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Dual Swingarm iMac G5?
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More like there will be unhappy tire-kickers who constantly dream of buying a new computer but probably can't afford it anyway.mvc said:This is MacRumors - there will always be unhappy customers
adzoox said:
That's only with the 17" and 20" iMacs, with the 15" the CD trayr does hit the display, I'm using one right now.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this rumour be true, I was secretly hoping that the new iMac would be a variation on the design of the G4 iMac.
The current iMac is simply a stunning and iconic piece of design and engineering, i really cant see them dropping it for something you screw on to the wall. And by the way I dont think the concept of a pyramid shape is at all ugly.
The current iMac is simply a stunning and iconic piece of design and engineering, i really cant see them dropping it for something you screw on to the wall. And by the way I dont think the concept of a pyramid shape is at all ugly.
diego said:
I have an 800Mhz 15" [using right now] - it doesn't hit the screen- it comes less than a centimeter from it - your display must be broken.
This was a VERY important part to an education sale. They couldn't have kids doing this and breaking the optical drive.
finally, the negative ratings outpace the possitve . that is the ugliest thing i have ever seen. a pyramid shape? c'mon. if thats for real, ives is slipping.
the base is really way too big and the arm is too wide. non-apple, even more than the pyramid idea (ya'll it's not a pyramid scheme, that's an illegal marketing tactickangaroo said:I don't like the patent drawings. The two-arm design looks ungainly and the pyramid base looks ridiculous.
This is a nicer implemenation of a two-arm design:
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I'm not about to read through 5 pages of comments but I don't think this is indicative of the new iMac. I would assume that these are just concepts of the first LCD iMac and Apple just patented for the sake of patenting. What we'll see tomorrow will be completely different.
Wonder Boy said:
Why are so many people taking the pyramid base at face value/ It's just part of a sketch to show the subject, the arm, in use.
It's like photos of new car prototypes being tested and you never get peple saying "OOH Ferrari are slipping if they're gonna release a new car with black masking tape all over it and no badges"
I find it interesting that many of the concept drawings of the new iMac I have seen presuppose that the design will somehow match that of the current G5, meaning silver aluminum, indutrial-looking, etc.
The iMac has always had a distinctly different design and personality than the PowerMacs, and especially with the industrial, masculine look of the PowerMac G5, I would be willing to put money on the fact that the new iMac will implement a completely different design altogether. If it does turn out to be aluminum (which may be unlikely because of all the talk of aluminum shortages) I am sure that it will at least be coloured...
The iMac has always had a distinctly different design and personality than the PowerMacs, and especially with the industrial, masculine look of the PowerMac G5, I would be willing to put money on the fact that the new iMac will implement a completely different design altogether. If it does turn out to be aluminum (which may be unlikely because of all the talk of aluminum shortages) I am sure that it will at least be coloured...
adzoox said:
Wait.
You want me to ADD WATER to the base of my computer>??? Like watering a plant?
Why does that scare me?
adzoox said:
I used to have a 15" iMac and the cd tray DID hit the display several times during ownership of the machine. Luckily for me, it didn't wreck the cd tray, but I'm sure there were others who weren't quite as lucky.
It was the only real negative comment many journalists had after reviewing the January 2002 iMac G4's.
Noah
iMeowbot said:
Well what sort of numpty would open their optical drive when they can't even see it due to the screen being in the way anyway?!
Personally I heard there were more complaints about the cd tray not clearing the Apple keyboard that shipped with the iMac G4s.
Wonder Boy said:
yeah no kidding. A pyramid design isn't beautiful, it's not even sleek or stylish. It's geometrically ugly. I dont' believe that'll hit the market, I hope not anyway.
And as for some of the people who have been posting on here about how it could be wall mounted... Yeah if you want to pay for Apple installation. Also what kind of warranty would you have to buy to cover faulty installation? Who's gonna pay for that nice iMac when it falls off your wall? I don't see that happening. A wall mounted computer would also be pretty much permanent, unless you wanted to repay for installation on another wall. So you can forget re-arranging your room after that.
ifjake said:i get it. you add water to the base, like those basket ball hoops. only it isn't a basketball hoop. it's a computer.
but doesn't that scare you? Or am I the only one that doesn't want to dump tap water into my $2000 computer?
DTG said:Well what sort of numpty would open their optical drive when they can't even see it due to the screen being in the way anyway?!
It's really easy to lean on the eject key by accident.
And this is how the eject key gets leaned on (more screen interference than CD tray, but...) =)
Flying Llama said:
That's pretty high up. If that is a 20'' screen then the computer will be about 8'' high from bottom to bottom of the screen, but it's just an artist's rendition.
Hmm, now all you need is a big firey, glowing eye in the middle of that screen image...
DTG said:Well what sort of numpty would open their optical drive when they can't even see it due to the screen being in the way anyway?!
Obviously, this would happen by accident, by tapping the "eject" key by mistake. Before you have time to move the display away from the area where the optical drive sits, the damage is already done...