I felt the same. I think at the time I was using the (also awesome looking) "Lampshade" iMac which wasn't as fast but wasn't nearly as expensive either.
The conceit on the cube was that people would pay a fat premium for a completely silent, nice looking computer. I'd have paid a premium, but not that much.
Correction: The Lampshade Mac was a couple years after the cube. Brought much of the good design aspects of the cube with only a moderately eye watering price. I bought mine as a refurb.
The lampshade iMac was my favorite Apple design ever. The only problem - at least with the first ones, was they were TERRIBLE.
We bought one for my brother as a birthday gift. It had an 800mhz g4 , a 15" screen, and a 60gb (I think?) 5400rpm(?) hard drive that was so loud I could hear it a mile away (maxtor probably).
Sadly stolen. I totally would've kept that computer after he was done with it! It was sooooo cooooool looking!
The conceit on the cube was that people would pay a fat premium for a completely silent, nice looking computer. I'd have paid a premium, but not that much.
Correction: The Lampshade Mac was a couple years after the cube. Brought much of the good design aspects of the cube with only a moderately eye watering price. I bought mine as a refurb.