New Flat Pannel I-Mac....
Monday, January 7, 2002 by mormegil | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Apple annocend the new Flat Pannal Imac about an hour ago. I have to say it is real computer, as long as you are running OSX, but i cant help but think the form factor may be the Cube all over again. Check it out over at apple.com all you OSX fans.
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Firestorm
Reply #2 Monday, January 7, 2002 3:12 PM
Reply #2 Monday, January 7, 2002 3:12 PM
Whoa, now that's a good looking machine...
But I didn't say that
But I didn't say that
paxx
Reply #3 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:01 PM
Reply #3 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:01 PM
Hum... It's different.
But frankly I'M not too impressed. If I was to buy one of those compact desktop computer, I'd prefer the IBM Netvista X
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=2276963&cntrfnbr=1&cgmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US .
But frankly I'M not too impressed. If I was to buy one of those compact desktop computer, I'd prefer the IBM Netvista X
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=2276963&cntrfnbr=1&cgmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US .
Aquamonkey
Reply #4 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:21 PM
Reply #4 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:21 PM
really getting board with all the spacintosh stuff being posted
Frogboy
Reply #5 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:38 PM
Reply #5 Monday, January 7, 2002 4:38 PM
They decapitated R2D2 and stuck a monitor on his head!
BoXXi
Reply #6 Monday, January 7, 2002 6:43 PM
Reply #6 Monday, January 7, 2002 6:43 PM
It looks like it should be in the garden remotely mowing the lawn! 
1Renegade
Reply #7 Monday, January 7, 2002 8:01 PM
Reply #7 Monday, January 7, 2002 8:01 PM
Looks to be something I would want to place my TV dinner on while watching reruns of I Love Lucy.........
jtfolden
Reply #9 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 4:10 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 4:10 AM
I'm very pleased with the specs on the new iMac. The inclusion of the G4 rather than the aging G3 makes this a much more compelling machine, IMO. I'm still undecided on the base design but overall it's seems pretty nifty. I just might pick one of those mid-priced puppies up within the next 6 months depending on the changes to the Power Mac line-up at the time.
I like the color of the Netvista better but having to 'clamp' or bolt down my monitor to be able to use the radial arm just makes it seem badly designed.
I wouldn't be too quick to compare the new iMac to the Cube, either. The Cube didn't fail because of it's form factor, it failed for the simple reason that it was priced about $600 too high at introduction compared to the other models in the Apple line-up. Considering the system specs, I don't think this is the case with the new iMac, at all.
The new Apple iPhoto software is also seriously nifty, IMHO.
I like the color of the Netvista better but having to 'clamp' or bolt down my monitor to be able to use the radial arm just makes it seem badly designed.
I wouldn't be too quick to compare the new iMac to the Cube, either. The Cube didn't fail because of it's form factor, it failed for the simple reason that it was priced about $600 too high at introduction compared to the other models in the Apple line-up. Considering the system specs, I don't think this is the case with the new iMac, at all.
The new Apple iPhoto software is also seriously nifty, IMHO.
paxx
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 6:24 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 6:24 AM
A friend at work (a Mac user BTW) said something hilarious: oh, so the Cube didn't sell, so they're trying a ball now?
Third Eye
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 4:50 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 8, 2002 4:50 PM
The hiMate R1 (under notebook) at the Appele link listed above is something that they should all be looking more into.
Splash0453
Reply #13 Friday, January 11, 2002 4:23 AM
Reply #13 Friday, January 11, 2002 4:23 AM
That imac should be the iball. It is scarey at first, but now I think it looks OK. I think it would look wicked in real life, sat on a desk!
craeonics
Reply #14 Friday, January 11, 2002 4:29 AM
Reply #14 Friday, January 11, 2002 4:29 AM
Urgh, the shaping of the cube was a good idea, executed miserably (designwise), but this thing is just hideous. No shape integration or relation whatsoever! It's good that they managed to cram an entie machine into a lamp, but some more shape studies would've been nice.
loopylilac
Reply #15 Friday, January 11, 2002 10:40 AM
Reply #15 Friday, January 11, 2002 10:40 AM
i've looked at a lot of those LCD screens and have not been very impressed. they seem to run good at only one resolution 1024 x 768. a higher resolution is often not available and at lower resolutions the text is very fuzzy! i am also not very keen on the looks of the new imac flat panel. i heard that there is a new CRT in the making though and that will only be an inch thick! i think i'll wait.
Splash0453
Reply #16 Monday, January 14, 2002 4:19 AM
Reply #16 Monday, January 14, 2002 4:19 AM
How can a CRT be an inch thick? Impossible!! But I'd like to see it. How can it be anything like that?
craeonics
Reply #17 Monday, January 14, 2002 5:49 AM
Reply #17 Monday, January 14, 2002 5:49 AM
The reason why CRT's are so deep is because the electron cannons in the back shoot a beam forward, which has to be deflected line by line by magnetic coils. So the radius is limited. That's why I don't see an inch deep CRT coming anytime soon.
loopylilac
Reply #18 Monday, January 14, 2002 1:02 PM
Reply #18 Monday, January 14, 2002 1:02 PM
hi it's me again, took me a while but i found the article where it talked about those screens, it was at zdnet, i hope the link stays good, zdnet's bad for that. www.zdnet.com/pcmag/news/trends/t960627b.htm
i know that this is probably well into the future but i can always hope, eh? (sorry true canadian here.)
i know that this is probably well into the future but i can always hope, eh? (sorry
true canadian here.)
jtfolden
Reply #19 Monday, January 14, 2002 3:29 PM
Reply #19 Monday, January 14, 2002 3:29 PM
Of course, that article is dated June of '96... one has to wonder if the technology ever went anywhere. There's also not any indication in the article of consumer possibilities nor of anything in a remotely usable size/resolution.
loopylilac
Reply #20 Monday, January 14, 2002 9:13 PM
Reply #20 Monday, January 14, 2002 9:13 PM
true. i am just really disappointed in the resolution of the LCD. does anyone know of a LCD monitor that kicks butt on all resolutions? and don't tell me to get the I-Mac! i have heard that there is an adaptor to adapt it to PC but will it run as good on a PC?
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Reply #1 Monday, January 7, 2002 3:05 PM