly pristine condition, which is AWESOME! Mine may not be in top physical condition (few nicks and scratches here and there) but I don't like it any less.
Makes a great *compact* machine for botch Classic and older versions of OS X, especially if you can source some extra RAM and a Radeon 7500 Macintosh Edition (both should still be readily available on eBay). The Radeon definitively made a BIG difference performance wise in OS X.
Again, congratulations, definitively a great conquest!
~BeniD82
Wow, $50! Awesome conquest.
I've since bought another for $50, not in the box and no monitor, but that is still dirt cheap.
Nice one Jason! Where'd you find that bargain??
Dave.
Dave.