iMac/iLamp is cool...(experience)
I went down to the Apple store in the mall of america yesterday... to get a look at the "iLamp" and it is cool...
doesnt really look that much like a lamp in person...
the store was packed and the new iMac had a "ever present" crowd of people around it... you had to wait almost 10 min in line just to get to play with it...
the base was a bit larger than I thought but by no means large... and it is cool looking to / futuristic...
The most impressive thing i realized was there "IS" a fan...!!! And it is always "ON"... The base is "Cool" to the touch - YES I said "Cool" to the touch and I couldnt hear the fan... I had my ear up next to the base an nothing... There was a crowd but they werent that loud... you could feel a breeze coming thru the top all of the time...
I am impressed... the screen isnt as easy to push around as they would have you think... it isnt hard... but it isnt as light as a cloud either...
If I had the money I would buy one...
I sat outside the store for about 20 min just watching the store catch peoples eyes as they walked by... it was kinda cool how almost every one on that side of the hall stoped to go in, if not just browse thru the windows... for a minute... almost every one under 18 stopped to tell their parent how cool the iBook was in the display...
They held a couple 10.1 shows in the back and I learned a whole bunch of little things about 10.1 that I didnt even know...
just FYI...
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doesnt really look that much like a lamp in person...
the store was packed and the new iMac had a "ever present" crowd of people around it... you had to wait almost 10 min in line just to get to play with it...
the base was a bit larger than I thought but by no means large... and it is cool looking to / futuristic...
The most impressive thing i realized was there "IS" a fan...!!! And it is always "ON"... The base is "Cool" to the touch - YES I said "Cool" to the touch and I couldnt hear the fan... I had my ear up next to the base an nothing... There was a crowd but they werent that loud... you could feel a breeze coming thru the top all of the time...
I am impressed... the screen isnt as easy to push around as they would have you think... it isnt hard... but it isnt as light as a cloud either...
If I had the money I would buy one...
I sat outside the store for about 20 min just watching the store catch peoples eyes as they walked by... it was kinda cool how almost every one on that side of the hall stoped to go in, if not just browse thru the windows... for a minute... almost every one under 18 stopped to tell their parent how cool the iBook was in the display...
They held a couple 10.1 shows in the back and I learned a whole bunch of little things about 10.1 that I didnt even know...
just FYI...
E PLURIBUS UNIX
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Comments
I was under the impression the iMac fan was not always on.
<strong>are there any controls on the monitor (eg for sleep)?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nope. Just two holes like Eugene said.
<strong>If the mic wasn't there people would have something else to complain about! </strong><hr></blockquote>
That's true
And it comes in handy for Voice Verification, that amazing new technology that appeared with OS 9... oh wait... that amazing new technology that disappeared with OS X...
I got to play with my first iMac last night...WOW!! Much cooler in person. I was really impressed by it. The looks are great.
The base has a satin finish and the metal arm is VERY sturdy. People were yanking it back and forth the whole time I was there (I imagine it had been that way since it was first displayed). It feels solid.
The screen is beautiful (I wouldnt mind a bit more resolution though). I hadn't realized how nice it is to be able to easily move the screen in any direction to adjust it or get it out of the way...sweet!
I didnt try the mic, but it is in the front.
I would have liked to play with it more, but there was a line the whole time I was there (Apple Store in Tysons Corner). There was one hard-core macgeek there who was almost scaring off all the customers because he was helping the staff a bit too much. Then he started to explain the 'insider' stuff about the machine. The sales woman just smiled politely.
Anyways, I give it a 9.5 out of 10.
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Anyways, I give it a 9.5 out of 10.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'd definately give it a 10.
If we're being really picky, also knock another point off and make it a 7 for announcing a product that wouldn't ship for at least three weeks.
<strong>If we're being really picky, also knock another point off and make it a 7 for announcing a product that wouldn't ship for at least three weeks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Unfortunately a common Apple practice. I wouldn't ding them a full point though, maybe a .5. In my book that makes the machine an 8.5 out of a possible 10. (only one color? White? BLAH...)