Kona,
Thanks – I like the design of the Cube better than the McMini as well. Since the Mini has a fan I must conclude I have the only fanless (modern) Mac.
I'm seriously considering getting
a new harddrive as the old 20GB Maxtor clunker is ridiculously (sp?) loud. I will most likely get a
Samsung 2.5" laptop drive which should lower the noise quite a lot further than even the most silent of 3.5" drives.
As for CPU – I already have my eyes set on a 1.3GHz upgrade which I still can use without a fan. A little to costly right now, but eventually...
John,
Too bad they forgot to add a digital sound output (quite stupid really). That would've made it so much more useful as a entertainment hub. Perhaps there will be an additional McMini-sized 5.1 amp which hooks up to the Mini by USB/1394...
The Next Cube was so darn ugly. No like!
Congrats on getting allowance to get a Mini of your own.
/Tiny Braque
P.S.
Where can I get a matching mouse pad?