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Which desktop Mac design (not features, just design!) do you like the most?
1/1: Which desktop Mac design (not features, just design!) do you like the most?
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PowerMac 9600 for Ease of Access + Expansion
The x500 series = Crap Garbage Pain to do any sort of upgrades to.
In my memory the 9600 series was top notch in available space and ease of access, features which I still desire in current machines. Sure, you've got ease of access in the newer models, but nothing beats 12 RAM slots, 6 PCI expansion slots, and 4 drive bays. Nothing except a machine with more space than that, but Apple has yet to build one (AFAIK). Granted, only 1 of those bays were free in the default configuration, and the RAM is listed as only being expandable to 1.5GB, but that's still a lot of freakin' memory. Especially at the prices back then... Have a look here for more info, and for a demo of the "Easy Open Case" look no further than this QTVR.
8500 etc...
The 8500 was, indeed, a major PitA to work on. Four thumscrews at the back, then, if I recall correctly, you were then looking at the bottom of the motherboard, and that required some convolutions to remove in order to add RAM ... it's many years ago now, but that's my recollection of it.
8500 etc...
Yes; I have one sitting here that's been upgraded up the wazoo. Among other things I have a floppy cable hanging out the front of the floppy port where a second HD is mounted...
PowerMac 9600 for Ease of Access + Expansion
Don't forget that the 9600 also had a mounting points for (iirc) two internal hard drives in addition to the factory drive.
17" Powerbook G4
I love this machine. It's so well designed. Sturdy, great looking case, huge bright screen, great keyboard, ambient light sensors for keyboard lighting, etc... They improved on all the issues they had with the Titanium powerbook. All this in about the smallest form factor possible for a 17" display. And it's VERY portable. The only people you'd hear say otherwise are those who don't own one!
Wrong poll :-)
The question was (emphasis added):
"Which desktop Mac design (not features, just design!) do you like the most?" I was planning on running a separate poll on the laptops once this one has had a couple weeks of life :-). -rob.
Wrong poll :-)
Whoops... I guess I should have read a little closer. Well you know my vote is coming in a few weeks!
Wrong poll :-)
aww geez, my powerbook G4 12' is the best computer i have ever owned, desktop or laptop.
there can be only one :-)
and this one is definitely the cube!
LC Series
I liked the LC series. It was small and nice.
LC Series
Yes, Yes, Yes! The LC should get an update with a G5.
Cube -- should've been an iMac
We all know why the Cube failed... it ain't a cube! Hyuck. 8)
Cube -- should've been an iMac
I really hope we don't have to wait until the end of NEXT year!
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Color Classic
My favorite is definitely the Color Classic. It looks a little funny in photos, but in person it's really sexy.
why not extend to apple in general?
What about the Apple IIc? The original plug-and-play computer!
why not extend to apple in general?
I remember saving up to buy a Laser 128, cause there was no way I could afford the Apple...
Tough Choice
It was surprisingly hard for me to pick just one.
Cube by far, but . . . .
The Cube is by far the "best" design for a desktop computer I have ever seen, but it came out in the era when I had moved from my Apple][s (+, //e, and //c) over to x86 platforms. Now I've come back with a vengence and have a PowerMac (QS2002), iBook (White 2xUSB), and a TiBook800.
Cube by far, but . . . .
I've a Cube iMac 17" and powerbook 15" (not to mention a Mac plus, Apple II+ and //e)
Ah, Macs of yore....
I remember fondly when the SE/30, the IIci, the 840A/V each were released.... Each in its time made you wish you could afford one. (Note that each was, in unadjusted dollars, as or more expensive than the upcoming dual 2GHz G5!) None of these where necessarily the best case design, but as a "complete package" they each had a coolness to them at the time. The Cube was probably the height of pure design, but it was form over function and thus doomed to relatively weak sales because of that.
In other words, don't judge a Mac by its plastics! ;) What's inside (including the version of the OS that shipped on each) ultimately matters much more. Along those lines.... Decidedly less cool was the IIvx, and just about anything in the LC series. (The latter were good deals for students, but no one bragged about owning one.) And what got into the Cupertino water supply that led to the Dalmation iMac seeing the light of day? Ugh. :P
Re: Blue Dalmatian
If you ever saw the Blue Dalmatian (or Flower Power) iMacs in person, you might not be disparaging them. The Blue Dalmatian was more than just blue and white. They were a lot more interesting close up with extra colors that didn't show in pictures.
Blue and white G3
It's like the Original G4 (my model), but I really like the way the blue looks. Also, my G4 has a tendency to come open, and none of the G3s I've worked with do that.
Blue and white G3 definitely
I totally agree with you.
Blue and white G3
It started their amazing series of tower designs. So easy to get to everything, especially compared the the PPC 9000 series!
LC
I liked the original LC I/II/III series. Compact elegant form. Was a great departure at its time in desktop CPU design.
For all you cube lovers:
IIci/IIcx!
Where are the IIci and IIcx in that list? Those had a GREAT design! At a time when PC cases would rip your fingernails off if you tried to get into 'em, the IIci/IIcx were a cinch to open to add cards or memory, to get at the hard drive, or to replace the battery. The IIci in particular was a solid workstation that you could hold under your arm and cart off to wherever it was needed.
Damn, people, what about the Color Classic?
what a fine machine- all the style of the original Mac, but on steroids, with a sweet 9" display... i finally picked one up last summer, and it is an awesome little machine.
Pismo!
My PowerBook G3 (Pismo) is extremely stylish and very nice to look at. It's stealth. :-D
20th Anniv
I have always loved the look of the 20th Anniversary Mac. With the speakers, optical drive, computer, and screen all in a nice vertical stand. I want one to put in my living room as an MP3 jukebox with a G3 upgrade, running iTunes visuals.
G4 Cube....
...followed by Quicksilver.
The BlackMac
The Mac TV is still my absolute favorite looking Mac, followed closely by the 20th Anniversary.
8-way tie!
It's pretty much a tie between the IIci (the first Mac I ever actuall fell in love with)/Q700 and the PM73/75/7600 series for nice case design and awsome upgradability then there is the PM86/9600 series that is basically the same as the Beige G3.
Artemis!
Don't forget the G3 All-In-One, aka Artemis. Pictures don't do it a lot of justice, because the molded plastic on the top and the back had very soft curves to it. I set up two classrooms full of these, and they were very attractive.
It was the only All-In-One that Apple made that had PCI slots, so if the monitor went out, it was possible to drop in an video card and keep running it. Unfortunately, Apple only sold these to the educational market.
iBook is my favorite
iBook is my favorite. Handy rugged tool for a sales person. Does enough good fancy things and is strong enough to ride around without dents and scratches
Powerbook G4
For an everyday personal communicator (hardly a computer anymore), it's got to be a powerbook, and who needs anything else except a modest server to have a presence online and on which to do backups? For that I would prefer a cube to a big case behemoth
Cube...
Yes, my Cube is only a 450mhz G4, but it's sitting on my desk quiet as a mouse. Yes, because of the convection cooling you can't put anything on top of the enclosure, but there it sits beautifully on my desk.
Original 1984 Mac
Nothing compares to that Original 1984 Mac! But, the cube would have been my seconds choice. |
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