For most people this is a non-issue since the task of replacing internal components fall upon Apple or a certified third-party vendor.
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
i liked that design.. it looks pretty cool.. the only thing i didn;t like was that shiney "bling bling" apple logo on the sphere.. it made it look a bit cheap
and yes .. the arm needs a comeback.. that thing is wicked! I would pay gladly the extra cash for it
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
too bad apple is a company and like every company it prefers to sell you a new mac every 3 years instead of waiting 6 plus years for your sawtooth to become long in the tooth.
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Originally posted by b3nj
i liked that design.. it looks pretty cool.. the only thing i didn;t like was that shiney "bling bling" apple logo on the sphere.. it made it look a bit cheap
and yes .. the arm needs a comeback.. that thing is wicked! I would pay gladly the extra cash for it
wicked, sure... the iMac G4 almost became the next cube because of the extra costs that gadget added to it's price in combination with the tft so apple had to sell the education only eMac to consumers for additional sales.
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
I owned an iMac G4, and now it resides with my parents. I still get goosebumps when i go home and play on it in the corner of mom's kitchen. It is so sweet to be able to swivel the display around to show to anyone. It is a fantastic computer and is unmatched today by ANY computer or independent display in terms of ergonomics. Its too bad it was so expensive to manufacture.
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Originally posted by Nautical
For most people this is a non-issue since the task of replacing internal components fall upon Apple or a certified third-party vendor.
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
and yes .. the arm needs a comeback.. that thing is wicked! I would pay gladly the extra cash for it
Originally posted by cubist
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
too bad apple is a company and like every company it prefers to sell you a new mac every 3 years instead of waiting 6 plus years for your sawtooth to become long in the tooth.
Originally posted by b3nj
i liked that design.. it looks pretty cool.. the only thing i didn;t like was that shiney "bling bling" apple logo on the sphere..
and yes .. the arm needs a comeback.. that thing is wicked! I would pay gladly the extra cash for it
wicked, sure... the iMac G4 almost became the next cube because of the extra costs that gadget added to it's price in combination with the tft so apple had to sell the education only eMac to consumers for additional sales.
no comeback, please.
dead and burried for a reason.
23" iMac instead, pretty please.
Originally posted by cubist
For most people that's a silly response, because hard drives go dead and should be easily replaceable. This means this machine has an effective lifetime of two or three years. That's bad design, there's no excuse for it.
Macs have typically lasted longer than PCs. I have a Sawtooth here which is on its third hard drive, and I've done the hard drive changes myself. Too bad Apple can't design machines like they used to.
You mean like they used to... a few months ago?
Here's all you had to do to replace a hard drive in the iMac before October.
Hey what about asking for the lisa to come back?
Originally posted by Celco
sunflower imac... god... no... pleeessee.
Hey what about asking for the lisa to come back?
I owned an iMac G4, and now it resides with my parents. I still get goosebumps when i go home and play on it in the corner of mom's kitchen. It is so sweet to be able to swivel the display around to show to anyone. It is a fantastic computer and is unmatched today by ANY computer or independent display in terms of ergonomics. Its too bad it was so expensive to manufacture.