iMac Rip Off

[dpaanlka]

Wow...

http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=Crystal_945&class=npc

Check out those side profile shots. So thin!!!

 

[2nyRiggz]

Yeah...thats one ugly mutha'

How can that stand hold the head of that thing...wow

Is that a touch pad on the stand?


Bless

 

[MacFan782040]

haha...watch out iMac!

 

[ziwi]

It is not winning any fashion awards, that is for sure. If you hang it on the wall you better have a wide hallway... - I wonder where they drop the price at on it.

 

[MacBoobsPro]

There is an 'imac' inspired Dell coming up. There was a link to in another thread but i cant find. Its also *****!

BTW did you know dell did industrial heaters too.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/p...px/xpsdt_700?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

 

[kretzy]

Eww...

I can't believe it has a parallel port.

 

[MalcolmJID]

That's so f'ugly!

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Eww...

I can't believe it has a parallel port.

I thought it was where the tapes go

 

[aricher]

Wow. I'm stunned. It looks like a clunky kiosk computer for a museum. I love the company's motto "innovation with style." LOL

 

[andrew050703]

Eww...

I can't believe it has a parallel port.

my thoughts exactly 'ewww' indeed.

and here was me thinking the point of the imac was that it was thin (& good looking) - guess they've only heard of function & not form...

pretty naff function at that

 

[bigandy]

Eww...

I can't believe it has a parallel port.

don't you know, they're the latest thing

 

[aricher]

don't you know, they're the latest thing

FWIW - My IT guys need serial ports to program security and communications systems. They need the low baud rate that you can get only through a serial port. Serial port to usb adapters do not work for low baud purposes. I laugh at serial ports as well but they do have their place.

 

[gauchogolfer]

Evidently the computer is controlled by angels .

 

[Markleshark]

How is it you can only move it 170 degrees on the stand? surely you can place the thing where ever you want...

 

[Nermal]

It's 4:3 too! Great for movies

Evidently the computer is controlled by angels .

Well, they need something to cancel out the demons of Windows.

 

[®îçhå®?]

It reminds me of the evesham mac mini rip off. They wont sell any so they have developed it at a loss. Idiots.

 

[Xander562]

i love how their slogan is "innovation with style". yeah right!

 

[Allotriophagy]

Seeing products like this always puts me in mind of Coupland's characters describing, in "Microserfs", a Russian yard sale and how decades of communism meant they could never get it right.

I bet in some darkened conference room somewhere, a bunch of suits sat down...

A - "You seen that iMac thing? Very popular!"
B - "Indeed! We should do that! But as a PC!"
C - "We can use dual core chips, integrated graphics, a cool screen..."
B - "And we can do the VESA mount thing too. I know a guy who can get us the specs."
D - "HOLY CRAP, GUYS! HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIT IN A FULL-SIZE CD DRIVE, TWO TYPE-3 PCMCIA SLOTS AND THE PARALLEL PORT???"
A - "Argh!"
B - "Argh!"
C - "Let's just do it anyway! People only care about it being on a stand, right?"

 

[dpaanlka]

i love how their slogan is "innovation with style". yeah right!

Clearly indicated by the magic wand and star-sprinkles.

 

[calculus]

What's wrong with you all? I'm going to get one!

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Clearly indicated by the magic wand and star-sprinkles.

You sure thats not a starfish with a pencil up its arse, giving birth to baby starfish?

 

[ReanimationLP]

Damn thats fugly.

MSI has s*** for Quality Control too.

I've lost count how many MSI mobos have died on me.

 

[dpaanlka]

You sure thats not a starfish with a pencil up its arse, giving birth to baby starfish?

Of course, I am mistaken. That is definitely what it is.

 

[Allotriophagy]

DABS has them for about £480, but I am not sure if that includes a CPU/RAM/HD and so on.

 

[Sesshi]

Evidently the computer is controlled by angels .

Yeah... because the design is on a wing and a prayer!

Jeez, that is one Fugly machine.