Apple Colors

brianmacosbrianmacos
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Who here thinks Apple should release different colors on its systems again? I personally liked it when Apple had all the different colored iMacs and iBooks and I would like to see them do that again personally. Why did Apple move away from that any way?

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Go to a store like Target. You'll see everything electronic there is multi-colored. It got played out. The colors are from 1999 and let them stay there. White and silver is MUCH better IMO.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>Go to a store like Target. You'll see everything electronic there is multi-colored. It got played out. The colors are from 1999 and let them stay there. White and silver is MUCH better IMO.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I love kitchen appliances too!
  • Reply 3 of 11
    brianmacosbrianmacos Posts: 548member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>Go to a store like Target. You'll see everything electronic there is multi-colored. It got played out. The colors are from 1999 and let them stay there. White and silver is MUCH better IMO.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    You know what your RIGHT!!! Mods you can close this now <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> Now that you put it that way I never wanna see multi colors again.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    In 1999, everyone said that colors were so cool, that they were so much better than beige, etc. Now white and silver are supposedly "so much better." What will computers look like on 2005? We'll probably be saying "Why won't Apple bring back the white/silver look?" and others will say "white and silver was back in 2002 and we're way past that now... [whatever is cool now] is so much better!"



    There is a difference, though. When Apple had colors, there were PC makers (especially Compaq, I believe) who tried to copy the colored look. Now it looks like they've branched - Apple's going with the professional, minimalist white and silver, and many PC makers are either black/gray or solid colors. I personally think the black and gray look is pretty corny, and the solid colors are a bit garish. I prefer the clear plastic look, whether colors or grays are used.
  • Reply 5 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Yea!



    I've seen some pcs that are for their look wanna-be iboooks.. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



    Now the color thing could be ok.. how about the Nokia (mobile) style press-on colors...??



    I'd like to have a transparent ibook
  • Reply 6 of 11
    catnipcatnip Posts: 2member
    For the PowerBooks, I wonder if Apple would consider using a baked-on enamel finish like kitchen appliances have, perhaps with a texture to it. That way, they could keep the metal body, but the paint might be more durable.



    Hey, if they can enamel-coat a kitchen stove that costs a few hundred dollars, why not a computer that costs a few thousand?



    I'd like to see a PowerBook in navy blue or burgundy, with silver accents. That would still look professional.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    mattyqpmattyqp Posts: 26member
    I know that the baked on enamel finish looks great in the appliance showrooms; however, take it from an ex-professional pastry chef: enamel finishes chip and scratch fairly easily, in semi-prfoessional working conditions. After being really careful, I had a big dollar cast iron/enamel sink with lots of little bitty dings and scratches. If I had gone full bore on the kitchen, I would have absolutely destroyed the finish. A computer notebook would be a NIGHTMARE. :eek: Still, I can't argue with how sweet that enamel glaze looks in the showroom.



    Next time, I'm going pure brushed stainless--not the mirror stuff. It's too hard to keep shiny, and that's a problem with the mirror doors, unless you wear gloves to use your computer. Kinky.



    So, I guess I'm for a real industrial strength brushed stainless steel case--attractive and durable. Make it a little heavier. I don't care. If it was a dual, like people are speculating and some want, it would be hot as hell, and it can double as a griddle.
  • Reply 8 of 11
    brianmacosbrianmacos Posts: 548member
    Actually I had a enamel finish on my old 1ghz P3 laptop. It is very durable but it shows every little thing as far as dusk along with oil from your hands. It is a good idea but over all it isn't the best thing. One thing I really like about my iBook it is easy to keep looking clean. I clean it maybe once every month and it usually doesn't need it because I usually wash my hands before I use it.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Yep.. iBook looks pretty as is.



    But i've heard of some that they'd have messed it with some marker pens or something, they weren't maybe careful enough with it.. doing posters or something in an advertising studio...



    I like my mobile phone to be transparent so i simply have transparent covers on it... A transparent ibook.. uh? Could be pretty...



    I think it was nokia on mobiles that started the thing with the covers... now ibook with covers could look
  • Reply 10 of 11
    catnipcatnip Posts: 2member
    Yeah, you're probably right about the oil. It was just a thought... I didn't know it had already been tried on other laptops, either. Interesting!



    It would be nice to see a more durable finish on the PowerBook, though.



    [quote]Originally posted by BrianMacOS:

    <strong>Actually I had a enamel finish on my old 1ghz P3 laptop. It is very durable but it shows every little thing as far as dusk along with oil from your hands. It is a good idea but over all it isn't the best thing. One thing I really like about my iBook it is easy to keep looking clean. I clean it maybe once every month and it usually doesn't need it because I usually wash my hands before I use it.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    [ 09-02-2002: Message edited by: catnip ]</p>
  • Reply 11 of 11
    brianmacosbrianmacos Posts: 548member
    [quote]Originally posted by catnip:

    <strong>Yeah, you're probably right about the oil. It was just a thought... I didn't know it had already been tried on other laptops, either. Interesting!



    It would be nice to see a more durable finish on the PowerBook, though.



    [ 09-02-2002: Message edited by: catnip ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Don't get me wrong though it looked super nice and felt nice but man it was a pain in my bleep to keep it clean. My friend still has the same laptop I use to have and he doesn't take care of it at all and it looks like hell. Oh well his laptop and his money I guess <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> It seems like I take better care of my ibook than I do my truck <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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