fresh name for the rumored headless iMac?

vox barbaravox barbara
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Someone in another thread convinced me: the headless iMac

can't be entitled "iMac", because "iMac" stands for the whole AIO formfactor.

Though, what would likely be a good and fresh name for the headless mac, IF

this baby ever will be born?



simply MAC G5

or

Macintosh G5 (playing with history)

or

Apple Mac G5

or

?
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  • Reply 1 of 21
    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    Someone in another thread convinced me: the headless iMac

    can't be entitled "iMac", because "iMac" stands for the whole AIO formfactor.

    Though, what would likely be a good and fresh name for the headless mac, IF

    this baby ever will be born?



    simply MAC G5

    or

    Macintosh G5 (playing with history)

    or

    Apple Mac G5

    or

    ?



    ...or maybe not a macintosh at all, if the home user is the target, call it the Apple Granny Smith...
  • Reply 2 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by a_greer

    ...or maybe not a macintosh at all, if the home user is the target, call it the Apple Granny Smith...



    Hmmm, - good...
  • Reply 3 of 21
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    Or, since the whole point of the headless iMac is to be more like a cheap PC, how about the Apple MCC-5429865X48-Q?
  • Reply 4 of 21
    monkeyastronautmonkeyastronaut Posts: 1,343member
    This is for the average consumer, so... iToaster. Headless, connects to your TV instead of computer monitors and burns bread instead of CDs.
  • Reply 5 of 21
    dr. john zoidbergdr. john zoidberg Posts: 60member
    Well, if Apple comes out with a headless iMac intended as a workstation/network client, like a stripped-down G5, it should be called Xstation.
  • Reply 6 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by monkeyastronaut

    This is for the average consumer, so... iToaster. Headless, connects to your TV instead of computer monitors and burns bread instead of CDs.



    Thread toaster!
  • Reply 7 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Amorph

    Or, since the whole point of the headless iMac is to be more like a cheap PC, how about the Apple MCC-5429865X48-Q?



    Perhaps - the name "headless iMac" is confuseing. Perhaps the whole thing is

    utterly pointless. Perhaps "iMac G5" is the one and only name.



    Perhaps, IF the monitorless iMac will be released AND its formfactor resembles the cube, THAN, perhaps the whole thing will be simply called:



    CUBE 2

    or

    iCUBE
  • Reply 8 of 21
    maffrewmaffrew Posts: 166member
    If they use a cube design, a cool name might be...



    iMac³
  • Reply 9 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Maffrew

    If they use a cube design, a cool name might be...



    iMac³



    As a visual key, yes, absolutely. But HOW would you pronounce it?

    I don't know how it feels in english, but in german and french it sounds

    TERRIBLE. What a pity.
  • Reply 10 of 21
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    "iMac, cubed" or "iMac 3"



    Either would be appropriate. Nice double meaning.
  • Reply 11 of 21
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    or how bout just 'iMac,' since it has never been anything mroe than the name given to apple's comsumer desktop. yes, it has always been an all in one, but the i stands for internet, so i dont see where you guys are coming from on this one.
  • Reply 12 of 21
    crazychestercrazychester Posts: 1,339member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    I don't know how it feels in english



    A bit like having a rabid hamster stuffed down your pants but not as itchy.



    However, it sounds fine.
  • Reply 13 of 21
    mandimandi Posts: 17member
    iMac^3 would be cool.



    hey has anyone seen the iRac? that has got to be the worst name in the world! hah hah... irac
  • Reply 14 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by crazychester

    A bit like having a rabid hamster stuffed down your pants but not as itchy.



    However, it sounds fine.



    Fine, - c r a z y c h e

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  • Reply 15 of 21
    bborofkabborofka Posts: 230member
    PowerMac G5 Express
  • Reply 16 of 21
    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
    Macintosh Mach V...
  • Reply 17 of 21
    madmax559madmax559 Posts: 596member
    and the ad will be...





    Got Head ?
  • Reply 18 of 21
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by madmax559

    and the ad will be...





    Got Head ?



    No, The all new Macintosh G5 - made for your iLife

    or

    The Macintosh G5 for your iLife
  • Reply 19 of 21
    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    No, The all new Macintosh G5 - made for your iLife

    or

    The Macintosh G5 for your iLife



    naw, it will be:



    Intorduceing the Macintosh G5, Rip your CDs on the same system that the artist used to record it!
  • Reply 20 of 21
    iposteriposter Posts: 1,560member
    How about:



    iStealLowEndPowerMacSales?





    Pffft, the original Cube was very cool, I want one myself as a 'collector's item',

    but was a 'niche' or 'designer' computer. As long as Jobs is CEO, I don't see Apple taking a chance on repeating the poor Cube sales debacle...
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