The mesh isn't so bad unto itself, it is the graceless rectangular cutout for the Superdrive and the prospect of having FW and USB cords dangling from half way up the machine.
The Superdrive door should have had a little curve to it like the original Quicksilver, and the front ports should be droped to the base of the machine. Both of these are relatively easy to do without obstructing airflow.
The blank mid-section could then be dressed up with an internal speaker or the Apple logo, etc.
Makes the G4 towers look bulky, overdone and cumbersome, IMO. The G5 is sleek and mean-looking!
As for the USB and FireWire ports on the front: a) the smartest thing about the computer and b) I'd imagine they're strictly for quick, temporary connections (digital camera, camcorder, iPod, iBrator, etc.) and not intended for permanent connections to your printer, scanner, etc.
There are USB and FireWire ports on the back for that stuff.
I think that the sudden break from perforated to polished was too...sudden. And the holes look too small. I think that the vents maybe should be in the style of those on the sides of the iBook: rounded rectangles.
The only thing I don't like is the perforated panels and the color of the finish. Maybe if the panels were a little darker and the case lighter or the case lighter and the panels dark it might look ok. The mesh panels just look like garbage to me. I plan on taking all the pnales off, how ever many will come off. Then I will paint the rest of it in some bizarre fashion. This is the great thing about the metal case - easily customizeable,
My theory is that Apple plans for the future. Apple/Ive plan out the style changes of the powermacs. They make like 5 or 6 designs and rate how they look. Then they produce them backwards from ugliest to coolest. So according to this theory the current G5 is the ugliest of the best and it will only get better from here on out.
IT looks like it could be a Borg Cube. I like it. Time to mod the case and to put some fiber optic cabling in the front that is attached to a color wheel. That would be some cool iCandy. Better still would be getting the color to match the CPU load. Mmmm... visual feedback. Take that Das Blkinin Lights.
IT looks like it could be a Borg Cube. I like it. Time to mod the case and to put some fiber optic cabling in the front that is attached to a color wheel. That would be some cool iCandy. Better still would be getting the color to match the CPU load. Mmmm... visual feedback. Take that Das Blkinin Lights.
This is a neat idea.
SOme kind of visual display of computer workload would be neat.
It could show all the major computer activity. Like RAM usage... BUS traffic.... processor load... all that stuff. It could be a stylized representation though. That would be awsome.
If heat rises, why is the power supply on the bottom?
It's totally segregated from all the other components. The fans keep the air floing in one direction and with the air goes the heat. Not a bad solution and it helps lower the center of gravity.
of course, if you do it wrong you'll screw up the airflow horribly, and you machine will smoke and die.
just make sure to have some visual feedback for that problem.
actually, the power supply on the bottom is a great idea. now you don't have that huge ass power cord hanging off the top of your machine. much nicer IMO.
Makes the G4 towers look bulky, overdone and cumbersome, IMO. The G5 is sleek and mean-looking!
As for the USB and FireWire ports on the front: a) the smartest thing about the computer and b) I'd imagine they're strictly for quick, temporary connections (digital camera, camcorder, iPod, iBrator, etc.) and not intended for permanent connections to your printer, scanner, etc.
There are USB and FireWire ports on the back for that stuff.
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
You think that was a rant? Come on man, you've been here long enough... that was far from a rant. He's also not pointing out why he's wrong - Placebo never made his own opinion known. You're reaching.
The original poster asked what it should have looked like. pscates is saying that it looks exactly like it should - it's beautiful. I don't mind the old case though, I still think it's a great looking tower. I just love this new look a tad more.
It seems to look at you and say "I will kick your ass."
The funny thing about that first picture is....at first glance it looks like the girl is holding her glasses to get a better look, only she is wearing glasses
The funny thing about that first picture is....at first glance it looks like the girl is holding her glasses to get a better look, only she is wearing glasses
It looks like she is being sucked into the "wind tunnel" to me. :P
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
I think you need to recalibrate your settings as to what you consider a "rant". I said, jokingly, "knock it off it's beautiful..." and added a great big laughing smiley to show that I'm being playful.
Then I PRAISE Apple for putting ports on the front and for the overall design.
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The Superdrive door should have had a little curve to it like the original Quicksilver, and the front ports should be droped to the base of the machine. Both of these are relatively easy to do without obstructing airflow.
The blank mid-section could then be dressed up with an internal speaker or the Apple logo, etc.
Makes the G4 towers look bulky, overdone and cumbersome, IMO. The G5 is sleek and mean-looking!
As for the USB and FireWire ports on the front: a) the smartest thing about the computer and b) I'd imagine they're strictly for quick, temporary connections (digital camera, camcorder, iPod, iBrator, etc.) and not intended for permanent connections to your printer, scanner, etc.
There are USB and FireWire ports on the back for that stuff.
Originally posted by tak1108
If heat rises, why is the power supply on the bottom?
There are 9 fans in the darn thing! And with that much power (600W), the laws of physics don't apply.8)
(well, you can't really see from this, but they have the exact same hole pattern as the new G5)
My theory is that Apple plans for the future. Apple/Ive plan out the style changes of the powermacs. They make like 5 or 6 designs and rate how they look. Then they produce them backwards from ugliest to coolest. So according to this theory the current G5 is the ugliest of the best and it will only get better from here on out.
Originally posted by Yevgeny
IT looks like it could be a Borg Cube. I like it. Time to mod the case and to put some fiber optic cabling in the front that is attached to a color wheel. That would be some cool iCandy. Better still would be getting the color to match the CPU load. Mmmm... visual feedback. Take that Das Blkinin Lights.
This is a neat idea.
SOme kind of visual display of computer workload would be neat.
It could show all the major computer activity. Like RAM usage... BUS traffic.... processor load... all that stuff. It could be a stylized representation though. That would be awsome.
Originally posted by tak1108
If heat rises, why is the power supply on the bottom?
It's totally segregated from all the other components. The fans keep the air floing in one direction and with the air goes the heat. Not a bad solution and it helps lower the center of gravity.
just make sure to have some visual feedback for that problem.
actually, the power supply on the bottom is a great idea. now you don't have that huge ass power cord hanging off the top of your machine. much nicer IMO.
Originally posted by pscates
Oh, knock it off. It's beautful
Makes the G4 towers look bulky, overdone and cumbersome, IMO. The G5 is sleek and mean-looking!
As for the USB and FireWire ports on the front: a) the smartest thing about the computer and b) I'd imagine they're strictly for quick, temporary connections (digital camera, camcorder, iPod, iBrator, etc.) and not intended for permanent connections to your printer, scanner, etc.
There are USB and FireWire ports on the back for that stuff.
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
Originally posted by badtz
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
You think that was a rant? Come on man, you've been here long enough... that was far from a rant. He's also not pointing out why he's wrong - Placebo never made his own opinion known. You're reaching.
The original poster asked what it should have looked like. pscates is saying that it looks exactly like it should - it's beautiful. I don't mind the old case though, I still think it's a great looking tower. I just love this new look a tad more.
It seems to look at you and say "I will kick your ass."
More pics here.
Originally posted by Wrong Robust
The funny thing about that first picture is....at first glance it looks like the girl is holding her glasses to get a better look, only she is wearing glasses
It looks like she is being sucked into the "wind tunnel" to me. :P
Originally posted by badtz
The original poster asked how it could be improved for the people that dislike the look. No need to rant about why he/she is wrong. Just FYI.
I think you need to recalibrate your settings as to what you consider a "rant". I said, jokingly, "knock it off it's beautiful..." and added a great big laughing smiley to show that I'm being playful.
Then I PRAISE Apple for putting ports on the front and for the overall design.
Rant? Hardly.