LEGO Considering Bondi Blue iMac G3 Set

[subjonas]

I want this a lot more than I want an iPhone Fold.

At the same price?

 

[diego]

Does everything need to be a lego set? I don't think so... something like this would do a disservice to the iMac's industrial design. Have you seen the new lego Pikachu? It's a total mess.

 

[dog.cow]

Take my money!

 

[TsMkLg068426]

Finally, a new iMac where I have to assemble all the parts together just what I was waiting for to upgrade my 2017 iMac.

 

[collide007]

The only sucks part of these specialized LEGO kits is that they are only meant to build one thing... the parts are generally not universal for building anything, and if you lose one piece, the entire kit is ruined. Plus, LEGO kits are way too expensive these days! Am I missing something?

This idea is literally made with existing parts, the only thing the fan designer has done is add prints/stickers. All Lego parts remain compatible with each other so there would be nothing stopping you building this set and then disassembling it and making something different, it’s what makes Lego Ideas possible in the first place. Granted Lego sometimes decide to make a custom mold for these sets but it is often used again (the curved piece at the back of the Porsche 911 used in the Typewriter set for example). Also Lego Customer Service is second to none and rarely refuse to replace the odd lost part free of charge, I myself have benefited from this. I’ll grant you on the expensive take, I rarely buy at RRP. This one however, I just might, although I’d rate an original Macintosh higher.

 

[J.Dillinger]

Aesthetic design is separate from engineering. I give Ive a pass on that problem. His design wasn't faulty.

iMac Hockey Puck Mouse…#NeverForget

 

[88HaroDude]

I’d put this one along side my Classic Macintosh

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-88400/Celeri/apple-1984-macintosh/#details

There a more apple things on the site as well. Some cool mocs. Hope we can at least get the instructions and parts list for this.

 

[bgillander]

I can see how it would be difficult if used like a more traditional mouse, with the device mostly under your palm.

But the iMac mouse was shown by Apple as something to grab between finger and thumb (on the sides where the coloured, soft-touch plastic was), index finger resting on the button.

I found it very fast, precise and comfortable to use. The notch in the button helped orient it by touch in the correct direction, and the two-tone mouse ball was a fun detail to notice through the translucent top shell.

Perhaps if you were always seated at your workstation, seldom moving. I was working in a production environment with staff that were moving between workstations, and that was the only mouse they ever had issues orienting without having to get seated and aligned. Replacing those mice with aftermarket mice got rid of the problem, with none of the various aftermarket mice having that issue, which does give a clue to where the issue lay.

But, yes, you are correct, it was difficult to use like a traditional mouse, which is not a feature most look for in a mouse.