What Macs have you always wanted?

dmmcintyre3 · 07:19 AM

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

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 · May 21, 2009, 10:34 AM

Key Lime G3 iBook
G4 iMac
G4 Cube

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

)

SuperCompu2 · May 21, 2009, 10:44 AM

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 · May 21, 2009, 10:54 AM

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

David Schmidt · May 21, 2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmmcintyre3

20 inch iMac G4 - Best design by Apple ever.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperCompu2

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 · May 21, 2009, 12:06 PM

cube

velocityg4 · May 21, 2009, 12:26 PM

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 · May 21, 2009, 12:30 PM

snow imac G3
iMac G4 with a better processor than mine

Powerbook 12 inch G4
aluminium macbook, and im getting one LOL!

sammich · May 21, 2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmmcintyre3

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 · May 21, 2009, 12:51 PM

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

Doctor Doom · May 21, 2009, 01:00 PM

12" 1.5ghz powerbook
20" G5 iMac. With a logic board that doesn't fail so easily (thats probably asking too much

)
700mhz snow G3 iMac

big_malk · May 21, 2009, 01:04 PM

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

thunderweb · May 21, 2009, 01:45 PM

G4 iMac

zephead · May 21, 2009, 02:14 PM

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.

Cabbit · May 21, 2009, 02:50 PM

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 · 04:06 PM

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 · 07:44 AM

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"

)

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 · May 21, 2009, 08:02 PM

As of today...

Apple II+

Cube
iMac G4 Flat Panel

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

t0mat0 · May 21, 2009, 08:04 PM

The successor to the current one.

JRob65a6 · 08:26 PM

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 · May 21, 2009, 08:31 PM

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.

SkyBell · May 21, 2009, 11:05 PM

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 · May 22, 2009, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassie

PowerBook 1400c

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

student_trap · May 22, 2009, 05:25 AM

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

bobnugget · May 22, 2009, 06:02 AM

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)

May 21, 2009, 09:50 AM	#1
dmmcintyre3 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2007	What Macs have you always wanted? No Macs they still sell because just about everybody on here wants that 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! __________________ FreeVPS.us Last edited by dmmcintyre3; May 22, 2009 at 07:19 AM.
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SuperCompu2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Woostah	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. __________________ PowerMac G5 2GHz DP/3GB/1TB/10.5.8 Canon Rebel XT MacRumors Scavenger Hunt Score: 1
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May 21, 2009, 10:54 AM	#4
Hrududu macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wichita KS	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 __________________ Quad 2.5 G5, MacBook Pro 2.16, Dual 2.0 G5 Powermac, 12" Powerbook G4 1.5, TiBooks 867 & 667, iMac G3 600, G4 Cube 500 & 450, B&W G3 450 & 350, iBook 300's & 366, Beige G3 350, Wallstreet 233
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May 21, 2009, 12:06 PM	#6
Bye Bye Baby macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: i(am in the)cloud	cube __________________ 27" iMac i7 + 27" ACD + 11" Macbook Air i7 + Mac Mini iPhone 5 + iPad 4G + iPod Touch G4 Cube + 15" ACD + 17" iMac G4 + Color Mac + Mac Classic II
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May 21, 2009, 12:26 PM	#7
velocityg4 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Georgia	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) __________________ Quadra 650 040 33MHz 72MB RAM, 2GB HD, 2x CD Macbook C2D 2.0Ghz; 3GB RAM, 500GB HD Home Made i5 4.0Ghz, GeForce 560 Ti, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD RAID 0, 3TB HD RAID 0 in a G5 Case.
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May 21, 2009, 10:34 AM	#2
iowamensan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2006	Key Lime G3 iBook G4 iMac G4 Cube (I have a G4 Titanium I would be willing to part with )
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May 21, 2009, 12:30 PM	#8
marold280 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2008	snow imac G3 iMac G4 with a better processor than mine Powerbook 12 inch G4 aluminium macbook, and im getting one LOL! __________________ MacBook Pro 13inch, Nexus S, (soon to have) iPad 2
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May 21, 2009, 12:51 PM	#10
nick9191 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Britain	PowerMac G5 Quad 17" PB/MBP 20" iMac G4 PowerMac MDD Black MacBook (with current white Macbook's internals) G4 Cube
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May 21, 2009, 01:00 PM	#11
Doctor Doom macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Castle Doom, Latveria	12" 1.5ghz powerbook 20" G5 iMac. With a logic board that doesn't fail so easily (thats probably asking too much) 700mhz snow G3 iMac __________________ G3 iMac 550mhz G4PPC, 20" G4 iMac 1.25ghz, G4 Cube 500mhz, 2.4 C2D Macbook, iPhone 3G 16gb white
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May 21, 2009, 01:04 PM	#12
big_malk macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Scotland	G4 iMac, like many people by the sounds of it, they look very nice!
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May 21, 2009, 01:45 PM	#13
thunderweb macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bend OR	G4 iMac __________________ www.thunderwebsolutions.com 15" MacBook Pro (Classic) 2.4 GHz, iPod Touch 16gb
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May 21, 2009, 02:14 PM	#14
zephead macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in your pants	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. __________________ California sunlight, Sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright, The Song Remains the Same.... *13" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz/250/4/10.6.5/* ~ iPhone 3G/16/4.0
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May 21, 2009, 02:50 PM	#15
Cabbit macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotland	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. __________________ Nom nom nom eating cake!
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May 21, 2009, 04:01 PM	#16
chrismacguy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom	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) __________________ Mac Pro/2.8Ghz/12GB/1TB; MacBook Air 11"/1.4Ghz/2GB/64GB; MB 2.1CD;iPad 16GB/3G.PB G4/1.67Ghz;eMac 700Mhz;PM G4/Dual 867Mhz, PM G4/450Mhz;iMac G3;iBook G3;iPods etc. www.youtube.com/chrismacguy Last edited by chrismacguy; May 21, 2009 at 04:06 PM.*
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May 21, 2009, 04:31 PM	#17
SuperJudge macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Triangle, NC	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" ) 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. __________________ "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." - Bertrand Russell iTerm2 + oh-my-zsh + tmux-powerline + ttytter = bliss Last edited by SuperJudge; Jun 6, 2009 at 07:44 AM. Reason: forgot about the TAM
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May 21, 2009, 08:02 PM	#18
ozyr macrumors member Join Date: May 2009 Location: U.S.	As of today... Apple II+ Cube iMac G4 Flat Panel (lots more, but the list would be too long)
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May 21, 2009, 08:04 PM	#19
t0mat0 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Home	The successor to the current one. __________________ Next up - Haswell, Maxwell and 22nm
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May 21, 2009, 08:18 PM	#20
JRob65a6 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2009	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. __________________ Mac Book Pro 17in 2.53 500gb@7200 RPM 8gb DDR3 Early 2009 Mac Book Pro 17in 2.66 500gb@7200RPM 9600 GT 1tb Time Capsule \| 16GB iPhone 3G Last edited by JRob65a6; May 21, 2009 at 08:26 PM.
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May 21, 2009, 08:31 PM	#21
JuanGuapo macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA	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.
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May 21, 2009, 11:05 PM	#22
SkyBell macrumors 603 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas	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. __________________ MR's PowerPC Fangirl eMac 1.42 GHz - 10.4.11 Pink iPod mini 2G 4 GB R.I.P Apple Computer, 1976-2007
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May 22, 2009, 05:25 AM	#24
student_trap macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 'Ol Smokey, UK	Imac G4, probably the 17" version. They looked the most 'balanced' __________________ Mac Pro 2.8 Octo and macbook 2.13 Too many iPods Too few ears
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May 22, 2009, 06:02 AM	#25
bobnugget macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent, England	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)
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