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This is what I think the G5 should look like
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I think the case needs more ornamentation; think B&W G3 logo. There needs to be a large G5 that blends in with the background if you aren't thinking about it. And it needs to have two (or more) optical bays. I also liked the 4 internal bays of the MDDs.
tjwett
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i don't know. this type of design seems to be a little out of date to me. i think the whole translucent plastic and colored lights for now reason thing are way over. this is what the PC cases are starting to look like now. as Apple users we've been there, done that, moved on.
kiwi_the_iwik
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I think the front ports should be at the foot of the computer - nobody likes cables dangling down looking messy.
Bad look for Apple - a company I thought took PRIDE in the appearance of their units. The SIDE certainly looks nice, though...
The Spymac picture really looks good - reminds me of my Cube. THAT design wasn't bad - if I'm not mistaken, didn't THAT win a design award?!?
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The new design reminds me of a Volvo
"...They're BOXY, but they're good..."
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Bad look for Apple - a company I thought took PRIDE in the appearance of their units. The SIDE certainly looks nice, though...
The Spymac picture really looks good - reminds me of my Cube. THAT design wasn't bad - if I'm not mistaken, didn't THAT win a design award?!?
😕
The new design reminds me of a Volvo
"...They're BOXY, but they're good..."
😉
Bengt77
macrumors 68000
I think the G5 looks awesome as it stands.
Why do I think so?
Because I think a whole lot of people won't see that it's a computer, let alone a Macintosh. Is that a good thing, you might ask? Yes, that is a very good thing. In my humble opinion, that is. I think it's a good thing, becaue people will see the screaming performance, but won't see a computer and (hopefully) won't hear one too (or at best very faintly).
That, I think, would be a very good thing. Then, when they go and ask "Where's the computer? Or is it an iMac and is the screen the computer?" you can show the baby (or should I say the beast) off. Show the sides, show the sheer simplicity of the design and the striking beauty. Because, yes I think, it's very, very beautiful as it is right now. Although I agree with many here that the G5 should have had two drive bays in the front.
But, after all, that's just my humble opin, er, two (euro)cents.
Why do I think so?
Because I think a whole lot of people won't see that it's a computer, let alone a Macintosh. Is that a good thing, you might ask? Yes, that is a very good thing. In my humble opinion, that is. I think it's a good thing, becaue people will see the screaming performance, but won't see a computer and (hopefully) won't hear one too (or at best very faintly).
That, I think, would be a very good thing. Then, when they go and ask "Where's the computer? Or is it an iMac and is the screen the computer?" you can show the baby (or should I say the beast) off. Show the sides, show the sheer simplicity of the design and the striking beauty. Because, yes I think, it's very, very beautiful as it is right now. Although I agree with many here that the G5 should have had two drive bays in the front.
But, after all, that's just my humble opin, er, two (euro)cents.
Well, if you look at every other recent tower Apple has made you can see that none of them have but an Apple logo (of that size) on the front.
I think that they are just trying to stay with the traditional(ish) style of the recent towers.
Of course, making themselves heard, Apple logo for further advertising.
Well, one could say that the ones on the side were enough, but one could also say that was not enough.
Well, it's done now and Apple isn't likely to make a design change soon after releasing it are they?
I think that they are just trying to stay with the traditional(ish) style of the recent towers.
Of course, making themselves heard, Apple logo for further advertising.
Well, one could say that the ones on the side were enough, but one could also say that was not enough.
Well, it's done now and Apple isn't likely to make a design change soon after releasing it are they?
I love the new look, except maybe a small Apple logo recessed into the drive bay at the top would look nice. Dead central.
Also, I don't see the point of the ports on the front... I'd much rather they were on the monitor - with additional on the keyboard for regular access. But I know that it's something that users have requested, and I think that the ports are in the correct place if they have to be on the front - so Apple did the right thing there. And, if you consider the internal design of the machine, the ports had to be at that level (vertical displacement), due to the PSU cooling, and horizontal would have looked wrong if raised from the base.
In response to the 'smaller holes for an apple logo' on the front, I think this may have looked messy - and would it not have increased the manufacturing costs by a great amount? Right now, surely, they can just cut front sections from a rolled sheet??
The design at the top of the page looks okay, but holes on the top... asking for trouble in my opinion.
Yeah, I certainly think that with the new G5 form follows function perfectly. Wonderful. And the only G4 that looked nice was the Quicksilver. The original one looked like Lego at the front, and the mirrored drive doors were ugly- and those vents at the bottom?? Ugh.
Also, and perhaps more importantly, I think that the new G5 is going to look fantastic in CTU for the next series of 24. Try claiming you don't have the processor power on-site now, technogeek!! 😀
Nice.
Also, I don't see the point of the ports on the front... I'd much rather they were on the monitor - with additional on the keyboard for regular access. But I know that it's something that users have requested, and I think that the ports are in the correct place if they have to be on the front - so Apple did the right thing there. And, if you consider the internal design of the machine, the ports had to be at that level (vertical displacement), due to the PSU cooling, and horizontal would have looked wrong if raised from the base.
In response to the 'smaller holes for an apple logo' on the front, I think this may have looked messy - and would it not have increased the manufacturing costs by a great amount? Right now, surely, they can just cut front sections from a rolled sheet??
The design at the top of the page looks okay, but holes on the top... asking for trouble in my opinion.
Yeah, I certainly think that with the new G5 form follows function perfectly. Wonderful. And the only G4 that looked nice was the Quicksilver. The original one looked like Lego at the front, and the mirrored drive doors were ugly- and those vents at the bottom?? Ugh.
Also, and perhaps more importantly, I think that the new G5 is going to look fantastic in CTU for the next series of 24. Try claiming you don't have the processor power on-site now, technogeek!! 😀
Nice.