G4 Case Pic

[arn]

http://www.clginformatique.com/pages/newsdet.php?article=NEWSCLG_00019

concept shot, I'd say...

arn

[sparkleytone]

would that be 08/07/2002 as in 07/08/2002 American style??

[mnkeybsness]

definately an editted image of thw quicksilver

[MacAztec]

Thats ugly

[mmmdreg]

that looks a bit baddish...what happened to the handles?I think the current design is better even though it may be changed to something else soon...

[iwantanewmac]

It would be stupid if they dumped the handles, those handles make it easy to lug it around. (yes I do that often :)
and no im not going to buy a powerbook :)

[iGav]

Not the most original of ideas........... :p

Atleast it's not bleeding Snow coloured...... :eek: :eek: :eek:

[xelterran]

i think i could have done a better mockup! :p

[kansaigaijin]

ugly,
man I love the handles!

[dantec]

It doesn't make sense. The text says the new Powermac will be 'white' like the ibook, iMac etc...

The picture is a quicksilver without the handles. I think this is just a quick work from the webmaster of the site to give the readers a brief idea, of what shape it will be like.

I would take this with a grain of salt.

[edesignuk]

Sheesh! That thing is horrible! :eek:

[Wry Cooter]

Apple probably WILL keep the handles somehow... those things are handy to move. That French mock up is just someone speculating badly by editing down a quicksilver.

ALso maybe there will be three accessible bays in front rather than two in a new design.

The only bad thing about the handles as is, is that it might make stacking other drives and modems on top 'slightly' awkward. But I don't think anyone should expect that much difference in the case design at all... just more room inside, better access to bays, and perhaps a something closer to snowy white. The next gen macs will probably settle around snow and a brushed metal look, until they think that looks boring.

[vitruvius]

Nice toaster!!:D

[dongmin]

the New Apple Power Lunchbox

[ArtMan617]

I hope Apple (or whoever made that mock-up) gets smart and realizes that those handles weren't just there for aesthetic value...they served a purpose! At this point I don't believe that was even an official picture from Apple...it was probably some Photoshop fanatic who wanted to stir up some trouble...

-ArtMan617

[el_aarono]

Whoever did that photoshop job forgot to put the speaker back on the front. I would get lonely working with a mute powermac.

[ArtMan617]

Good observation...well, there you have it. Even more proof that the picture is a fraud.

-ArtMan617

[Durandal7]

The handles really give the case a curved and sleek look to the tower. When they're gone like that it begins to resemble a PeeCee box.

[Mr Jobs]

the handles are needed to rise the g4 from the floor or table so air can flow into the case through the holes, it helps the g4 to stay cool so this handle less design wouldn't work.

[ShaolinMiddleFinger]

it looks bloated

[voyagerd]

:mad: That French site has always been wrong.

[ShaolinMiddleFinger]

Look! you can see an area where they used the airbrush to take off the speaker!

[dongmin]

Yeah they did a poor job. No imagination. Apple's done some crazy designs the last few years (remember what everyone thought when Cube images were leaked?) but they've always had a certain style and flair. This is plain lame.

[Hemingray]

Do you guys honestly think they tried to make it look realistic? Gawd I sure hope not...

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by iwantanewmac
It would be stupid if they dumped the handles, those handles make it easy to lug it around. (yes I do that often :)
and no im not going to buy a powerbook :)

unless apple somehow made the thing much lighter which is do-able with the new smaller motherboards on the market and ever increasingly smaller parts

the emac does not have a handle like the imac did

the new ibook does not have a handle like the old ibook did

the emac, however, should have a handle and feels to be as heavy as the original imac when i lifted it...not too heavy, but i think a handle would help even thought the cathode ray tube is one of those ultra short tubes smaller than my sony 14" inch monitor

only time will tell and maybe we will all know in two days!

[Wry Cooter]

the emac doesn't have a handle because its fifty friggin pounds, and should not be lifted with one arm, but cradled in both.

the iBook doesn't have a handle now because people razzed the hello kitty purse/toilet seat clam shell design (which I still prefer ergonomically, but doesn't stack with a set of books as well)

The g4 is a different case (no pun intended). Those handles are useful. That french mock up has nothing to grab the thing by to move it unless you tipped it over into your arms.

[sjs]

At the edges it has an iPod look to it. Note where front and top meet sides, etc.

Would be interesting to see the PM follow the iPod design...sort of silvery white, very minimalist...

[sjs]

How do you know there's not a classic iMac type handle on the top (exactly where it should be)?

Maybe there is no need for ventilation under the case (maybe it contains a new chip that generates less heat).

Maybe the speaker is on top, too.

Maybe the knobs to open the case are on the right side, not shown.

Could be...

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by Wry Cooter
the emac doesn't have a handle because its fifty friggin pounds, and should not be lifted with one arm, but cradled in both.


i like the emac now that i have seen the thing...it's footprint is smaller than a 17 inch screen would suggest

and the fifty pounds must refer to the shipping weight

i am no weight lifter, but the computer is not that hard to cart around...only slightly heavier than the g3 crt imac...the secret is in the ultra short neck crt vs the full size neck/tube on the original g3 crt imac

the emac should have a handle for those who like it

having carried many hundred of computers, peripherals, and monitors...cradling any equipment close to the body is still the best way to transport anything

a handle carrying anything over fifteen pounds can pull a muscle if lifted wring or swung while walking

i still wish ibook had some sort of handle

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by sjs
How do you know there's not a classic iMac type handle on the top (exactly where it should be)?

Maybe there is no need for ventilation under the case (maybe it contains a new chip that generates less heat).

Maybe the speaker is on top, too.

Maybe the knobs to open the case are on the right side, not shown.

Could be...

i didn't look at it that closely, but the emac can come with a riser stand which makes it tiltable to have the best view

the point twenty five dot pitch screen is very beautiful...this is the computer apple should have released a long time ago...it would have sold like crazy and they could have asked fifteen hundred for it

but now the lcd imac totally outclasses the emac but there is a three hundred dollar price differntial between the two

if the emac goes down to $899 (or lower) on the educationl price, my guess is that the crt g3 imac is dead

[sjs]

I probably was being unclear in my post above about handles, speakers, etc. I was referring to the french pic of a PM case.


BTW, in light of an iPod motif, might it actually look pretty nice?

Double BTW, Jef your comment about the eMac: I totally agree. By all rights this should be selling like crazy. I think there are two reasons it may not be: 1 - they need to ditch the classic iMac so the eMac will stand alone. 2 - The perception is that the chip is too slow. From a marketing standpoint (I cannot state this strongly enough) Apple has got to realize that most potential switchers are not going to buy a sub 1000 mhz computer! To do so makes one feel stupid. Heck Celeron is at 1.9 ghz now! I realize we are talking about perception here, but that is what drives purchases. Apple needs to get every machine at 1 ghz or more real fast And I am tired of people saying it can't be done. It's a change that would utilize existing parts. If the PM goes to 1.4 ghz now and with DDR, there is enough space below to bump Imac and eMac to 1 ghz at the same time. I say Apple should quit strategizing about relative product placement and just give people waht they clearly want: 1 ghz+.

[pc2mac_convert]

Y'all need to check out the rest of the site...

Like their take on the new ipad: http://www.clginformatique.com/pages/newsdet.php?article=NEWSCLG_00024

or if you like,

their information on the G5: http://www.clginformatique.com/pages/newsdet.php?article=NEWSCLG_00029

[edit: darn links]

[ArtMan617]

I still don't believe any of those pictures...but I give them credit for trying.

-ArtMan617

[pc2mac_convert]

Originally posted by ArtMan617
I still don't believe any of those pictures...but I give them credit for trying.

-ArtMan617

Exactly.

[Wry Cooter]

yeah, everyone knows the real case for the new towers is at ...

http://www.hardware-unlimited.com/reviews/macpcgallery/index.shtml