What Macs have you always wanted?

[dmmcintyre3]

No Macs they still sell because just about everybody on here wants that:D

I have always wanted a:

20 inch iMac G4 - Best design by Apple ever.

Titanium PowerBook G4. Why? I just have always liked those. I even had one for about a month with broken hinges. I still used it (as my main Mac) with the broken hinges.

Black MacBook - any model Why: it would be great for web browsing on the go because it is so small and a MBA is underpowered (rev A) and has a non replaceable battery and a hinge issue. Also the MBA would be more of a thief target.

2.33 GHz MacBook Pro Why: It is the fastest non unibody MacBook Pro with a reliable graphics card.



Apple I, IIs and Lisa's count too!

[iowamensan]

Key Lime G3 iBook
G4 iMac
G4 Cube

(I have a G4 Titanium I would be willing to part with :))

[SuperCompu2]

20" iMac G4
TAM
working 12" PowerBook G4 (I have a broken one, looking to fix it soon...)
Quad G5
1GHz Titanium PowerBook
500MHz Pismo
The old PowerBook Duo (back in the day)
Cube

Lastly, one I recently actually acquired from a friend cleaning out some stuff, a B&W G3 tower. :)

[Hrududu]

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Macintosh Color Classic II
Powermac G5 Quad
Macintosh TV
Powermac 9600 350MHz
Dual 1.42GHz Powermac G4
1GHz TiBook
Powerbook G3 Pismo 500MHz

Thats about it I guess. Everything else I've already got :D

[David Schmidt]

20 inch iMac G4 - Best design by Apple ever.
20" iMac G4
I have one of those - I have to agree, it's fabulous. I wish I could get a new one with updated guts - maybe that's a potential mod project. :-)

[Bye Bye Baby]

cube

[velocityg4]

Apple I
Apple IIe
Apple IIgs
Apple Lisa
Mac 128K
Mac II
Mac IIfx
Mac Quadra 700
Mac Quadra 950
Mac Quadra 840AV
Daystar Genesis MP (The quad 200mhz 604e)

[marold280]

snow imac G3
iMac G4 with a better processor than mine :D
Powerbook 12 inch G4
aluminium macbook, and im getting one LOL!

[sammich]

2.33 GHz MacBook Pro Why: It is the fastest non unibody MacBook Pro with a reliable graphics card.

Do you want my 17" 2.33? haha j/k...or am I? I want the 17" UMBP so bad. Esp the higher res. screen.

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh: just want to see one in the flesh.

PBG5 with the associated liquid nitrogen cooling system.

[nick9191]

PowerMac G5 Quad
17" PB/MBP
20" iMac G4
PowerMac MDD
Black MacBook (with current white Macbook's internals)
G4 Cube

[Doctor Doom]

12" 1.5ghz powerbook
20" G5 iMac. With a logic board that doesn't fail so easily (thats probably asking too much:rolleyes:)
700mhz snow G3 iMac

[big_malk]

G4 iMac, like many people by the sounds of it, they look very nice!

[thunderweb]

G4 iMac :D

[zephead]

Gonna have to go with the 20" iMac G4. It would also be pretty cool to have a 12" PowerBook G4. As for current Macs, I want a 15" Unibody MBP.

And a PowerBook G5. :D

[Cabbit]

Always wanted a iBook G3, the classic ones that look like the old iMac. Has to be one of the most class machines i have ever seen.

[chrismacguy]

For me there is a long list... anyway, here goes:

20" iMac G4 - Coolest. Computer. Ever.
24" White Intel iMac - Complements my MacBook and I prefer White
PowerMac G5 - first mac I really wanted..
iBook G3 - First Mac was one of these, need one back
128K - The one that started it all!
17" and 12" PowerBook G4s (Launch Versions)
QuickSilver G4
iMac G3 Bondi
iMac G3 Graphite
Quadra 610
PowerMac 9600
PowerMac G3
*EDIT - Forgot - G4 Cube 500)

[SuperJudge]

SE/30
Apple IIgs (not technically a Mac, but damned cool)
LC 630
Quadra 840av
Twentieth Anniversary Mac
Powerbook Duo 2300c
B&W G3 tower
PowerMac G4 Cube
12" 1.33Ghz G4 iBook (I want to make it a "netbook" :o)

I'm amazed at the number of people who want Quad G5s. I wanted one myself until I had to service them. Never seen so many hardware failures on one model before. It's a shame, too, because those things are still pretty bitchin' machines beyond the whole reliability thing.

[ozyr]

As of today...

Apple II+

Cube
iMac G4 Flat Panel

(lots more, but the list would be too long)

[t0mat0]

The successor to the current one.

[JRob65a6]

Mac Pro with:
Two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
At least 8gb of RAM but I'd prefer 32gb
Mac Pro RAID Card
4 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
4x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB
2 18x SuperDrives
2 Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide
AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Card with 802.11n
Mac OS X server


Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card (I might decide to run my own server)


I'm accepting donations LOL Just Kidding


I want one but my wife would kill me..... Last year before I was a MAC guy I built a crazy PC that is very similar in specs but I wish I never would have because I would have got this computer. I still to this day am kicking myself in the a$$ for not buying a Mac Pro instead. Oh well we live and we learn but mark my words I will get one someday.

Macs destroy PCs in my book. I wish someone would have said something to me a long time ago to check out Macs.


I almost bought my Macbook Pro with the 2.93 processor but it was the first Mac I've ever owned. Now I kinda regret it. I had a really old Apple desktop my brother gave me in 94 but it was REALLY old. Other than that I've never touched a Apple/Mac until 6-8 months ago and I'm so glad I did.

[JuanGuapo]

For older hardware....

15" Ti Powerbook :)
Powerbook Duo 270c
12" Powerbook G4 (was my favorite for a while)
20" iMac G4 (last gen...beautiful hardware)
iBook G3 (Special Ed. Graphite)


I just got my uMBP so I'm pretty content w/ what I've got. :)

[Cassie]

Always wanted..

Mac Plus
Mac LC II
Power Macintosh 5500
PowerBook 1400c
Power Mac G3 Blue & White
12" PowerBook G4


I would be very content if I had those machines. :)

[dmmcintyre3]

PowerBook 1400c


I had a 1400cs with a broken floppy drive and battery once.

[student_trap]

Imac G4, probably the 17" version. They looked the most 'balanced':)

[bobnugget]

Macs I liked the most:
* Powerbook 190c - great system (some might disagree), Fantastic screen, PCMCIA, clickable trackpad. The case fell apart though, so it had to go.
* Pismo 500 Mhz (have a 400 with a 500 chip at the moment. Great system)
* AlBook 12" - fantastically portable system for the time. (Had two, my 867 got stolen, got a 1.5 Ghz as a replacement from insurance, but I had already bought a 17" 1.5 Ghz very cheaply instead and stuck with that)
* Unibody MacBook - looks great and works nicely (current main system)
* C2D 2.33 Ghz 15" MacBook Pro (just sold a 2.16, but I always wanted the 2.33 for the extra VRAM).

Macs I want the most:
* TAM of course!

Macs I was disappointed with that I have owned that people might be envious of. Really, don't be!:
* Powerbook Duo 2300 prototype (Sooo slow, even compared to a 1400)
* Powerbook 1400 (Didn't seem too reliable, had the 133,166 and a 117 prototype at one point, the 166 was good, but they all died apart from the 117)
* Pippin (useless - couldn't get any games for it)

[Creative One]

Non UMBP - I think they look cooler, and more professional


ps; did anyone say they wanted a 12" powerbook? Or cube ;)



psssh pm me ;) :rolleyes:

[dmmcintyre3]

Non UMBP - I think they look cooler, and more professional

I know the unibody MBPs look like an oversized MacBook.

The Final PowerBook (powerbookcoreduo.tk)

[mkjj]

Just bought a couple of my wants in the last few weeks:

A PowerBook G4 12, a Clamshell iBook Tangerine and a Flower iMac :)

Would be nice to get a last edition Clamshell though.

I am quite lucky to have most of my wants, including a TAM (upgraded to a G3 500 and a spare TAM for parts) and an G4 Cube also upgraded to 1.8 G4.

[steve2112]

I love the 20" G4 iMac. That was a high point in Apple design. I would also love to have a Cube. I would like to set it on the table next to my Mini.

[Insulin Junkie]

Like many posters before me, I want the G4 iMac.
It's gorgeous!

http://yourtech.typepad.com/main/WindowsLiveWriter/ReusingtheglobespeakersfromanoldiMac_ADA5/imac17bol_thumb2_1.jpg

[student_trap]

Just bought a couple of my wants in the last few weeks:

A PowerBook G4 12, a Clamshell iBook Tangerine and a Flower iMac :)

Would be nice to get a last edition Clamshell though.

I am quite lucky to have most of my wants, including a TAM (upgraded to a G3 500 and a spare TAM for parts) and an G4 Cube also upgraded to 1.8 G4.

Looks like you and I could have been looking at the same things on ebay! I havepicked up...

indigo clamshell and a ruby imac g3 for myself, and...

blueberry clamshell and blueberry imac DV G3 for my girlfriend!

I do fancy a tangerine ibook though. Could you let me know who you bought yours from on ebay (perhaps link to the won page?)?:):)

[nick9191]

I think some don't understand the concept of "No Macs they still sell".

Of course everyone wants a tricked out Mac Pro.

[dmmcintyre3]

Like many posters before me, I want the G4 iMac.
It's gorgeous!

http://yourtech.typepad.com/main/WindowsLiveWriter/ReusingtheglobespeakersfromanoldiMac_ADA5/imac17bol_thumb2_1.jpg

both of my friends once had iMac G4's. one had a 15 inch that was stolen and the other had a borrowed 17 inch 1 GHz

[student_trap]

I think some don't understand the concept of "No Macs they still sell".

Of course everyone wants a tricked out Mac Pro.

I agree,howevever on the point of those 'tricked out mac pro's',asan owner of one, i'd have to say that its by far not my favourite mac i own.

For me its a tool, its value for me is placed on how much work i can get done on it. My clamshell ibook or 12" powerbook by contrast are no longer particularly useful, (although i still use both of them!), but they also have something else which stops me from even getting rid of them!:eek:

[agl82]

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[dmmcintyre3]

I've always wanted a Power Mac G3 All-In-One. A bunch of my teachers had them when I was growing up and they always looked cool. I actually miss the beige Macs.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2prxu8m.jpg
It had at least 1 PCI slot in it. didn't it?

[-SD-]

20" G4 iMac, the 'iLamp'
G4 Cube

:apple:

[PkennethV]

Do you want my 17" 2.33? haha j/k...or am I? I want the 17" UMBP so bad. Esp the higher res. screen.

hahah i was literally thinking that exact same thing when i read the OP.

[iMacmatician]

PowerBook G5 (well not anymore but I used to). Does that count? :D

MacBook Air.

[steveca]

the macs that i want:

Mac 128K - started it all (dont have it)
Mac IIfx - most expensive one ever :) (have that one)

PowerMac G3 - when I was younger it really impressed me (dont have yet)
PowerMac G4 Cube - best design ever (have that one)

iBook G3 Lime - Incredible colour (dont have)
Mac Pro latest one - Power to the people... kind of... (too expensive so dont have it) :)

Side note - the eMate also looks cool. Hoping to get one soon

[sushi]

I have a few of the Macs that are listed.

Maybe I should consider selling one or more. :)

Anyhow, if I lived in a place where I had the space, I would have every Mac, Newtons, etc., that Apple made on display.

[instaxgirl]

Clamshell iBook, I'd take it in pretty much any colour.

Used one for a year when I was 11 and thought it was the most beautiful computer I'd ever seen/used. I loved that thing so much. It's the reason I eventually bought an iBook :)

[Dagless]

I've always wanted the early macs that I either hated or got me into the whole 'scene'. So that would be a G3 iMac, G4 iMac, 12" iBook, maybe an eMac.

But I'd never pay through the nose for something that isn't that productive anymore.

[jodelli]

Using your criteria excluding presently available products, I've owned at one time or another almost all of the Macs that I've wanted to own.

A noticeable exception was a G4 iMac, which I'm still tempted to pick up just because it looks cool.

Never owned an SE either, but had two Mac Plus(s).

The Original Mac was tempting but it was under spec in storage and ram.

[Arnenys]

I've always wanted an iMac G4. I think they're the most beautiful computers (actually, they don't even look like a computer) ever made. :)
Now I just need money to buy one :p

[Houdini]

Apple I
Apple II
Apple III
Macintosh TV
Performa 580

All the rest - in my collection :)

[three]

iMac G5 - The first Mac I ever loved.
Cube - It would go great above my mini.

I already own a iMac G4, and that was on the top of my list.

[Drag'nGT]

Apple 1
Apple Lisa
Mac
20" iMac G4
12" PowerBook
MacBook Air
and a new 8 core Pro. :cool:

[physics dude]

I may get rid of my 128k (see thread I just started) which I purchased new in 1984. Model M001. I turned it on after it was in storage for a few years and got the dreaded "sad face". Also have imagewriter, books, cords, disks, programmers switch.
Apple I
Apple IIe
Apple IIgs
Apple Lisa
Mac 128K
Mac II
Mac IIfx
Mac Quadra 700
Mac Quadra 950
Mac Quadra 840AV
Daystar Genesis MP (The quad 200mhz 604e)

[mc68k]

g4 cube
LISA
any quad or octo mac pro

an apple III would be interesting too

and now that i think of it a next cube would be cool

[mkjj]

I do fancy a tangerine ibook though. Could you let me know who you bought yours from on ebay (perhaps link to the won page?)?:):)


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120412494565


Got two now! this is the first one

The iMac G4 seems to be a fav, my main machine is a lovely 1Ghz, 17 inch which is in the dining room and is used for email and surfing only now. Still got all the paperwork and box etc.

[PaperMacWriter]

500MHz G4 Cube - Flat out cool!
20" iMac G4 - Perfect as a movie viewer!
PowerBook G4 Titanium - They look stunning
Apple IIc+ - The coolest of the Apple IIs
iBook Clamshell 466MHz Graphite - The classiest of all the iBooks

I'll own them all someday.. when I have more money to blow on stuff I won't really use(except the iMac, I'd use that). The Cube is top of my list though. Best design to come out of Cupertino. I have a banner of it hanging on my bedroom door:D
SG :apple:

[mlts22]

First the usual that are popular and are just plain cool:

Apple //gs
The 20'th anniversery Mac.
The cube

After that:

A Powerbook Duo with the docking station. Its the only (as far as I know) laptop computer that has a powered docking station for inserts and ejects.
An XServe with the discontinued Apple RAID array. They matched and looked good, as well as performed quite well.

[Intel Inside]

Everyone loves vintage macs!

G4 Cube,
G4 iMac
G4 12" Powerbook
G3 iMac in Bondi Blue :D

[OnTrack Studios]

I have pretty much all the vintage macs i've ever wanted except for a white iMac G5 or Intel. If I didn't have the G4 I'd probably have one of those. Having two iMacs set up is a bit much (1 br apartment). But my favorite of all my Macs is my Powerbook 12". I do all my real work on my MBP but I enjoy using the 12" more. Great size, quick for it's age, and reminds me of the era of Macs that really got me to turn my back on PC's forever.

[Dojan5]

iBook Clamshell and iMac G4. I still remember the Ad for iMac G4, and I thought it was the most beautiful computer I've ever seen. It still looks modern.
I have a Power Macintosh 5500/275 Executives Edition though.

[Str8edgepunker]

What I'd want if my old mac obsession continues:

iMac G4
TAM
Powerbook G3 Pismo
G4 Cube

I've already got several things I've wanted but that would probably complete the list. For now. :D

[dmmcintyre3]

Last model MBP because of the express card slot.

[wackymacs]

I wouldn't mind a Mac Pro and all the other latest Apple gear...but I don't have any real *need* for 'em. I'll focus on older machines instead.

Off the top of my head...

- Fully loaded and upgraded Macintosh IIfx.
- Quadra 700 and 840AV would also be nice, as they are so expandable.
- A Macintosh SE/30 with 128MB RAM, some form of expansion card in the PDS slot, and internal CF storage.
- A fully loaded G4 Cube would be VERY nice, but they will always fetch high prices on eBay. :(

Many people list the TAM, but in reality the hardware itself isn't very special, and the machine isn't much of a great performer. Shame Apple couldn't get a balance of good performance and good design back then.

I would list a few PowerBooks, as some were very nice to look at, but again the hardware didn't perform well (mostly), the displays were usually awful, and the reliability was questionable. The 5300 comes to mind - what an oddball that was!

[Obsidian6]

I'm getting the one I always wanted! The 12" Powerbook!
It's a launch version (867mhz) I'm gonna clean it up and make it a nice little coffee table computer.

I really like my Black macbook though, it's been very dependable, and it's quick enough to run the photo apps I need. (Planning on a 500GB 7200rpm drive in the very near future)

I also have the 2.33Ghz Macbook Pro (15") I gave it to my dad as his first mac, but he's been using it as a desktop, I think I might take it back and have him buy an iMac ;)

[suburbia]

Technically, even the very first iMac is not "vintage", as it would have to be at least fifteen-years-old to qualify as that.

Anywho, is it common that my very first iMac (266MHz from 1999), which officially came in a box identified as "Blueberry" and classified as revision B, is encased in a "Bondi" shell with matching Bondi keyboard and mouse? I hated that awful color-- not quite green, and not quite blue.

As for the much beloved iMac G4, wasn't there a problem with the display in many of the 20" models being crooked?

[OnTrack Studios]

Technically, even the very first iMac is not "vintage", as it would have to be at least fifteen-years-old to qualify as that.

Anywho, is it common that my very first iMac (266MHz from 1999), which officially came in a box identified as "Blueberry" and classified as revision B, is encased in a "Bondi" shell with matching Bondi keyboard and mouse? I hated that awful color-- not quite green, and not quite blue.

As for the much beloved iMac G4, wasn't there a problem with the display in many of the 20" models being crooked?

I know the early 15" models had neck issues, but I believe the issue was resolved in later revisions. My 17" has no issues, physically. The only flaw is it won't go to sleep on its own. And a Mac doesn't have to be 15 years old to be vintage. I bought a 500mhz iBook in 2007 and I called Apple because the backlight went out and the first thing they said was, "Oh! You have one of our vintage machines!!"

[coupdetat]

Technically, even the very first iMac is not "vintage", as it would have to be at least fifteen-years-old to qualify as that.


Who died and crowned you the king of totally arbitrary age qualifiers?

[suburbia]

I know the early 15" models had neck issues, but I believe the issue was resolved in later revisions. My 17" has no issues, physically. The only flaw is it won't go to sleep on its own. And a Mac doesn't have to be 15 years old to be vintage. I bought a 500mhz iBook in 2007 and I called Apple because the backlight went out and the first thing they said was, "Oh! You have one of our vintage machines!!"

I still have my 15" G4, and except for the LCD display, which I suppose due to the technology of the time, looks washed-out unless viewing straight on, never had any issues hardware issues. They really were great.

Of course nowadays, if you were to bring in your G5 iMac to the Apple store, they would be calling it not just vintage, but probably ancient, as when I brought in my G5, the Genius said, "Well, it is over 3 years old..."

[OnTrack Studios]

I still have my 15" G4, and except for the LCD display, which I suppose due to the technology of the time, looks washed-out unless viewing straight on, never had any issues hardware issues. They really were great.

Of course nowadays, if you were to bring in your G5 iMac to the Apple store, they would be calling it not just vintage, but probably ancient, as when I brought in my G5, the Genius said, "Well, it is over 3 years old..."

lol that's like an eternity in Apple years. But since the intels have come out they havn't really changed all THAT much. My 2.16ghz MacBook Pro isn't really outdated yet. So as long as you've crossed over you should be good for a while as far as OS compatibility.

[OnTrack Studios]

I still have my 15" G4, and except for the LCD display, which I suppose due to the technology of the time, looks washed-out unless viewing straight on, never had any issues hardware issues. They really were great.

Of course nowadays, if you were to bring in your G5 iMac to the Apple store, they would be calling it not just vintage, but probably ancient, as when I brought in my G5, the Genius said, "Well, it is over 3 years old..."

Yea I know what you're saying about the display. My 12" is incomparable to my intel MBP 15". The brightness is so much dimmer.

[AppleMark]

My regret is not picking up a Cube at some point.

I wish Apple would do something cube like with the Mini, then I would consider buying one.

[coupdetat]

I'm working on getting one of the late OS9-bootable dual 1.25ghz G4's. I really like the design and the speed would be good enough to be a main machine for me.

[SomeSwede]

When i have enough space and some spare cash i intend to buy some of the most memorable Macs.

First the original, the Mac 128K or a Plus. Secondly a G4 Cube. It is probably the best looking of all Macs of that era. And finally a Bondi blue iMac, the computer that shook the world.

[840quadra]

Clear Macintosh SE
Working SE-30
Mac IIfx
TAM
Indigo or Graphite iMac
Indigo or Graphite iBook
TiBook
Powerbook 12"
Powermac G5 Dual 2.0 (I miss mine :p)

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=47064&dateline=1165207334&type=profile

[froggytreafrogg]

A Quadra 700. Just like in Jurassic Park. For some reason this would add a great piece to my collection.

[jrober]

Has to be G4 Cube.

Loved it when displayed with the SoundSticks II speakers in John Lewis. Couldn't afford it. At the same time bought my first Mac myself a Blue Dalmatian iMac. When I could afford the cube it wasn't avaliable so bought the Soundsticks II. Still think of it when I see them there.

Aaaah.

John

P.S. Cunning caveat on the opening post - The Mac I always want is the one more thing mac!

[Maserati7200]

2.7 GHz PowerMac G5

[zelmo]

a Newton (to go with my eMate 300)
a Cube with matching ACD
a Wallstreet (man, did I ever lust after one when they were out)
12" iBook G4

[gillboyswims96]

i want a g3 clamshell in either blue orange or key lime they are soo... creative...

and the old (white) iMac the one before the current one, but it has to have a iSight :P

[carolina17]

The original Apple Macintosh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh) and the Cube (couldn't buy it for financial reasons).

[BertyBoy]

Currently searching eBay each week for:

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Macintosh Color Classic II
Quadra 800 or
Quadra 950
IIci

Have, or had (and gave away)
Mac Plus
Mac SE FD/HD
Mac SE/30
Mac IIsi
Mac IIci
iMac rev.A
PBG3 (Lobard)
PBG4 15" Titanium
PBG4 17" Aluminium
PMG4 MDD
Mac Pro (2008)

[ServiceTag]

Can't believe I own and still running so popular models:
Cube
12" Power Book G4
20" iMac G4

After so much decision new Mac machine in my collection is 2009 Mac mini 2.0.
After upgrading I love the speed, but the same time I feel bad for replacing Cube....

[sushi]

Surprised so many want a TAM.

I have one. Thinking about selling/giving it away as I need the space. Haven't decided yet.

[LizKat]

Se/30

[gkarris]

TAM - Complete In Box (more for collectibility than looks).

Sage iMac G3 Complete in Box (had a chance to get one but unit only, and it was kinda trashed.... :()

Twiggy Lisa :eek:

Color Classic Complete In Box (have just a unit only with a few cracks...:( )

[macJC50640]

Almost everyone on here wants a 20 inch G4 iMac...
I did too, so I bought one :D
I got a 15 inch though, because it was a good deal

[nullx86]

I would love to get the G4 Cube, the PowerMac G4? (I almost had one from school, dirtbag net-tech took it to the graveyard...) and an eMac/iMac G3 (CRT Version). Those and possibly the Black MacBook.

[nwassault]

Mac 128k
Mac XL
One of the workstation computers running A/UX
Any PowerBook Duo (along with the Duo Dock)
an iMac G3
An iBook G3
And a Mac II

[jdechko]

17" or 20" iMac G4. Don't care which one.
I really wanted a 15" PowerBook. Lusted after that one for a long time, but I never got it. Now I just want an Air.

[Mactagonist]

I would love to own a Cube or a Pismo, they are computers I have wanted ever since I first saw them. However I have serious doubts that either of them would be able to hold up to modern useage. i use my computers and dont have room for one that looks awesome, but cant handle xvids or run a modern OS like Leopard.

Pity.

[Hrududu]

I would love to own a Cube or a Pismo, they are computers I have wanted ever since I first saw them. However I have serious doubts that either of them would be able to hold up to modern useage. i use my computers and dont have room for one that looks awesome, but cant handle xvids or run a modern OS like Leopard.

Pity.
I'm on my Cube right now. So long as its not your only computer, its still plenty usable. Tiger runs great and there are plenty of inexpensive upgrades that are fun to do. If nothing else, its a fun iTunes jukebox and DVD player.

[trose]

I don't have anything unique to add to the list, and it seems like there are definitely a few models that are in demand by many- myself being no exception :D

My desired, in order:

PowerBook 1.5Ghz G4 12"
any B&W PowerMac G3
G4 Cube
PowerMac G5

And just for the heck of it, 'cause work is super slow today, here's what I've owned:

Performa 6200... I believe it was a 160Mhz 603? I was very young at the time.
Performa 6400, 180Mhz 604e
PowerMac G3 266Mhz (I loved that thing... flashed a PC Voodoo3 2000 for Unreal Tournament. Sweet.)
iMac DV G3 400Mhz (GPU blew... again, young and foolish)
PowerMac G4 DP 867Mhz MDD (Just got rid of that one, gave it to my sister... nice machine)

and my latest, a late 2007 Alu iMac 2.66 Core Duo with a ATI 2600 that I'm happily overclocking.

I also owned a few Apple IIe, which I bought for $1 each from a school. I honestly don't know where the heck those went... probably in my parents barn.

[soLoredd]

I vote Cube also, and almost bought one on eBay not too long ago. But, I realized I wouldn't get much use out of it since my G4 Mini w/ Leopard does the iTunes server thing. I don't know what I would use the Cube for, other than just to say I have one (and I think I'm beyond that point in my life now).

Right now, I want either a Mac Pro or at least an iMac. The last Apple desktop I had was the Macintosh Classic. And at the time my dad got it, CD-ROM was becoming a hit so DOS/Windows was what I was interested in. Since then I've only had laptops or that Mini, which isn't used except to stream from an external. I'm looking at the 24" iMac for our next computer.

[steviem]

Am I imagining it, or was there a film called Blank Cheque where this boy used a Mac to buy loads of stuff in the '90s? I wanted that mac when I was little.

Then - the original iMac, but I then tried one and it had OS9, I thought that it was like an old Atari so that was a no go.

But the ones I really wanted once OSX arrived were:

iMac G4
12" PowerBook
PowerMac G5 with the Liquid cooling

and the current gen that I really want are:

Mac Pro 8 core
MacBook Pro 15"

[WardC]

Right now...these are what I am *really* trying to find:

• LPGA Japan edition PowerBook 170

• PowerBook 550c Japan model

• Clear case Mac Portable M5120

•*Clear case Mac SE

**all of these are special edition, ultra-rare, I've included photos below. It would be awesome to pick one of these up on eBay.



http://lowendmac.com/pb/170jlpga.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2373696262_08ce14355e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/254218538_52e5144254.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/254165496_2c5dc649f7.jpg

[bc008]

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r391/amberlynnvail/G4Cube_2.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x136/photobucketbobby12/ELECTRONICS/1748.jpg (20")

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/konnected7/mac-pro.jpg

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr234/Chashak/unibody-finished20081014.jpg (17")

I'm not too picky ;)

[RasterScan]

I'm trying to get my hands on a TAM and a Quadra 700.

[WardC]

Here is a much better shot of that Japanese LPGA PowerBook 170:

http://home.k07.itscom.net/jf1dcu/Macintosh_Folder/PB-170.jpg

I want one!

[Furi Kuri]

The cube, of course.

[steveca]

been looking for the 550c for years now but nothing ever came up...

that 170 model is amazing :eek: makes my 170 look like a normal 170, which it is...

[MWPULSE]

the imac 20in G4 revolutionised the mac brand. I still remember the ads, very clever ads they were indeeed.

I would quite happily pick up a mac pro, and a umbp 17 if i had the monies but i dont!! daaarn

:D

PTP

[WardC]

Here are a couple of better shots of that JLPGA PowerBook 170...

http://www.wardcurry.com/170jlpga.jpg

And here is the top of the unit...

http://www.wardcurry.com/170jlpga2.jpg

[WardC]

This clear Duo 280c is uber-cool as well:

http://www.wardcurry.com/clear280c.jpg

http://www.wardcurry.com/rearcasing.jpg

[Archon Gold]

Mac Pro w/ dual 30" Cinema Displays (yeah, i wish)

Apple XServe x2 and a XRaid, w/ xRackPro

iMac G4 20"

MBP Unibody 17" w/ Antiglare screen.

Mac SE/30 (or any Oldworld mac for that matter)

I've always wanted a iMac G3 DV indigo just for the design and I acquired one recently for $100.

and last but not least a 17" Powerbook G4.

[SomeSwede]

Right now...these are what I am *really* trying to find:

• LPGA Japan edition PowerBook 170

• PowerBook 550c Japan model

• Clear case Mac Portable M5120

•*Clear case Mac SE

**all of these are special edition, ultra-rare, I've included photos below. It would be awesome to pick one of these up on eBay.

What is the story behind the transparent Macs and the bizarre PowerBook? Third party modifications or transparency for marketing reasons to show what makes a Mac tick and a PB for children?

[Hrududu]

What is the story behind the transparent Macs and the bizarre PowerBook? Third party modifications or transparency for marketing reasons to show what makes a Mac tick and a PB for children?
They're prototypes.

[yorkshire]

G4 Cube.
Apple 1.

[Krafty]

Apple Cube
http://www.cameronmoll.com/img/pics/authbc_cube.jpg

iMac G4
http://themonkeycrew.typepad.com/photos/randomness/imacg4.jpg

[sushi]

Here are a couple of better shots of that JLPGA PowerBook 170...
That's cool.

I must say that I'm a bit embarrassed in that I've never seen that model in the flesh, per se. Personally I have a PowerBook 170. Just never seen that version.

Time to poke around the old stores in Akihabara and see what I can find. :)

[dmmcintyre3]

Here are a couple of better shots of that JLPGA PowerBook 170...
Looks like it was made out of legos

[BlackiBook]

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Macintosh Color Classic II
Powermac G5 Quad
Macintosh TV
Powermac 9600 350MHz
Dual 1.42GHz Powermac G4
1GHz TiBook
Powerbook G3 Pismo 500MHz

Thats about it I guess. Everything else I've already got :D

Just pulled the Mac TV out of my basement :)

and I really really want a cube!

[cocamouthwash]

I've just recently bought a 12" PowerBook G4...which rocks!

But my dream machine would be an Intel version of the same model. MBA doesn't slice it...I want a "Desktop Class" notebook with a 12" screen!

[codenamecueball]

Developer Transition Kit. I love those things.
Any prototypes >2004
:apple:

[jodelli]

Right now...these are what I am *really* trying to find:

• LPGA Japan edition PowerBook 170

http://lowendmac.com/pb/170jlpga.jpg



My normal 170 PB was a sweet little machine but that is amazing looking.

[mperkins37]

Wanted a 3ghz+ machine for 3 years before I got the one in my sig.
My best mac ever...:D

[kuruption]

i wanted a clamshell ibook g3 bak in the day n i always wanted a powerbook 12" but now i think im happy wit wot ive got.

[BlackiBook]

I didnt get the cube I wanted, but I did get a first generation emac!

[Nobita]

Macbook air with 256GB ssd and 2gb ddr3 memory!

[sinigang99]

[QUOTE=WardC;8222727]Right now...these are what I am *really* trying to find:

• LPGA Japan edition PowerBook 170

• PowerBook 550c Japan model

• Clear case Mac Portable M5120

•*Clear case Mac SE

**all of these are special edition, ultra-rare, I've included photos below. It would be awesome to pick one of these up on eBay.



Here you go man....

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/t_reyes/15.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/t_reyes/package.jpg

[Hrududu]

Just pulled the Mac TV out of my basement :)

and I really really want a cube!
Now is a great time to pick up a Cube. I got mine this summer for only $100 shipped with speakers, power supply, and Airport card. I already had a 17" Studio LCD and black KB/Mouse so I've got the full blown setup now. It wasn't more than 2 years ago this would have gone for $350 on eBay.

[maestro55]

As far as Mac's that I would put on display:

Apple I
128K Mac
Lisa
Apple //gs (my very first computer)
Macintosh SE/30
Macintosh Classic
PowerBook Duo Dock (my first notebook -- never did have the actual dock though :) )
20th Anniversary Macintosh

As far as computers I might have has toys:

Power Macintosh G3
Xserve
Power Macintosh G5

And then what I actually want now:

13 inch 2.53Ghz MacBook Pro (to use as every day notebook)
8-Core MacPro (for Desktop)

Reality:

I will likely get 2.26Ghz 13inch MBP in the next year or so (unless they change the base model which is likely). As for a MacPro, I will likely get a Quad-Core base model at some point in time. Likely will get a couple of nice Dell or Samsung monitors for it.

[iPhone 62S]

One of these old iMacs:
http://theappleofmyi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/imacg4.jpg

They just look amazing!

[WardC]

Another (much larger) shot of this puppy:

http://www.powerbook.org/rikibon/PB_IMAGE/170jlpga_open.jpg

[pagansoul]

I have always loved this design.

[three]

I got the iMac G4, now I want a cube.

[Kristenn]

http://www.pugo.org/media/collection/computer/apple_mac_classic_ii.jpg

http://www.redsplash.de/blog/uploads/ibookg3_700.jpg

[electroshock]

Always wanted a PowerMac 7100 signed by the late Carl Sagan with either 'Carl Sagan' or 'Butt-Head Astronomer'. :D

I don't think he'd have ever consented to signing one, but that's still the Mac I always dreamed of. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_litigation_of_Apple_Computer#Libel_dispute_with_Carl_Sagan

[macgeek18]

Oh man,um,
PowerMac duel Quad.
Macbook Pro 15in 2.8Ghz.
iMac Alum 3.6Ghz.
PowerBook G4
iBook G4
PowerMac G3
PowerMac G4
Apple I
Apple II
Macintosh
Alum Macbook 2.4
PowerMac G4 duel Processor

:):apple::apple::apple::apple::apple::apple:

[iKristen]

I would love a G4. For some reason they remind me of the Pixar lamp. Now after seeing pictures of the cube, I wouldn't mind having one

[UltraNEO*]

I'd love to own a working Lisa XL.
They're bleedin' rare and fairly expensive!

http://static.ultraneo.com/macrumors/apple-lisa-xl-for-sale-20090913-053508.jpg

http://static.ultraneo.com/macrumors/apple-lisa-xl-sn-789497-20090913-053640.jpg
Didn't know old Mac's we're made in Japan..

[abeles]

(shameless plug, sorry) WardC, here's a clear case I'm selling on eBay: Click here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220504264679).

[three]

Ever since I have purchased my iMac G4, I've always wanted an eMac of some sort or another. What a beautiful machine.

[Archon Gold]

PowerBook G4 17" 1.5 Ghz (currently working on getting one)

iMac G4 20" (i already have the 17" 1Ghz)
Powermac G4 MDD 1.42ghz
PowerMac G4 Cube
PowerBook G4 12"
iMac G3 Snow 700Mhz
iMac G3 Graphite 700Mhz

Apple 30" Cinema Display (obviously)

[youbetcharaid]

20" iMac G4
TAM
working 12" PowerBook G4 (I have a broken one, looking to fix it soon...)
Quad G5
1GHz Titanium PowerBook
500MHz Pismo
The old PowerBook Duo (back in the day)
Cube

Lastly, one I recently actually acquired from a friend cleaning out some stuff, a B&W G3 tower. :)

I have a Cube and replace the power supply few times.
Cost me around 149 for a replacement.

[alexlovesmacs]

I would love to have a white 24 inch iMac it is simply beautiful!

[Forsaken]

Ever since I have purchased my iMac G4, I've always wanted an eMac of some sort or another. What a beautiful machine.

I actually have one, but it hangs when I boot it up and it has no mouse and its keyboard is borked.

I'd love an Apple //e, certainly.
And maybe a Fat Mac.
Or a Revision C iMac running OS9.

[macgeek18]

Wow,everyone want s a 1Ghz TiBook,Makes me think to fix both of mine instead of the one.What's so special about the 1Ghz TiBook?they have bad hinges,the Titanium middle cracks too.

My dream system would be a 2.5Ghz Quad PowerMac G5 and a Macbook Pro 2.4Ghz C2D first gen.I like the designs.Those are more reasonable and are more probable in the near future.:D

[Archon Gold]

PowerMac G4 Cube w/ Cinema ADC Flat Screen Display

PowerBook G4 12"
PowerBook G4 17"
PowerMac G4 MDD

This is all that is missing from my collection, Cubes are hard to come by on Kijiji and Craigslist =[.

[PurpleLogix]

G4 iMac. Got the cube, but iMac is sexy!!!

[belvdr]

Hmm.. I just gave away my old 17" 800 Mhz G4 iMac about a year ago. Thing was so slow and I had a friend that wanted to try a Mac, so why not spread the love? Everything still worked with 768MB of RAM. :)

[Moocher]

Cube. I have no use for it, but it's my favorite design and I didn't buy one when they were new.


Mooch

[munstedt]

I've always wanted a PowerMac G5 :rolleyes:

[Archon Gold]

G4 iMac. Got the cube, but iMac is sexy!!!

Wanna trade? lol jk

I will hopefully be picking up a 12" PowerBook soon, so that leaves only 1 more mac I want to collect.


the.....G...4........CUBE

[Génicus]

it isn't really a Mac, but I always wanted a Newton MessagePad.
I am looking for one, so if anyone knows some places where to search. Let me know! (preferably via PM)

[macgenius09]

I've always wanted an :apple:ibook:apple:, :apple:powerbook 540c:apple:, and a :apple:slot load imac:apple:
:apple::D:apple:

[macgenius09]

:( the clear mac portable sold :(

[macgenius09]

No Macs they still sell because just about everybody on here wants that:D

I have always wanted a:

20 inch iMac G4 - Best design by Apple ever.

Titanium PowerBook G4. Why? I just have always liked those. I even had one for about a month with broken hinges. I still used it (as my main Mac) with the broken hinges.

Black MacBook - any model Why: it would be great for web browsing on the go because it is so small and a MBA is underpowered (rev A) and has a non replaceable battery and a hinge issue. Also the MBA would be more of a thief target.

2.33 GHz MacBook Pro Why: It is the fastest non unibody MacBook Pro with a reliable graphics card.



Apple I, IIs and Lisa's count too!

:apple::D you know the imac g4 can go on the internet if it has Mac OS X :apple::D

[applesupergeek]

I was about to buy a 20" imac g4 this summer, in the end I didn't have the time to do so.

Ahhh a cube, I would absolutely love that.

[applesupergeek]

iMac G3 Snow 700Mhz


Wow, this is absolutely stunning.

[mmfphotodude]

my dream machines are

My iMac G5 20 inch <3 <3 <3

My BB iBook

and the ones i realllllly want.

dualie 1.42ghz g4

Quad G5 tower

Aluminum MBP (non-unibody)

12 inch PB G4! 1.5ghz

Macintosh - 1984

i just got another one of my dream machines.

PowerBook 1400CS
and on the side
Powerbook 5300CS
Powerbook G3 Pismo (awaiting resurrection)
iBook G3 500mhz (need to get ac adapter)
:):):):):):)

[Archon Gold]

Wow, this is absolutely stunning.

The computer? or my choice that I would want one?

I don't really want one to the point where I would go out and buy one, only if offered for free.etc

I also posted that back then when I was obsessed with Mac Collecting, I now stopped collecting Macs in general and moved onto the highlights

Mainly all the Macintosh highlights are:

12" PowerBook G4
G4 Cube
iMac G4
PowerMac G3 B&W

almost everybody loves those computers.

[applesupergeek]

The computer? or my choice that I would want one?

I don't really want one to the point where I would go out and buy one, only if offered for free.etc

I also posted that back then when I was obsessed with Mac Collecting, I now stopped collecting Macs in general and moved onto the highlights

Mainly all the Macintosh highlights are:

12" PowerBook G4
G4 Cube
iMac G4
PowerMac G3 B&W

almost everybody loves those computers.

no, the computer is stunning, the snow g3.

I have a pbook g4, it's one of the most lovable computers, perfect form factor.

[mmfphotodude]

WOOOOO Im getting an Aluminum MBP tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[macgeek18]

I posted all my Clamshells but my 466Mhz Graphite which is my main laptop on my local Craigslist.:)And my "spair"PowerBook G4 Ti.Im going for a 12in PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz.:)

[wbe858]

I just got the first mac i ever wanted...i was so happy like a little kid...opening up a 47 pound fedex box.....

A PowerMac G5 Quad :D

oh i wanted an emac too...but i dont know what i would do with it, it would just take up space and its not exactly lightweight either. :confused:

[btbrossard]

I got a PowerBook G4 12" 1.5 Ghz off of Craigslist a few weeks ago and I'm in love with it.

It's a nice addition to my collection of computers that the wife despises.

[applefan1997]

I have a small list:

When I was younger (around 11 in '03), I wanted a PowerBook 3400c, but ended up with a 1400cs. I eventually got 2 3400's over time, but don't have them anymore.

Later I really wanted a PowerBook G3. I got a Wallstreet in '04 for $225:eek:. I would own 6 more G3's of various generations over the next set of years.

With my first PB G3, I also wanted a iMac G3, as my first 'modern Mac.' I finally got one on late '04 for $96 shipped, which I though was a great deal. It was a 233 Rev. A. I owned 2 more and sold them. I really want a lime now.

I eventually really wanted an iMac G4. I finally got one (my 15" 800MHz) in '07 for $300. It was my first G4, replacing the Graphite G3. I still have the G4, in addition to the new 20" G4 i recently picked up. I got it for $75 because the RAM (and maybe HD) was bad, which I fixed.

I now also would really like a PowerBook G4. I owned a 12" but traded it about 2 years ago.

I'd also love a lime or indigo Clamshell iBook.

[Cosmoza]

Always wanted the Cube, still haven't gotten one.

[dazzer21]

The fastest, the biggest and the best at the time!!

[dXTC]

Apple IIe with dual disk drives and Applesoft BASIC on an expansion card. That was the first computer I ever used (high school).
Apple IIc-- it's like a IIe in a smaller, more attractive box.
Macintosh SE/30. I used these extensively in college, and even programmed a simple HyperCard game or two.
iMac G4 "Luxo Lamp" 20". Stunningly gorgeous; it caught my eye in a CompUSA store and made me want to reenter the Mac world.

[pit29]

I want a Mac Pro, and the time to use it!

[mkjj]

Just got a nice clamshell iBook 466 Graphite boxed. £57 quid! sold as faulty but all it is a duff RAM module. Pics here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mac-collection/

[DesmoPilot]

I want a 933MHz or Dual 1GHz Quicksilver G4.

[macgeek18]

Right now I would love a 3.06Ghz C2D 27" iMac as I have fallen in love with Intel and will not be buying another PowerPC Mac. :)

Oh,and a 24" ACD would be pretty sweet right now.

[SaberBlock]

I always wanted a PowerBook 5300 from the film Indpendance Day. The PowerBook probably gave the best acting performance in the film!

[chrismacguy]

In addition to my earlier post, Id also quite like a PowerMac 9600/350 - Just to own the fastest Mac System 7 Mac ever (My first Mac used System 7).

[Archon Gold]

17" PowerBook G4

would give up any of my macs for one.

[ARF900]

Ive always kind of wanted the solid white imac.

[GeekOFComedy]

17" PowerBook G4

would give up any of my macs for one.

Until the hinge gives. All powerbooks and macbook pros (old design) 17" are plagued with the weak hinge spot. It's a rare case but it can happen. Around the bottom right/left a hair crack comes. At first it's just a crack but it gets so bad then when you manage to close it the display cables can be seen and pieces of plastic come off. i paid 850 euro to get my 17" fixed. a few months later looking through some forums and people got theirs fixed for free!:mad:

[Archon Gold]

Until the hinge gives. All powerbooks and macbook pros (old design) 17" are plagued with the weak hinge spot. It's a rare case but it can happen. Around the bottom right/left a hair crack comes. At first it's just a crack but it gets so bad then when you manage to close it the display cables can be seen and pieces of plastic come off. i paid 850 euro to get my 17" fixed. a few months later looking through some forums and people got theirs fixed for free!:mad:

Hmm, they deleted my post for some reason.

I can relate to that, My grandmother's late 2006 iMac (the one I have right now) started having the lines problem and Apple said that they wouldn't fix it for free. So this past Christmas, I gave her my new Mac Mini and she gave me her old iMac. The day I got her old iMac, I call up Apple support and they then said that they would fix it for free. :mad:

Still, I love the pre-unibody designs of PowerBooks and MacBook Pros. To be honest, I'd chose a 17" PowerBook G4 over a new 21" iMac anyday. They still have a lot of potential if you upgrade them.

My 12" still works fine, though it's off a lot since I haven't used my computers a lot lately, I have an iMac G3 running Tiger set up beside my bed for email and web browsing when I wake up in the morning and since the bed is so comfy, I rarely use my desk setup lately as I have been distracted by other things.

Anyways the macs I still need to collect are:

17" PowerBook G4
PowerBook G3
PowerMac G4 Cube
PowerMac G4 MDD

and you can add to the list a 8-Core Mac Pro w/ 3x30" Apple Cinema Displays. I hate the new 24" LED design, the metal design is so much better IMO.

[GeekOFComedy]

Hmm, they deleted my post for some reason.

I can relate to that, My grandmother's late 2006 iMac (the one I have right now) started having the lines problem and Apple said that they wouldn't fix it for free. So this past Christmas, I gave her my new Mac Mini and she gave me her old iMac. The day I got her old iMac, I call up Apple support and they then said that they would fix it for free. :mad:

Still, I love the pre-unibody designs of PowerBooks and MacBook Pros. To be honest, I'd chose a 17" PowerBook G4 over a new 21" iMac anyday. They still have a lot of potential if you upgrade them.

My 12" still works fine, though it's off a lot since I haven't used my computers a lot lately, I have an iMac G3 running Tiger set up beside my bed for email and web browsing when I wake up in the morning and since the bed is so comfy, I rarely use my desk setup lately as I have been distracted by other things.

Anyways the macs I still need to collect are:

17" PowerBook G4
PowerBook G3
PowerMac G4 Cube
PowerMac G4 MDD

and you can add to the list a 8-Core Mac Pro w/ 3x30" Apple Cinema Displays. I hate the new 24" LED design, the metal design is so much better IMO.
If you really want to get a pre-unibody mac. Get the 17" Pro. I have the last model revision before unibody thing in october (picture someone really pissed). It's still good. Flash and html5 run slow on a powerbook so i don't think its the best way to go foward especially with youtube offering 1080p content.

[Archon Gold]

If you really want to get a pre-unibody mac. Get the 17" Pro. I have the last model revision before unibody thing in october (picture someone really pissed). It's still good. Flash and html5 run slow on a powerbook so i don't think its the best way to go foward especially with youtube offering 1080p content.

I might after I get my i7 iMac. I'll have to make sure that I don't get stuck with a death card version.

[GeekOFComedy]

I might after I get my i7 iMac. I'll have to make sure that I don't get stuck with a death card version.

I believe all the good models have the death card. Don't be plagued with the Ati radeon 1600. Our very own Veronica Belmont had trouble playing bloody World of Warcraft on her 15" 2.16GHz model. So get the fastest if you want to go the x1600 route. And don't forget we have windows driver issues with those models.

[zildjansg]

iMac G4
powerbook G4 '15

[macgeek18]

Right now a iMac Alum 2.66Ghz last Gen would be sweet as a main system and can handle my load,which I found out is huge by overheating my MB several times a lot better and I would like a 13" MBP if they update them,I will sell my MB for a base line updated MBP.

[Archon Gold]

Right now a iMac Alum 2.66Ghz last Gen would be sweet as a main system and can handle my load,which I found out is huge by overheating my MB several times a lot better and I would like a 13" MBP if they update them,I will sell my MB for a base line updated MBP.

What a shame, they still haven't fixed the overheating problem in the MacBooks? :(

[GeekOFComedy]

What a shame, they still haven't fixed the overheating problem in the MacBooks? :(It's like every other plastic laptop. The heat loves sticking to plastic.

[angusslo]

what I really want is a iMac G4 20"

[Anonymous Freak]

As this is in the "Collectors" sub-forum, I'll keep it to older "collectible" systems, rather than new (or even fairly new) systems that would still be good for 'day to day' use.

First was the original Macintosh. But now I have one of those. (That was manufactured in 1983, according to the serial number!)

The others that I really want are a Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh and a first-gen Intel iMac. (Which borders on still usable, but it's the only 'first' system in an architecture I'm missing, as I have the original Macintosh, Portable, PowerBook 100, Power Macintosh 7100/66, PowerBook 5300c, and MacBook Pro Core Duo.)

I have both an Apple IIc and IIc+, but it would be nice to have a IIe (preferably the last Enhanced IIe with extended keyboard.) I already have a IIgs as well. More accessories for it would be nice, such as a SCSI card.

Of course, a Lisa, Apple III, and Apple I would be icing on the cake, but those are always expensive (the original dual-Twiggy Lisa and Apple I well into the "insanely expensive" category.)

[macgeek18]

What a shame, they still haven't fixed the overheating problem in the MacBooks? :(


Nope,or made then durable.I hate mine is scratches and gets damage from the smallest of things.Apple should do away with plastic and make all aluminum Macbook's and MBP's.

[Archon Gold]

Nope,or made then durable.I hate mine is scratches and gets damage from the smallest of things.Apple should do away with plastic and make all aluminum Macbook's and MBP's.

They should bring back the black macbooks, they were so much more durable.

[dsonnier1]

[QUOTE=velocityg4;7648250]Apple I
Apple IIe
Apple IIgs
Apple Lisa
Mac 128K
Mac II
Mac IIfx
Mac Quadra 700
Mac Quadra 950
Mac Quadra 840AV
Daystar Genesis MP (The quad 200mhz 604e)[/QUOTE

I have a couple of Quadra 700s that I cant part with....

[mmulin]

Was waiting for it for a long time but owning one since about a year. Perils of living in Japan ;) : Powerbook 2400c/240, incl. the external Apple CD Drive.

Running Linux on it and great machine for rough conditions and won't be stolen easily.

[bcrguy]

Nope,or made then durable.I hate mine is scratches and gets damage from the smallest of things.Apple should do away with plastic and make all aluminum Macbook's and MBP's.

um, dude.. they did make aluminium macbooks but people thought they were macbook pros..

now they make a 13 inch pro and they have brought back the white macbooks...the difference is a firewire port on the pro..

[chrismacguy]

um, dude.. they did make aluminium macbooks but people thought they were macbook pros..

now they make a 13 inch pro and they have brought back the white macbooks...the difference is a firewire port on the pro..

Actually the White ones never went away, they just got called the "MacBook White" for a while :)

[macgenius09]

I've always wanted an iBook clamshell and sometimes i've wanted a Powerbook 180, 190, 170, and so on... That's for the Laptops and now for the Desktops:
I've wanted at sometimes an iMac.
:apple::):apple:

______________________________
Macintosh Performa 630CD, 6400/180 PowerPC
:apple:Jake.L:apple:

[macgeek18]

um, dude.. they did make aluminium macbooks but people thought they were macbook pros..

now they make a 13 inch pro and they have brought back the white macbooks...the difference is a firewire port on the pro..



I know that,Im saying they should do away with the plastic MacBook altogether and use only aluminum because it's more durable and also it would make Mac seem more high end if every product was aluminum.

[happyfrappy]

Disturbingly I always wanted a PowerBook 5300cs or 1400cs as a 'beater' laptop for usage atop mountains and dusty conditions... :)

[barsch]

Right now...these are what I am *really* trying to find:

• LPGA Japan edition PowerBook 170

• PowerBook 550c Japan model

• Clear case Mac Portable M5120

•*Clear case Mac SE

**all of these are special edition, ultra-rare, I've included photos below. It would be awesome to pick one of these up on eBay.



http://lowendmac.com/pb/170jlpga.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2373696262_08ce14355e.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/254218538_52e5144254.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/254165496_2c5dc649f7.jpg

I have a pristine condition Japan LPGA PowerBook 170 w/Ac Adapter. If interested, e-mail me seal11@aol.com.:)

[[DL]]

I really want the original Macintosh 128K.

[dan74]

I've wanted a Macbook Black, i have no idea why they just look so good, ive been scouring ebay all the time for a bargain but cant find one =(

[Lewis.]

I've always wanted the G3 iBook in Key Lime, I think they look amazing!

[TSE]

I've always wanted a iMac G3 700mhz or similar... I have an iMac G3 333mhz, while I love it, I wish it had enough RAM and hard drive space so that I can turn it into a classic gaming mac. :(

I had a Black MacBook, and I have to say that it is perhaps the sexiest computer Apple has come out within recent years, it's going to be a very prized possession in a couple years, that's for sure.

[Reventon]

http://www.renewingmind.com/twentieth/jpegs/Front_with_Logo
20th Anniversary Macintosh. I'd love to have one of those :D

or of course, an iMac G4

http://themonkeycrew.typepad.com/photos/randomness/imacg4.jpg

[WardC]

This clear PowerBook Duo 280c would be uber-cool:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/254172650_fe219fc743.jpg

Also, this clear PowerBook G3 is cool too:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/14327872_beeae1ae10.jpg

[WardC]

I have been looking for a IIfx on eBay for sometime now, with no luck. They are pretty rare and getting hard to find now. I have seen them up on eBay awhile back but none in about a year or so. Good luck looking!

[dmr727]

I used to have a serious Mac collecting problem, so I've had pretty much every 68k model at one point or another. The exceptions being a Powerbook 550c and any of the prototypes.

One PPC that I've never owned is a 9500. I love the styling of that case (even though it's miserable internally), and sometimes think about picking a 9500 up just for the heck of it. But that's how habits like Mac collecting start, so I've been good about staying off eBay. ;)

[Slix]

I've always wanted a Lime iMac, an iBook of some sort and an iMac G4. :D

Those clear laptops are uber cool too. Reminds me of the clear Game Boy Colors.

[Koronis]

I've always wanted a PowerMac G3, even before I got into Macs I though they were really neat looking

[Xeem]

Aside from the obvious TAM, I always wanted a blue and white G3. My school had a couple, and they had a sort of in-your-face cool that's always been a bit rare amongst Apple's more understated designs (they were just SO blue!).

[macgeek18]

Right now what I really want is a base line iMac 21.5" and a PowerBook G4 15" 1.67Ghz for an extra machine.And the iMac is about to become a reality. :D
thanks to our government for the grants. :) I just need A's in college,that's going to be fun.

[macfan881]

I'm Browsing Ebay for a clamshell iBook trying to find one with a DVD drive would be nice there hard to find.

[Archon Gold]

Once I get my i7 27" iMac (Graduation gift, going into highschool :D) I'm still going to keep my computers that I have right now, mainly my iMac, PowerBook, and PowerMac.

I can't wait to get a computer that can handle Gmod, I really miss playing it on my Mac Mini but since I gave it to my grandmother I can't play it anymore since the Intel GMA950 built in to my iMac is total crap. It can't even play The Sims 3. I mean really, 64Mbs of SHARED system memory, who thought that one up?

I'l probably retire my current iMac to be hooked up to my 37" with my capture card that way I can finally have a PVR. I tried using my PowerMac G4 after I slapped in a USB 2.0 card and an Elgato EyeTV Hybrid. But it couldn't view anything that well, and I could forget about recording things.

My PowerBook will always have a place in my heart since it was the first computer that I bought with my own money.

After all that is done, I'm going to nab a Dell Miniv10 Netbook and make it dualboot into Windows (for accessing the school's network, the highschool I am going into is pc only except for a few iMac G3s and one eMac) and Mac OS X so that I can do actual creative things.

On a side note, My school just upgraded all their computers, they got rid of all the eMacs, the last of the iMac G3s :( and shifted all the iMacs that were once in the computer lab (the same iMac models as mine) into the classrooms and upgraded the lab to shiny new 2008 era 20" iMacs that dual boot into Windows (not sure about the version of Windows yet, But I'm positive that they boot into Leopard now and they are ditching tiger finally.) But they decide to do this now right as I am about to graduate. :(

EDIT: The sad thing that I just noticed is that I typed this whole post on my powerbook that is 1.5 feet away from me but I typed it via screen sharing on my iMac. Is this the ultimate sign of laziness or what ? :)

[mmfphotodude]

Once I get my i7 27" iMac (Graduation gift, going into highschool :D) I'm still going to keep my computers that I have right now, mainly my iMac, PowerBook, and PowerMac.

I can't wait to get a computer that can handle Gmod, I really miss playing it on my Mac Mini but since I gave it to my grandmother I can't play it anymore since the Intel GMA950 built in to my iMac is total crap. It can't even play The Sims 3. I mean really, 64Mbs of SHARED system memory, who thought that one up?

I'l probably retire my current iMac to be hooked up to my 37" with my capture card that way I can finally have a PVR. I tried using my PowerMac G4 after I slapped in a USB 2.0 card and an Elgato EyeTV Hybrid. But it couldn't view anything that well, and I could forget about recording things.

My PowerBook will always have a place in my heart since it was the first computer that I bought with my own money.

After all that is done, I'm going to nab a Dell Miniv10 Netbook and make it dualboot into Windows (for accessing the school's network, the highschool I am going into is pc only except for a few iMac G3s and one eMac) and Mac OS X so that I can do actual creative things.

On a side note, My school just upgraded all their computers, they got rid of all the eMacs, the last of the iMac G3s :( and shifted all the iMacs that were once in the computer lab (the same iMac models as mine) into the classrooms and upgraded the lab to shiny new 2008 era 20" iMacs that dual boot into Windows (not sure about the version of Windows yet, But I'm positive that they boot into Leopard now and they are ditching tiger finally.) But they decide to do this now right as I am about to graduate. :(

EDIT: The sad thing that I just noticed is that I typed this whole post on my powerbook that is 1.5 feet away from me but I typed it via screen sharing on my iMac. Is this the ultimate sign of laziness or what ? :)

If you mean TDSB network, PM ME, i found a way around !!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[tod]

I always wanted an original Macintosh, and I actually found one by random chance in the weirdest place possible, back when they were going for a lot of money on eBay! It's an entertaining story. (http://Blog.ByTod.com/ask-and-you-might-receive/)

[Cosmoza]

I've always wanted an Cube. I remember when it was introduced, i handled quite a few of them (working in a warehouse at the time) but never had money to buy one. Now finally, 2010, i was given two by a co-student! Only one PSU working, but with help of a friend, we'll fix them by replacing some parts.

I've upgraded the HD, added an fan to the bottom, put 1.256MB RAM, Radeon 7500 (needed to mod the faceplate) and i should have an DVD-ROM drive to swap also later.

So happy! Now what, i guess i need to start looking for some older.. SE?

[Str8edgepunker]

I want one of the last generation (Penryn) of pre-unibody MacBook Pro's. Preferably the 2.5ghz model but I'll take the Santa Rosa models too. :D

[limesmoothie]

Am awaiting delivery of a Powerbook G4 12", which I snagged on eBay, my all time dream Mac.

Have got my ancient Bondi iMac up and running as a kitchen computer, streaming BBC 6 Music on iPlayer and Fliqlo screensaver :) Superb.

Next project is to find my Mac Classic in my Mum and Dad's attic and find a use for it. Rescued a G4 iMac from going in the skip at work :eek: and have it sitting on my desk.

Alongside my new stuff, MBP 13" and iPhone 3Gs, I'm living the dream.

(Maybe just an iPad and a 27" core i5 iMac to go).

[RawBert]

20 inch iMac G4 - Best design by Apple ever.


Amen to that! :cool: :apple: :cool: I have the 17"

The one I want now is the 27" iMac i7

[max¥¥]

working ibook g3
preforma 630 dos compatible
g4 cube
any of the original powerbook's (older than g3)
mac plus without any power/sweep board problems

[WardC]

I want one of these, and will pay good money for one too!!:

http://www.macmothership.com/nucleus/media/1/20091103-!BeCIf(w!Wk~$(KGrHqEOKiUEq3cbggEmBK7iujeRjg~~_3.JPG

A CLEAR Macintosh Portable. Hard to find, prototype Mac Portable that was made for Apple's internal testing of the fitting of the components inside the case plastics. I saw one of these go for $3000 on eBay about a year ago!

[richardmac]

My Dream Wanted Mac was the MAC PRo

[richardmac]

for me i Want the MAC pRO

[applesupergeek]

I've always wanted an Cube. I remember when it was introduced, i handled quite a few of them (working in a warehouse at the time) but never had money to buy one. Now finally, 2010, i was given two by a co-student! Only one PSU working, but with help of a friend, we'll fix them by replacing some parts.

I've upgraded the HD, added an fan to the bottom, put 1.256MB RAM, Radeon 7500 (needed to mod the faceplate) and i should have an DVD-ROM drive to swap also later.

So happy! Now what, i guess i need to start looking for some older.. SE?

Smoking set up! Great Job!:apple:

[WardC]

How about this one? A Clear PowerBook Pismo!!!:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/14327872_beeae1ae10.jpg

[max¥¥]

How about this one? A Clear PowerBook Pismo!!!:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/11/14327872_beeae1ae10.jpg
ME WANT!!!!!!!!

[applesupergeek]

ME WANT!!!!!!!!

fantastic!!!!!

[Anonymous Freak]

I've got an ultra-rare clear iMac G3 prototype!!!

Wait, what? They're *ALL* clear? Aw, nuts!

[wanxvii]

I want one of these, and will pay good money for one too!!:

http://www.macmothership.com/nucleus/media/1/20091103-!BeCIf(w!Wk~$(KGrHqEOKiUEq3cbggEmBK7iujeRjg~~_3.JPG

A CLEAR Macintosh Portable. Hard to find, prototype Mac Portable that was made for Apple's internal testing of the fitting of the components inside the case plastics. I saw one of these go for $3000 on eBay about a year ago!
wow never seen this mac before... what are the specs?

[gkarris]

I've got an ultra-rare clear iMac G3 prototype!!!

Wait, what? They're *ALL* clear? Aw, nuts!

Love the Sage one - saw one at a recycler's but it was trashed... :(

Oh for one CIB (Complete In Box)... :D

[BarnacleGrim]

Apple IIgs
Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh Quadra 700 (might just get one)
Clamshell iBook
iMac from the same period (Found an orphan iMac once. I don't remember what was wrong with it, but I regret not taking it home)
Power Macintosh 5500
Yosemite G3
All in one G3
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

[Anonymous Freak]

wow never seen this mac before... what are the specs?
That is the Macintosh Portable (http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/macintosh-portable.html). Released in 1989 (two years before the first PowerBook,) it has a 16 MHz 68000 processor, can take up to 9 MB of RAM, and came with a custom 20 MB SCSI hard drive. (It's basically a slightly improved Macintosh SE in a barely-portable case.) It uses a large lead-acid battery that would run for up to 10 hours.

The one pictured happens to be one of Apple's common "clear prototypes". Apple would often mold the case plastics in clear plastic, so the engineers could see inside a completed unit to make sure everything fit the way it was supposed to. The clear prototypes are the rarest-of-the-rare for a given model. (Although some models seemed to have gotten a lot more clear models made than others. There seem to have been lots of clear SE's made, but not many clear Portables.)

Love the Sage one - saw one at a recycler's but it was trashed... :(

Yeah, the Sage was always my favorite color iMac, too. I really need to get one. (I have an original 233 MHz Bondi, plus a last-generation 600 MHz Graphite.)

[BarnacleGrim]

(continued after some thought)

PowerBook 3400c
eMate
QuickTake camera
Lampshade iMac

[Gold89]

Color Classic
Cube!!!

[No ice please]

http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/nws/MacBookBlack/MacBookBlack1.jpg

with the 9400M guts.

[j3yq]

I have a non working G4 15"

20" G4 iMac
G4 Cub

[max¥¥]

also want:
ibook g3 clamshell
imac g4
imac g5

[WardC]

http://www.macintoshportable.com/clearprototypeportable1c.jpg

http://www.macintoshportable.com/clearprototypeportable1d.jpg

http://www.macintoshportable.com/clearprototypeportable1m.jpg

[WardC]

Or this cool clear Duo 280c:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/254172650_fe219fc743.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/254172651_d0b18b223d.jpg

[dmr727]

^^^ very cool! The 280c is a sweet machine to begin with. But clear? :: drool ::

[Archon Gold]

Or this cool clear Duo 280c:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/254172650_fe219fc743.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/254172651_d0b18b223d.jpg

This looks like the clear case powerbook they used in the movie "Hackers" (search it on youtube, you can find it posted there)

I really miss my iMac G4 17", the screen quality was amazing but it was such a shame that it was underpowered with that 1Ghz G4 processor, I sold that and bought my PowerBook G4 :).

I'm still hunting for:
A G4 Cube
A Pismo
17" PowerBook G4/MacBook Pro (non uni) - best Macs ever designed IMO.

[Doctor Doom]

I've always wanted a 20" G5 iMac, but with all the reliability issues i just can't pull the trigger and buy one. Its a shame really, because it would kinda complete my collection of iMacs:(

[max¥¥]

Or this cool clear Duo 280c:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/254172650_fe219fc743.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/254172651_d0b18b223d.jpg

yet another mac prototype i want:rolleyes:

[lacoste-rocker]

http://www.computermegamall.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file.JPG

I have always wanted a 17" powerbook G4 I am trying to get one now.

[Archon Gold]

http://www.computermegamall.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file.JPG

I have always wanted a 17" powerbook G4 I am trying to get one now.

Same, Screw the UniBody design, AluPowerBook and Oldskool MBP Design FTW!

[lacoste-rocker]

Same, Screw the UniBody design, AluPowerBook and Oldskool MBP Design FTW!

Well I do like the unibody design I have one lol
But I have always wanted a 17" G4 those are some great computers

[FoxMac]

I've always wanted an Apple II or IIe of some sort. I had my eyes set on one, but someone outbid me on eBay. :(

[Schicksal]

In 25 years of these things all I want are disk image backups of all the 140 / 400 / 800 / 1.4 disks and hard drives I've owned along with a steady stream of emulators to run these things on.

[mtbdudex]

Well, one time I did want a Mac IIFx because it was supposed to be "wicked fast"!! Gosh that was a long-long time ago....

[kbfr08]

Always wanted an iMac G4 (that works, probably my favorite computer design ever).
I also want another iMac G3 (we threw ours away after the crt went bust)
I also remember seeing an apple ///+ sitting on a filing cabinet in my 8th grade computer class, I should have asked the teacher for it since they just threw it away on the last day of school :O

The current line of (aluminum & white) iMacs are just unappealing and unimaginative, I'm not even sure that I'd take one for free.

[dmr727]

Well, one time I did want a Mac IIFx because it was supposed to be "wicked fast"!! Gosh that was a long-long time ago....

It was definitely wicked fast - especially when running System 6. I had one with 20 megs of RAM. Since 6.0.8 could only use 8 megs of it, I'd use the rest for a RAM disk. Booting to the RAM disk took only seconds, and to this day my old IIfx remained one of the most responsive Macs I've ever used.

[WardC]

Well, one time I did want a Mac IIFx because it was supposed to be "wicked fast"!! Gosh that was a long-long time ago....

I want a IIfx too, I've been scouring eBay trying to find a good one with no problems. These Macs are super fast and they are one of the best 68k Macs out there, hands down.

[steve2112]

Well I do like the unibody design I have one lol
But I have always wanted a 17" G4 those are some great computers

Maybe I should offer my 1.67 17" G4 for sale on here. I had no idea so many people wanted one! :)

[applegeek13]

Well, I wasn't really all that into legacy machine, but now I find my self the owner of 2-3, depending on how you count:

Power Book 170, mint condition. Boots FAST. Even today fast.

iMac G3- Bondi Blue, gonna do something cool with it; right now it's under my desk chillaxin' as an ottoman.

PowerMac G4 MDD FW800 - Main desktop, the red headed step child I'm currently wrestling into line. 23" Cinema display, too!

[student_trap]

Can't believe that I finally got one, and only £50! Specs are 17" (I think that they look the most 'balanced')/1Ghz/768MB/80GB. Is still in great condition, although i don't have the original box, but those go for up to 4 times as much cash on ebay:eek:!

It is currently running 10.2, which i'll have to upgrade to panther (my favourite OS generation)

[mooseboy101]

I still use a mac mini as my main mac, so a 20 inch imac would be nice. I would also like a G4 cube, Quicksilver, plus either a black macbook or a late 2007 macbook pro. Oh and an imac G3 running tiger would be awesome.

[Prom1]

http://www.renewingmind.com/twentieth/jpegs/Front_with_Logo
20th Anniversary Macintosh. I'd love to have one of those :D

or of course, an iMac G4

http://themonkeycrew.typepad.com/photos/randomness/imacg4.jpg


Out of many a Mac I loved the 20th Anniversary MacIntosh or TAM was THE pinnacle of art; a true Tour de Force for Apple and the ENTIRE computer industry when it debuted.

* First LCD screen used in a Desktop; or all-in-one almost a full DECADE before themselves, let alone the competition.
* First to come shipped with a SUB-WOOFER and decent mid/high speakers; REAL speakers.
* First to use software keyboard keys and detachable mouse-pad (which evolved in my mind to the Magic Mouse)
* THINNEST Desktop computer for almost 15years; actually its probably STILL thinner than even the TiBook G4 or the current MBP or iMac's!!!! :eek::apple:

Lastly, owners at the time in the USA had this delivered via Limo and an Apple Credit card I thin for purchase approval along with authenticity letter. If I ever see one of these I'm buying so long as it boots or the shell is in immactual condition. They're numbered as a limited edition run and even the commercial is comparable as the best Apple has ever made - including 1984 debut of Macintosh.

Funny how the G4 iMac Lamp didn't get such a good reception at the unveiling UNTIL jobs rotated the screen!!! Then the crowd went nuts.

Right now its the iPhone 4 and the MacBook Pro's. I think I'll just get the iPhone 4 as a work-piece collectable. Unless RIM's 9800 Slider has even 1/3 the touch screen performance which it DOES look to hold its own; and if Apple gets into REAL corporate offices above 5'000 employees besides service providers and used for REAL corporate apps like Citrix, Sharepoint, Lotus Symphony then we may ACTUALLY see Apple get within 2% of RIM's USA marketshare and if those applications are challenged with OS X counterparts then we'll see a HUGE growth of acceptance of corporations purchasing Mac's.


Coders DON'T just focus on the iPhone apps but also on the desktop corporate alternatives.

[That-Is-Bull]

I've wanted a G4 iMac ever since I saw a commercial for it as a kid and thought "OMG, it follows your head movement? AWESOME!"

[gkarris]

Can't believe that I finally got one, and only £50! Specs are 17" (I think that they look the most 'balanced')/1Ghz/768MB/80GB. Is still in great condition, although i don't have the original box, but those go for up to 4 times as much cash on ebay:eek:!

It is currently running 10.2, which i'll have to upgrade to panther (my favourite OS generation)

Great find.

I paid $200 for mine last year and the unit only - no speakers, kb, or mouse... :(

I'd love one of the new Mini's... ;)

[macgeek18]

I really want a dual 2.5 PM G5 right now,it would be my work load machine.

[666sheep]

I've always wanted:

- Clamshell (got one)
- Cube (got one)
- PB G4 17" (got one)
- TAM (someday)
- iMac Lamp 20" (my dream since saw it first time "live")
- PM G5 Quad (i'll pass, don't need it really)

[nwcs]

Growing up I really wanted the IIfx when it came out. Of course, when the Quadras came out the Quadra 900 was the thing. I ended up being able to work on a Quadra 700 during college and that was really cool. Those two I wanted a lot more than the others I wanted along the way like the IIsi, LC, and the first powerbook.

[dmr727]

I ended up being able to work on a Quadra 700 during college and that was really cool.

The 700 is my favorite 68K Mac. Sure there are more powerful '040s, but I always thought the Quadra 700 had the perfect combination of speed and design. I love that case.

[AC Rempt]

PowerBook 540C. I used to dream about that machine, and even now, I'd love to get my hands on one. Such a groundbreaking design.