The G4 Cube also comes with a built-in 56K V.90 modem, two FireWire ports, and two USB ports. It was designed to be a quiet little fellow, because it has no internal fan. The power button for the G4 cube is located on top, along with the DVD drive. Connection jacks and expansion ports are all located on the bottom of the cube, that s accessible by turning the cube upside down. Power, phone, Ethernet, USB and FireWire connections are all found on the bottom.
Wires exit through a cut-out on the back panel.
Yes, virtually all Mac OS-based applications will run on this system. Physically speaking, the Velocity engine is this small sliver of silicon. Performance-wise, the Velocity Engine is what makes the Power Mac G4s so fast. In the end, the Velocity Engine makes it possible to deal with voice, video and graphics applications faster than any other technology. Performance tests show that the Velocity Engine beat Intel's brand-new Pentium processor, in speed and performance.