I still can't believe Apple would take such a quantum leap backwards in terms of screen manuverability. Going from the G4 imac with its floating screen to a next generation imac that you adjust by dragging back and forth across your desk...?
I think the screen won't be that close to the guts of the machine. It will have to be adjustable in some way. It can't be "just drag back and forth" Something along these lines, just in Apple style. It will be pretty small. The Vaio W has a 17.5 screen and takes very little space.
Sony is still full of baloney. They don't have accountants designing their computers... just art school drop outs. When TS unveiled the "specs" they mentioned that the VAIO was the closest thing to what the new iMac will look like but stated that the iMac was much better looking... which wouldn't take a lot to accomplish. 9 days or so and we'll know. This week may be time for AI to publish that sketch.... if it ever excisted, that is.
I don't think it is the W series that is being referred to. I think it is the V series. It is much cleaner in the back and more svelte than the W series.
If you go to this site and then click on the product view you will be able to see a side shot.
Still not something Apple would copy but much better than the W series.
Well it's kinda unfair to compare the Sony model with a mock up which doesn't actually exist in real life, and lacks any ports at all. It's also worth mentioning that the Sony model has two expansion slots, port for old mice, and cable TV-in which just makes it look even worse. In fact when you look at the machine from the front, none of that is visible because the screen is considerably larger than the back. So while the design ain't as pretty as an iMac G4, it's not that badly designed after all.
OK then guys, how many of you out there wont buy the new G5 imac because of how it looks????
I for one have £1000 burning a hole in my pocket and the day it comes out I am gonna order one, regardless of how it looks!!!! And lets face it.....its gonna look awesome!!!!
I just find it a little funny that Apple may end up using layouts used by other manufacturers in the past. What I like about the G4 iMac is that it is like nothing else out there.
OK then guys, how many of you out there wont buy the new G5 imac because of how it looks????
I for one have £1000 burning a hole in my pocket and the day it comes out I am gonna order one, regardless of how it looks!!!! And lets face it.....its gonna look awesome!!!!
I'm with you there. When's the last time Apple made a computer that was considered ugly at the time? I'm sure the new iMac will be beautiful. The one thing that will make me wait though is I want to see it benchmarked in some way. I have a PowerBook G4 1.5GHz and if the new iMac with it's G5 isn't signficantly faster (and many have suggested it won't be), then I don't think I'll be getting one, not much point.
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because I "knew" there'd be a new iMac out soon!
Then it didn't appear and I was like
months later and I'm like
then HURRAH! confirmation that the new iMac is a G5!
but w h y d o e s i t t a k e s o l o n g . . .
Originally posted by lucida
More Doodles...
Neat. And I know exactly who it would be marketed for:
The good news, Apple is going radical with the iMac and taking an organic approach. The bad news, the "hockey puck" is returning!
Originally posted by MacsRGood4U
The good news, Apple is going radical with the iMac and taking an organic approach. The bad news, the "hockey puck" is returning!
I wonder what kind of port that mouse plugs into ... ?
Originally posted by MacsRGood4U
The good news, Apple is going radical with the iMac and taking an organic approach. The bad news, the "hockey puck" is returning!
Already been done, just not by apple.
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ern005pc/
http://sae.cside.com/sae/kat/pc/ern005/ekana.htm
Originally posted by YYZ
I still can't believe Apple would take such a quantum leap backwards in terms of screen manuverability. Going from the G4 imac with its floating screen to a next generation imac that you adjust by dragging back and forth across your desk...?
I think the screen won't be that close to the guts of the machine. It will have to be adjustable in some way. It can't be "just drag back and forth" Something along these lines, just in Apple style. It will be pretty small. The Vaio W has a 17.5 screen and takes very little space.
Imagine that when it's wired up!!!
Apples backs are better than the front of most PC's.
Do you actually employ designers, or just accountants?
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If you go to this site and then click on the product view you will be able to see a side shot.
Still not something Apple would copy but much better than the W series.
Thank God...sony usually has half-decent designs, but the one that was posted...
Originally posted by lucida
Open question to PC manufacturers in general:
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Well it's kinda unfair to compare the Sony model with a mock up which doesn't actually exist in real life, and lacks any ports at all. It's also worth mentioning that the Sony model has two expansion slots, port for old mice, and cable TV-in which just makes it look even worse. In fact when you look at the machine from the front, none of that is visible because the screen is considerably larger than the back. So while the design ain't as pretty as an iMac G4, it's not that badly designed after all.
For the eMac: The color scheme, the kind of optical drive (if any), the ports on the unit.
For the iBook: The color scheme and case design. The first iBook mirrored the first iMac very closely in looks.
I for one have £1000 burning a hole in my pocket and the day it comes out I am gonna order one, regardless of how it looks!!!! And lets face it.....its gonna look awesome!!!!
The V isn't too bad at all, and i'd be very interested in seeing how Apple could put a spin on the style.
This one is from the Apple Collection
I just find it a little funny that Apple may end up using layouts used by other manufacturers in the past. What I like about the G4 iMac is that it is like nothing else out there.
Originally posted by ronnie_brassic
OK then guys, how many of you out there wont buy the new G5 imac because of how it looks????
I for one have £1000 burning a hole in my pocket and the day it comes out I am gonna order one, regardless of how it looks!!!! And lets face it.....its gonna look awesome!!!!
I'm with you there. When's the last time Apple made a computer that was considered ugly at the time? I'm sure the new iMac will be beautiful. The one thing that will make me wait though is I want to see it benchmarked in some way. I have a PowerBook G4 1.5GHz and if the new iMac with it's G5 isn't signficantly faster (and many have suggested it won't be), then I don't think I'll be getting one, not much point.