New iMac

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:19 pm

Apple gets what "Joe Blow" wants out of a computer:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4660-3118_7-635 ... =cnetfd.sd

A glorified VCR/record player/camera/typewriter. Depending on price, it's a nifty little toy. You'd never be able to get any real work done on it or play any decent games, but it would meet your basic needs.

p.s.

WHAT THE FREAKIN' H3LL IS UP WITH GATES SAYING "real-time!?!" He does it in this presentation, too! Does he say it in every fookin' presentation?

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:38 pm

"There has never been a slide that captures what Apple is about as much as this one."

Yup, simplifying things down so the most moronic of people can use your trendy products....

I dont know about anyone else, but that remote just seems useless to me.

Paragon · Post by **Paragon** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:10 pm

I dunno, if they threw a TV reciever in there, it might be a half-decent home entertainment center.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:58 pm

At the cost of your soul and firstborn child...

I could build an entertainment centre cheaper and better than that.

magnesium · Post by **magnesium** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:41 am

But it's so thin!!!

And all those hip emo kids in the ads look like they're having so much fun with it.

And it's thin!

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:58 am

Not cheap, but not expensive:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/W ... co=5C0A987

EDIT:

http://www.tekpanel.com/wide-screen-computer.shtml

Account for the differences in screen size and hard drive size and then we'll know if it really is expensive. If the call is free, I'll phone 'em Monday. Either way, the results should be interesting.

EDIT2:

Preliminary price break-down (ie. if I was to buy the parts new on my own as a "Joe Blow")

Assumptions:
-must be a widescreen LCD because the imac is (even if you choose a non-widescreen one, with the mobo/monitor integration I can imagine it would cost more than the one below)
-1.9 G5 ~ 2.2 P4 cpu (see Anandtech's second mac assumption article as to why)
-X600 is PCI-E (assumption based off the fact that DDR2 used)
-no motherboard added as barebones LCD/mobo's are near non-existent (feel free to point me towards where I can buy one otherwise. I know Homey B has those IBM ones, but they only accept P3 chips. Tekpanel is about the only manufacturing I can think of off the top of my head who offers 'em).
-prices taken from Canada Computers and www.pricenetwork.ca
-it's for "Joe Blow"--thus, he doesn't know about Linux and he'll want Windows
-Windows XP Pro simply because Tiger doesn't require activation and the price difference is minimal

PC Apple Equivalent:

-17" widescreen LCD $430
-Intel P4-2.2B s478 (512k) 533Mhz $159
-512 mb DDR2 generic $37
-Seagate Barracuda SATA 160GB $100
-Plextor PX-716AL Slot Load $196
-Logitech QuickCam Messenger $26
-keyboard and mouse $40
-X600 Pro PCI-E $160
-Windows XP Pro $150

Total: $1298

This doesn't include all the bullsh!t PC equivalent software included on the iMac like movie editing, photo editing, etc. I'm sure that would easily be at least $100 for all of those. Not to mention the price of the motherboard isn't even factored in here.

It's not that big of a difference, really. You could say that you could shave some $$$ off that price........and you'd be right. But it's for a completely different market. The one that makes money, so they're very competitively priced.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:28 pm

A brand new Apple IIc:

http://flickr.com/photos/dansays/sets/7 ... 835099525/

Fresh from 1988, a guy opens up a mint Apple IIc.