Pictures of the new 17" Imac [Archive]

vitruvius

Aug 9, 2002, 06:11 PM

i thought that the bigger size of the display was going to alter the iMac proportions but it still look great, in fact, it rocks!! congratulations dude!:cool:

dongmin

Aug 9, 2002, 06:30 PM

Are there any firewire/usb TV tuners out there that works with this iMac?

Congrats by the way. My next monitor purchase is definitely a widescreen LCD (hopefully a 19" for $999).

djniche

Aug 9, 2002, 07:46 PM

The screen is excellent - there is for use enough screen space for any design jobs. Someone noted that once you have widescreen you can't go back to regular sizes. I agree with that, so far all widescreen on my macs the imac 17 and the powerbook. Hopefully the 22" will be in the future.

DVD playback was also excellent!!

:D

King Cobra

Aug 9, 2002, 07:53 PM

I'm curious to find out why you have 4 or 5 pictures of the box. :p

Way to go, man. What do you need it for?

Or do you just like wide-screen iMacs? :D

MacMaster

Aug 9, 2002, 08:32 PM

I can't get to the page to see your pictures!:mad: :( :eek:

King Cobra

Aug 9, 2002, 08:35 PM

What error are you getting? Is it the connection refusal error? If so, there may be a lot of people on the .mac website.

Another possibility would be what arn pointed out elsewhere, but that was with the Apple homepage. It could be the Apache.

MacMaster

Aug 9, 2002, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by King Cobra
What error are you getting? Is it the connection refusal error? If so, there may be a lot of people on the .mac website.

Yep, that's the error I got. Oh! It's working now!:)

djniche

Aug 9, 2002, 09:24 PM

I'm using my imac 17" as my main computer. I recently sold my pc laptop and my old G4 tower and replaced both of them with the imac and the powerbook. The widescreens allow me to work confortably on programs like photoshop, illustrator, pagemaker and all programs I use for design. I'm also a radio dj and I also work on programs like protools to do some mixing for air play. And the screen helps on that also. Plus the widescreen kick a$.. when watching those dvds!

I wish it had jaguar on it. I can't wait for it to come out. But I guess we all have to wait until the 24th.

There's nothing like a mac.. my dell desktop will most likely be on ebay soon.

Over Achiever

Aug 9, 2002, 11:07 PM

Stupid question, but can ya open up some word processor like word or apple works and see how well a two page layout looks? Is font sizes as small as pt 8 readable? Either widescreen imac or powerbook...

C'mon pb update...;)

Oh yeah, congrats on ya purchase. Too bad it had no jag.

Mr.Hey

Aug 9, 2002, 11:24 PM

Thanks for the great pics the Mac looks great you lucky dog.....I've played with the 17" at the Apple store and I know how beautiful it is, your very lucky...enjoy the machine.

G4scott

Aug 9, 2002, 11:45 PM

I like how the box shows it running Jaguar... I hope no one tries to go after Apple for false advertising...

I have just one question... Are there more pixels per inch on the 17" iMac than the 15"? I have a 12" iceBook, and when I look at a display with bigger pixels, like an original iBook, or the 15" iMac, it hurts...

Over Achiever

Aug 10, 2002, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by G4scott

I have just one question... Are there more pixels per inch on the 17" iMac than the 15"? I have a 12" iceBook, and when I look at a display with bigger pixels, like an original iBook, or the 15" iMac, it hurts...

Well hey, looking at the specs (17" 1440 x 900) it seems to be 100 dpi. I think the 12.1" is 106 dpi, so not quite as fine as the ibook. But much, much better than SXGA on a 15", thats only 85 dpi.

Actually, come to think of it, the new pb display is 101 dpi, so its practically a bigger ti screen. Hope this helps.

sparkleytone

Aug 10, 2002, 12:37 AM

hmm thats the first sheryl crow quote i've ever seen as a sig here.

G4scott

Aug 10, 2002, 12:58 AM

Originally posted by Over Achiever

Well hey, looking at the specs (17" 1440 x 900) it seems to be 100 dpi. I think the 12.1" is 106 dpi, so not quite as fine as the ibook. But much, much better than SXGA on a 15", thats only 85 dpi.

Actually, come to think of it, the new pb display is 101 dpi, so its practically a bigger ti screen. Hope this helps.

Hmm... There might be an iMac in my future...

djniche

Aug 10, 2002, 09:11 AM

Here's the picture of the imac with two word documents opened

Over Achiever

Aug 10, 2002, 09:45 AM

Thanks a lot. It looks nice...quite a bit better than on the pb :)

Wow, i'll consider the 17" imac over a 22 or 23" cinema display anyday! (because of prices of course ;)

I'll stick with the pb for now...but that 17" imac is awesome!

Again, congrats on ya purchase!

Over Achiever

Aug 10, 2002, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by sparkleytone
hmm thats the first sheryl crow quote i've ever seen as a sig here.

Thanks i guess... I needed a sig, and "Soak up the Sunshine" was in the background. I like that line...sorta put things in perspective for me...

Liamcow

Aug 10, 2002, 11:03 PM

I think apple should have made a proportional base to go with it, not making the insides larger, just the basketball part. maybe to like 11.6" or something

i was playing with one at an apple store, and i thought i was going to tip it over just by moving the screen (looks top-heavy to me)

But i love it, i want one, the 17" would help a lot! awesome

sparkleytone

Aug 10, 2002, 11:07 PM

if you've ever picked up an iMac by its neck, you'd never say it was top-heavy i promise.

elliotay

Aug 11, 2002, 01:01 AM

I've heard the power button is located somewhere awkward location. Where is it?

Over Achiever

Aug 11, 2002, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by elliotay
I've heard the power button is located somewhere awkward location. Where is it?

It should be located near the back. Its really not that awkward when you get used to it. I found a pic of it on the apple site.

http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html

Hope that helps.

Over Achiever

Aug 11, 2002, 01:20 PM

Ok. I decided to take a couple of minutes to download the pic and attach it.

Here it is.

One more post to 30!:D

coolshot125

Aug 11, 2002, 02:11 PM

i went to a mac store to look at the iMac and looked for the power button thinking it would be in a ridiculous spot (since i heard so many people complaining about it)... it was on the side in perfect reach! i don't see what the fuss was all about!

djniche

Aug 11, 2002, 03:32 PM

the power button is on a reachable spot and is very easy to find to the touch. I guess they put it close to the back because of the clean design of the front of the imac. Takes a little getting used to but is no big deal.

Pin-Fisher

Aug 11, 2002, 03:37 PM

You can buy a USB power switch. Mounts really nicely onto the
keyboard. I actualy have one coming for my new iMac. Ill take
a few pics and post when it gets here....

edesignuk

Aug 11, 2002, 03:38 PM

Those pics are great, the 17" iMac was a great move I think by apple, it is now really set aside from any other consumer level computer out there. FANTASTIC! .....and I want one :D

edesignuk

Aug 11, 2002, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by Pin-Fisher
You can buy a USB power switch. Mounts really nicely onto the
keyboard. I actualy have one coming for my new iMac. Ill take
a few pics and post when it gets here....
ROFLMFAO!!!!! That pic is VERY funny!

coolshot125

Aug 11, 2002, 03:42 PM

hey pin-fisher, i think that's apple's new case design for the user-level g5, the code name is iBlow

donlargo

Aug 11, 2002, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by dongmin
Are there any firewire/usb TV tuners out there that works with this iMac?

I just bought the Formac DV converter to pull in old VHS and 8mm tapes. the reason I picked the Formac was Mac )S x support, FireWire, and it has a built in tuner. Works great!!:D

I'm using it on an Indigo 400 mhz iMac, will be using it on my 17" iMac AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES at my local Mac dealer. The price of supporting local shops. Sigh...