Sure, we'd like something that doesn't cost twice as much as a comparably-speced computer, and one that isn't entirely form over function. But I think we still want something pretty amazing. Especially from a line of computers like the iMac.
If Apple ever decided to stop making whizbang computers in that particular segment of their product grid, I think they would just drop the iMac name altogether. The iMac line is synonymous with "Wow", from a design point of view.
I'm happy to let the pony tail brigade pay over the odds for a form over function iMac.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
I'm happy to let the pony tail brigade pay over the odds for a form over function iMac.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
I'm starting to like the box with monitor on top. It may look alittle like a computer, but since you can drop the monitor (I'm expecting) down to cover up the front, it won't be much different than having an LCD display sitting there, 'a la current iMac2. Rectilinearity is a better form for me in a computer, and cheaper to build, UPGRADE, etc.
I just can't get into white .... please someone try a graphite or metallic color on a mockup so that it doensn't look like a fancy bathroom scale?!
I'm happy to let the pony tail brigade pay over the odds for a form over function iMac.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
I expect the iMac to start at 1.8GHz and top out at 2.0GHz when it's released. Having the single processor offers plenty of model differentiation from the PowerMacs.
Don't care for the "barrel hinge", there's no height adjustment, which desktop users expect. I thought the other mockups showed a "double barrel hinge", which allows the screen to be raised.
The concept is right, the iMac is really a laptop machine in a desktop case.
Yeah, I agree Lemon, I think this is where to eMac should head....
and yeah, seeing we were blessed with height adjustment in the last iMac the new one should have it too..... Lucky Im not on the iMac design team at Apple! *lol*
Processor speed Im not sure about..... whats the ratio been bewteen Powermacs and iMacs (Im sure I seen this posted somewhere but am too lazy). Seeing the PMs are dual now I guess 2.ghz is not out of the question.
Anyway, thanks for not killing my mock-up too much!
There is no reason why they can't make Airport and Bluetooth standard.
Apple started making USB and Firewire standard. Why not these? I can understand as of now not making something like a Superdrive standard, but with in a year.... should be easy.
There is no reason why they can't make Airport and Bluetooth standard.
Apple started making USB and Firewire standard. Why not these? I can understand as of now not making something like a Superdrive standard, but with in a year.... should be easy.
Airport and Bluetooth transmit data through the air. A lot of places may object to your having such hardware for security reasons, or because of interference with medical/scientific devices. You don't want places like that putting "No Macs allowed" notices, do you?
...Processor speed Im not sure about..... whats the ratio been bewteen Powermacs and iMacs (Im sure I seen this posted somewhere but am too lazy). Seeing the PMs are dual now I guess 2.ghz is not out of the question....
At one point it time the high end iMac was equil to or faster than the low end PM at any given time, the iMac just had a G3 vs. a G4 processor. I would think that if it were economically feasable the mid level iMac3 should match the low end PM in speed (single vs. dual) and the high end iMac3 the mid level PM. That may not be possible with the chages needed to the mother board and cooling requirements of the G5 and the more modern components that it will incorperate, but in my opinion that is where Apple should be moving the line to as far as price/performance goes. Get the iMac down below $1000 again and the PM down to $1599 and I think that sales of both models will greatly improve over where they were a quarter or a year ago.
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Originally posted by a_greer
Looks way too close to this
He? What pills do you drop?
Starting to look more like a computer, less like something you'd go "Wow" at...
Isn't that what we really want though.
Originally posted by lucida
Yes I would prefer a headless Mac with a matching screen.
Don't know if it would be classed as an "iMac" though...
Maybe the Apple screen could "dock" with the base unit without wires...?
http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=43894
Isn't that what we really want though.
Umm... I'd say "no".
Sure, we'd like something that doesn't cost twice as much as a comparably-speced computer, and one that isn't entirely form over function. But I think we still want something pretty amazing. Especially from a line of computers like the iMac.
If Apple ever decided to stop making whizbang computers in that particular segment of their product grid, I think they would just drop the iMac name altogether. The iMac line is synonymous with "Wow", from a design point of view.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
Originally posted by lucida
I'm happy to let the pony tail brigade pay over the odds for a form over function iMac.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
aahhh you talk nostalgia, getting glassy eyes...
I just can't get into white .... please someone try a graphite or metallic color on a mockup so that it doensn't look like a fancy bathroom scale?!
Maybe big it up for better GFX?
I'm happy to let the pony tail brigade pay over the odds for a form over function iMac.
What I really want now is all the power of a G5 tower in a desk friendly white plastic box, no bigger than an old 7600.
Back in the old days there was too much choice, literally dozens of Mac models, so even a pro user would have difficulty deciding between them. There was always a desktop and a tower range. But then, even the desktops had 3 PCI slots and a swappable graphics card. And they were half the price of the towers.
If Apple released the model I've submitted on this thread for £999, I'd buy one in a flash.
Buy THAT guy a pint.
Lemon Bon Bon
That is sort of what I'd like to see. Cool, clean, with a matching 17" LCD on top.
Kind of reminds me of a Quadra 700 - a beautiful little box.
I think an iMac should have a face.
Like This?
Der-rool. Reminds me of a home cinema style system. Build in a tv tuner and...BAY-BEE!
I like Lucida's style. Simple. To the point. No showboating. And he backs it up with a nice pic.
I'd buy that. Swappable graphics card. Sizes? 15/17/20/23/30. 'iTV'(heh.) Too easy for Apple?
Hmurchison did a nice alu'/Quadra(?)/X-Serve style AIO pic that I think he posted at AppleNova forums. See if we can beg him to post it here?
It made me go 'Wow' bar the screws...
Lemon Bon Bon
Brushed aluminium like new displays....
LCD screen moves between 0-20 degress on "barrel" hinge...
G5 processor starting at 1.6 and topping out at 1.8ghz
256Mb RAM upgradeable to 2gb
2 Firewire 400/800, 2 USB, ethernet, modem, speaker and headphone jacks
Superdrive (Ive drawn a tray load on it, but slot load would be better)
These specs are just ramblings, nothing technical at all so don't flame me if you think it sucks! *lol*
http://www.hansenprint.com.au/newimac.html
That's the kind of idea I had for an eMac LCD revamp. iBook folded back on hinge using desktop components.
The iMac I was hoping for a more modular approach to the AIO equation.
Bit like Lucida's design. iServe. Curved edge video box. Studio display hanging over. ie alu Pizza box and 'alu' display style.
Best of both?
Nope. Specs have to move up to 2 gig. C'mon. That speed grade is a year old plus already. (Why do Mac users have low spec expectations..?)
Lemon Bon Bon
The concept is right, the iMac is really a laptop machine in a desktop case.
and yeah, seeing we were blessed with height adjustment in the last iMac the new one should have it too..... Lucky Im not on the iMac design team at Apple! *lol*
Processor speed Im not sure about..... whats the ratio been bewteen Powermacs and iMacs (Im sure I seen this posted somewhere but am too lazy). Seeing the PMs are dual now I guess 2.ghz is not out of the question.
Anyway, thanks for not killing my mock-up too much!
B
Apple started making USB and Firewire standard. Why not these? I can understand as of now not making something like a Superdrive standard, but with in a year.... should be easy.
Originally posted by Tasovar
There is no reason why they can't make Airport and Bluetooth standard.
Apple started making USB and Firewire standard. Why not these? I can understand as of now not making something like a Superdrive standard, but with in a year.... should be easy.
Airport and Bluetooth transmit data through the air. A lot of places may object to your having such hardware for security reasons, or because of interference with medical/scientific devices. You don't want places like that putting "No Macs allowed" notices, do you?
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/outsider/imacg5.html
Originally posted by benjamin_r
...Processor speed Im not sure about..... whats the ratio been bewteen Powermacs and iMacs (Im sure I seen this posted somewhere but am too lazy). Seeing the PMs are dual now I guess 2.ghz is not out of the question....
At one point it time the high end iMac was equil to or faster than the low end PM at any given time, the iMac just had a G3 vs. a G4 processor. I would think that if it were economically feasable the mid level iMac3 should match the low end PM in speed (single vs. dual) and the high end iMac3 the mid level PM. That may not be possible with the chages needed to the mother board and cooling requirements of the G5 and the more modern components that it will incorperate, but in my opinion that is where Apple should be moving the line to as far as price/performance goes. Get the iMac down below $1000 again and the PM down to $1599 and I think that sales of both models will greatly improve over where they were a quarter or a year ago.
Originally posted by tak1108
Here is my mock up of what I hope the next iMac is:
I know there's a better image out there, but I couldn't find it.
Haha.. You just ripped that from that japanese site..
Jimzip