There's also a new composite video output, so users can connect a cable from an iBook to a TV or VCR and play presentations, video or, on the Special Edition model, a DVD movie on the TV screen. Apple's idea was to bridge the gap between the iMac and the G4 desktop line. The result is a computer that is nearly silent, beautiful, all-digital, but expensive. But when you add a monitor to it, the price point got too high. As Hallmark noted, Apple admitted as much in October when chief executive Steve Jobs told financial analysts that a less expensive Cube is coming next year.
Workman agrees that the price is an issue.
It's cool and it's extremely quiet. To compensate, Apple put two processors in its 450MHz and 500MHz G4 systems. Apple offers sweet discounts, upgrades The maker of the Mac is trying to boost earnings and sales. Meet the Macs Apple's Macintosh computers share several common features. It's a work of engineering and aesthetic art, but Apple's G4 Cube suffers from lack of expandability and high cost.