Apple Cube - first time installing

[kuba]

A friend of the family, wants me to help her setup her Apple Cube.
I'm assuming it's still in the box, if so, wondering if anyone here has one or has experience with them in terms of getting it setup and running.
Wondering just how easy or hard this will be, since I'm strictly a Windows user and have been for awhile.
Can't wait to try it out, but wanted a heads up on things in case I needed it.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: kuba
A friend of the family, wants me to help her setup her Apple Cube.
I'm assuming it's still in the box, if so, wondering if anyone here has one or has experience with them in terms of getting it setup and running.
Wondering just how easy or hard this will be, since I'm strictly a Windows user and have been for awhile.
Can't wait to try it out, but wanted a heads up on things in case I needed it.

Is it a Cube or a Mini? There's a difference - the Cubes were made about 6 years ago and the Minis are more recent. Anyway, there's not much to setup - plug it all together, boot it up, and type in her name and whatnot. That's it. It's pretty much ready to go out of the box. If you're interested in learning more, go browse this forum for awhile:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/

 

[Eug]

Yeah, Cubes came out in 2000, and are very slow by today's standards. (I'm running one, but with an upgraded CPU.)

If you're talking about the mini, all you have to do is plug in Ethernet, plug in the monitor/keyboard/mouse, turn it on, and you're pretty much done. You can even skip the registration step by simply pressing Apple-Q when it asks for her name and address. (The Apple key is like the the Windows key, beside the space bar. Registration is optional, since it only is used for a few settings and ads.)

Everything is pre-installed. The browser is Safari (which has a compass for the icon). You may want to download Firefox though. Safari is very nice but eats memory, which may be a problem if you're stuck with the stock 512 MB RAM. (Actually, it's only 432 MB RAM if it's an Intel Core Mac mini, cuz 80 MB is used for the GPU.)

 

[chimpy]

^good advice. Yeah, Apple prides itself on ease of use, so it shouldn't be too complicated.

 

[SuperFreaky]

Haven't you seen the commercials? Apples are ready to go out of the box! No need for updates (wait not true), no need to run through a short setup wizard (wait you do that too).... its still really easy, they swear!