New iMac is the Cube!

[AlphaTech]

Re: Imac = icube

Originally posted by Rockridge
The new imac is the cube for one very important reason... it will have the same overheating problems that the cube has. Too bad, cause the cube is a cool idea... silent and stylish, but these machines do need air.

How did you get that idea????? Have you actually seen one, or are you just guessing??? There are air venting holes on the top of the base, which is the best place for heat removal.

The new iMac is going to be around for a while, and the design works.. go back to your bong and dream up some more falsehoods.

 

[Onyxx]

heat problems with the cube? you've got to be joking! the entire machine is pretty much a heatsink. My parents have a cube 450 and it has never even once came close to overheating, ever. The cube is a rock solid machine. The new iMac has not only convection cooling (holeson the the bottom and the top to promote upward airflow) but a small "quiet" fan to help things along. I really don't think we will be seeing too many overheating problems with the iMac, that is unless you live in death valley and plan on using it outside in the middle of the day.

 

[kiwi_the_iwik]

You're not going to have ANY overheating problems with the Cube, unless you start dabbling with processor upgrades - in which case, Apple have thoughtfully supplied an area internally for a low-powered fan, complete with a 12V supply.

Pointless to put a fan in there really, when you think of it - the whole point of the Cube being that it WAS fanless, and therefore quiet, thanks to it's innovative convection cooling technology.

 

[eXistenZ_ng]

Apple should add liquid cooling systems too all their machines (if it's expensive they'll invent their own system).
Silent towers, that would be a big step forward

 

[Rockridge]

I heard that the shell of the cube could crack from heat stress. The new imac is basicly the same size and may suffer the same fate. Of course, who cares... is only a computer.

 

[krossfyter]

you heard right. i dont think that will be the problem in the new imac.

 

[AlphaTech]

Originally posted by eXistenZ_ng
Apple should add liquid cooling systems too all their machines (if it's expensive they'll invent their own system).
Silent towers, that would be a big step forward

The ONLY reason anyone uses liquid cooling is when they are doing SEVERE OVERCLOCKING. Since Apple doesn't ship systems like that it would be a waste. Besides that, do you really want the heat exchanger sitting outside of the case with the fans blowing over it??? Liquid cooling IS NOT SILENT.

Go to http://www.hardcorecooling.com/ and click on the Water Cooling item on the left... that will give you an idea of what is involved in liquid cooling a computer. They even put a statement on the page that is as follows... "For all you really insane and hardcore people out there".

I don't know how you got the idea that liquid cooling was silent, but you got incorrect information....

 

[Rockridge]

Melting Cube

The cube has a 225 watt power supply... most Apple laptops have a 42 or 45 watt power supply. It has a large hard drive... a fast DVD drive and no fans and no spare room.

Why do you think Apple placed a power supply in the new imac that consumes half the power?

Come on folks, Apple's in the business of selling computers... over and over to their customers... can u say "built in obsolescence".

P.S.
And for those of you who i've offended... sorry for dissin' your girlfriend...

 

[AlphaTech]

I sure hope that you are not claiming that Apple laptops don't have fans inside them, because they do.

What computer company/maker doesn't plan in obsolescence??? They WANT you to buy a computer every two to three years, so that they can stay in business... The difference with Apple, is that you are not FORCED to buy something new. You can use a system that is several years old and not have to do tons of work just to keep it running. I know of many people running old Mac systems currently. They might not use them for the same things that they use the newer systems for, but they are still being used. Try and do that with a peecee... not gonna happen.

What do you mean by "Why do you think Apple placed a power supply in the new imac that consumes half the power?"??????

 

[decoone]

Originally posted by AlphaTech
You can use a system that is several years old and not have to do tons of work just to keep it running. I know of many people running old Mac systems currently. They might not use them for the same things that they use the newer systems for, but they are still being used. Try and do that with a peecee... not gonna happen.

Sorry to differ with you, but I run a network for a very budget conscious company that is almost entirely 'PEECEE's in excess of 5 years old. They run Office 2000 just fine - not the fastest things in the world, but they get the job done quite well. And as far as 'keeping it running' goes, well there is just me here to service them all - and I'm usually just bored except for attending to backups etc.

We even have a couple machines that are 386 era systems doing menial tasks such as print serving. 'PEECEE's last far longer than most users are likely to tolerate. Personally, I go home after work and play with my new iMac FP!