fresh name for the rumored headless iMac?

vox barbara · August 4, 2004 4:38PM

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

?

a_greer · August 4, 2004 4:41PM

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...

vox barbara · August 4, 2004 4:58PM

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...

amorph · August 4, 2004 7:18PM

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

monkeyastronaut · August 4, 2004 7:24PM

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

dr. john zoidberg · August 4, 2004 11:05PM

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.

vox barbara · August 5, 2004 2:45AM

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!

vox barbara · August 5, 2004 2:57AM

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

maffrew · August 5, 2004 3:01AM

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

iMac³

vox barbara · August 5, 2004 9:21AM

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.

kickaha · August 5, 2004 9:36AM

"iMac, cubed" or "iMac 3"

Either would be appropriate. Nice double meaning.

ipodandimac · August 5, 2004 10:41AM

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.

crazychester · August 5, 2004 1:34PM

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.

mandi · August 5, 2004 2:05PM

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

vox barbara · August 5, 2004 2:44PM

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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bborofka · August 5, 2004 4:56PM

PowerMac G5 Express

a_greer · August 5, 2004 5:00PM

Macintosh Mach V...

madmax559 · August 5, 2004 5:13PM

and the ad will be...

Got Head ?

vox barbara · August 5, 2004 5:50PM

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

a_greer · August 5, 2004 6:02PM

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!

iposter · August 5, 2004 6:10PM

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...

fresh name for the rumored headless iMac?

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