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G5 Quicktime Movie

Originally posted by Freg3000
I know, it was Apple's property and all, I just think it is funny that it was a public commercial that wasn't allowed to be seen on the Internet. Well, whatever. That was 2 months ago.

Even if you throw my situation out, the guy who wasn't allowed to take pictures surely would mean that video would not be allowed either.

About the fans-that is really weird. I also thought that the machine goes to sleep when the plastic cover it removed. But this video shows otherwise.
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But about the pictures--That guy was stopped by people in the Apple Store. The strong hand of a mysterious Apple "Corporate" or "Legal" presence didn't sweep in and dissolve his digital (or 35mm) camera.

Here, the Apple Store let him take the video. There is no precedent (as far as the G5) for Apple demanding that this individual remove the commercial from the internet. Apple has not slapped C&D's on people for home-made G5 pics on the net, so there's no reason to think that this video would cause a problem.
 
I also think the Superdrive is pretty cool. The whole system as a whole is just impressive in everyway I look at it. Definitely makes me wish I were in the market for a desktop system.
 
Originally posted by TEG
I'm still trying to figure out why the woman baked the PowerBook. Anyone know?

Great Video though!!

TEG
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I believe I read about that somewhere else, and the story goes that she left it in there when she left the house for security purposes (I must admit, I don't think many people would think to look in the oven for a laptop! :) ). But then she forgot about it, and turned on the oven...

Needless to say, not good. :p

Moral of the story? Never, ever leave your PowerBook in the oven, even if you are paranoid enough to put it in there for security. :)
 
Originally posted by themadchemist
But about the pictures--That guy was stopped by people in the Apple Store. The strong hand of a mysterious Apple "Corporate" or "Legal" presence didn't sweep in and dissolve his digital (or 35mm) camera.

Here, the Apple Store let him take the video. There is no precedent (as far as the G5) for Apple demanding that this individual remove the commercial from the internet. Apple has not slapped C&D's on people for home-made G5 pics on the net, so there's no reason to think that this video would cause a problem.
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Yes but this guy work at an apple authorized reseller. So the apple store people stopping him is a non-issue, as its not filmed in an Apple Store.
 
Originally posted by MacRumorSkeptic
Am I the only one who loves how the CD ROM opens?
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No.

That makes me want one even more. Funny how it's the odd little things, ain't it?
 
the optical door shuts with a real *CHUNK*. I'm sure the audio quality of the movie makes it sound more extreme then it really is. Regardless, very cool.
 
Originally posted by stoid
...When I asked why he said that it was because the pictures could be used by competitors to mimick successful display styles and layouts of the store. So that explains why Apple won't let you post on the web pictures of the store or of product arrangements.
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It doesn't really explain why they don't let you film, because Steve Jobs himself featured in a promotional video posted to the Apple website detailing the exact layout of the stores- a competitor would just have to watch that.
 
I've read, in several places, that taking the plastic cover off not only triggers the fans to full speed, but also shifts the G5 into a lower speed (1.3Ghz? ) to minimize heat.
 
Very nice. Thank you for the link.

The video had an impact on my coworkers and on my father. My dad has trouble using a Windows machine, but I can't get him to convert back to Apple. (He use a ][e for nearly 15 years)

If that's your web site, I'd have to say that the red head (Amy) is a keeper!

Cheers!
 
I would have posted this sooner, but...

I have been watching the cd door open and shut over and over again...

That is worth $2000 in itself.

Wouldn't it be cool if your keyboard was covered all the time, but when it sensed your hands getting close the cover would slide out of the way?

I would get nothing done!!

(door goes down, door goes up, door goes down, door goes up....)
 
Originally posted by OutThere761
Cool. It sounds like a vacuum cleaner with the side off. :) I can't imagine what it would be like with the Dual 2ghz. Ack.
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Can you say... 'Wind Tunnel'? :D

I knew you could. :p

Actually, if you take out the plastic cover, some of the fans will spin faster, while the ones near the DIMMs will spin slower. This is so that people that people do not chop their fingers off, but only nick them. ;) (See, thats why moms always said never to stick your finger where you are not supposed to!)

As to going to sleep, thats when the G5 starts to get warm. If you are outside in Alaska during the wintertime, G5 should be quiet as a clam, even with the plastic cover off.
 
Originally posted by amnesiac1984
Yes but this guy work at an apple authorized reseller. So the apple store people stopping him is a non-issue, as its not filmed in an Apple Store.
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OK, my mistake. But that's still besides the point. In short, there is no precedent for Apple cease-and-desisting G5 photos, so to do so to this G5 movie would be somewhat new (as far as G5's go, although not unusual for Apple in general). None of the anecdotes provided demonstrate Apple Legal going after people for posting media featuring the G5. That's all I'm saying.
 
Originally posted by MacsRgr8
yes!!! The cd door is cool!

Somehow this seems to be the first time it has even been mentioned....
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I think I saw talk of this in the forums some time ago, though I could be wrong.
 
Originally posted by themadchemist
I think I saw talk of this in the forums some time ago, though I could be wrong.
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You should be right... This "coolness' shouldn't be missed. I probably did miss that forum... Sorry. ;)
 
Originally posted by MacsRgr8
You should be right... This "coolness' shouldn't be missed. I probably did miss that forum... Sorry. ;)
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not a problem. Neat little features like this, of no real merit at all, are, IMHO, the best. :D And they deserve to be talked about often.

Especially after you've read over the specs so many times that you could go sell computers at the Apple Store. That is when you look deep into the opening mechanism of the optical drive and your mind is cleared of its jumbles and worries and daily routine...

Or something like that, I think.
 
Originally posted by themadchemist

Especially after you've read over the specs so many times that you could go sell computers at the Apple Store. That is when you look deep into the opening mechanism of the optical drive and your mind is cleared of its jumbles and worries and daily routine...
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:D

Well spoken!
 
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