The TAM was way more style over substance than the Cube. The Cube did have some utility in that it was virtually silent. I know a lot of audio people that liked them for this reason. The TAM was a $10,000 pure luxury item.

That being said I would love to add a TAM to my vintage Mac collection.

I think that was the point of both of those devices. Say what you want about these machines, but them and the trash can Mac Pro were all beautiful. you can always get horsepower from a rack mount running Linux.

Maybe, but I remember thinking how cool it would be to have one of those. They actually sent someone to your home/office to set it up for you as part of the purchase experience!