While I don't keep up with the Mac line I do like the design of the new iMac G5 that got released this week. I only wish it was a cheaper.
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I want a Mac. Any Mac.
This new configuration is pretty damn neat, but actually, I'm not terribly wowed by the industrial design. At least not since the round-base "sunflower" look of the last iMac incarnation. I think it's partly because there are already off-brand PC manufacturers that do "all in one" standing monitor enclosures, and even Tablet PCs have a similar form factor -- just no standing foot.
Technology just hasn't gotten to the point where the whole thing can be as thin as it will someday be, and the "box" right now is just too thick and square. It's simple, maybe elegant, but definitely not as sexy as I'd have expected.
I'd still sell my kidney to own one, but... as a Mac guy at heart, I gotta be snooty.
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Originally posted by pzarquonAt least not since the round-base "sunflower" look of the last iMac incarnation.But I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I GOT IT ALL! (George Costanza)
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They're good computers, but iMacs aren't for the people who requires power systems. I feel that they are meant for schools or students at home who want a compact computer.
Give me a G5 computer, and I'll be happy.How'd I get so white and nerdy?
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While I love Macs and the various incarnations of the Mac OS, I have over the years learned not to be a big fan of the all-in-one Mac models. Sure, most of them are cute and use up less desktop space than a traditional desktop tower. However most Mac all in ones have never been very easy to upgrade, repair or expand. In fact most Mac all in ones are just about non-upgradeable other than installing more RAM.
That said I am still happy with my Power Mac G4 tower with 2 hard drives installed, SCSCI card, CD ROM Writer and a slew of stuff connected to it. Runs Mac OSX and OS 9 very well.I'm still here. Are you?
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One good thing about Apple having a significantly smaller market share is the fact that Macs are not targets of all the nasty virus, worms, spyware and whatevers that inflict harm on the Windows world on almost a daily basis. Since Mac OSX's introduction in 2001, the operating system has not been hit by any kind of virus, worm or malware.
Two of my PC using friends sent me emails indicating that they were very upset about crashes caused by attacks on their Windows OS PCs.
My bloodpressure right now is so high I will burst and it's due to this damn computer of mine! AND YES IT IS DUE TO MICROSOFT !!!!! THE SERVICE PACK 2 W/AOL IS A NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT EVEN USE MY COMPUTER....
My usual refrain to her and other PC friends is that "you should have gotten a Mac". Most times they brush me off, but some can see the wisdom of perhaps thinking of making a change to a somewhat safer and less trouble prone platform.
I have yet to see the new G5 based iMac. A trip to the Apple Store is due soon.I'm still here. Are you?
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Originally posted by melOne good thing about Apple having a significantly smaller market share is the fact that Macs are not targets of all the nasty virus, worms, spyware and whatevers that inflict harm on the Windows world on almost a daily basis. Since Mac OSX's introduction in 2001, the operating system has not been hit by any kind of virus, worm or malware.
Two of my PC using friends sent me emails indicating that they were very upset about crashes caused by attacks on their Windows OS PCs.
I called my friend and she was quite upset because after she sent the email she got the dreaded blue screen of death. What's that? I never see blue screens of death on my Mac.
My usual refrain to her and other PC friends is that "you should have gotten a Mac". Most times they brush me off, but some can see the wisdom of perhaps thinking of making a change to a somewhat safer and less trouble prone platform.
I have yet to see the new G5 based iMac. A trip to the Apple Store is due soon.
I know that you mac users have flawless computers, and I wish I could have one. But a Windows computer has more software and functionality than what Steve Jobs will think of in his career.
The only time my computer gave the BSOD, was when playing games, and that was due to a faulty sector in my RAM, so I'm having it replaced ASAP to play games.
And I bet that you can't customize a Mac to look like Windows XP.How'd I get so white and nerdy?
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And I bet that you can't customize a Mac to look like Windows XP.
Trust me, what makes a Mac goes far deeper than the GUI. I used various Windows utilities to give my XP machine that MacOSX look... but uninstalled it when I realized it was just depressing me more.
Hey, I like Macs. Because I can't afford them, I make do with PCs. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Obviously, a Mac person can't let a PC conversation go by without rubbing their noses in something, and the same is true whenever Mac believers get to talking. But as long as you can get your work done and have your fun, what does it matter what you drive? It's the destination that counts.
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Originally posted by adri1456I know that you mac users have flawless computers, and I wish I could have one. But a Windows computer has more software and functionality than what Steve Jobs will think of in his career.
The only time my computer gave the BSOD, was when playing games, and that was due to a faulty sector in my RAM, so I'm having it replaced ASAP to play games.
And I bet that you can't customize a Mac to look like Windows XP.
Overall PCs are not bad. It is the operating system that runs in the majority of PCs that is not too good. People using PCs have other operating systems which they can install and use, many offering similar functionality to Mac OS and Windows. Linux anyone?
One of the neatest operating systems that never made it on the PC is the BeOS that was made in the mid and late 1990s initially for the Mac and then ported to the PC. I've used the Mac version and it is great. People who have used BeOS on their PCs became big fans of it too. It is too bad that Windows so dominated the marketplace that the BeOS never made it (was sold to Palm in 2001 or so).I'm still here. Are you?
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I should point out that what makes the iMac G5 special to me, is how it was packaged. The entire computer in that one slab of plastic, it doesn't matter to me that it's running MacOS, some version of Windows, VMS, Lunix/Unix or whatever else that is out there. The main thing it is as small as it gets (for the time being) for a desktop machine.
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