Apple rumored to release $499 headless G4 iMac.

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:47 am

http://thinksecret.com/news/0412expo2.html

more like a screenless eMac than headless iMac really, but i think i'd pay
$499 for a G4 1.25ghz, 40GB or 80GB, Combo Drive, 256mb, etc.
i got 2 17" CRT's waiting for a cheap mac!!

"The new Mac is said to be incredibly small and will be housed in a flat enclosure with a height similar to the 1.73 inches of Apple's Xserve. "
Sounds Portable Too!

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:12 pm

I don't care how cheap they get, I'll never buy one. The interface of OSX is clunky, Mac doesn't support the software I use, and my PC is much more powerful than any G4 setup.

feindbild · Post by **feindbild** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:31 pm

Amberience wrote:The interface of OSX is clunky.

did you ever use it?
well, whatever, de gustibus et coloribus...

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:08 pm

feindbild wrote:
Amberience wrote:The interface of OSX is clunky.
did you ever use it?
well, whatever, de gustibus et coloribus...

Yes. I have to use OSX at university. I don't like it. I do most of my work on my PC.

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:36 pm

there are things i like about pc and things i like about mac.
also things i dont like about both.

one of the things i dont like about mac is the price, and thats why i think this (which would be the cheapest mac since the days of the Motorolla and PowerMax clones) is a good thing.

ultrasource · Post by **ultrasource** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:08 pm

Like any piece of gear....to each his own.
...but yeah, i'd LOVE a cheaper mac!

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:23 pm

Amberience wrote:I don't care how cheap they get, I'll never buy one. The interface of OSX is clunky, Mac doesn't support the software I use, and my PC is much more powerful than any G4 setup.

I laughed when I read that. Not at you, just that I feel pretty much the opposite. I have to use windows at work and I can not stand it.

To each their own eh.

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:39 pm

hehe. Yep. I've always said that tools don't matter in the grand scheme of things.

Ambioun - Techno Man · Post by **Ambioun - Techno Man** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:38 pm

im all for macs but.... its not a G5 so why waste my money on a computer that isn't as fast?

G4 = lots of latency
G5 = 100 Instances of Absynth 3

ashley_k · Post by **ashley_k** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:24 pm

Amberience wrote:
hehe. Yep. I've always said that tools don't matter in the grand scheme of things.

You need to pick the right tool for the right job … it makes it so much easier.
You choose your tool and I’ll choose mine, I just hope we always have a choice of tools.

... now pass me the iScrewdriver from my iToolbox.

logicat2001 · Post by **logicat2001** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:22 am

Hey ambioun,

G5 = 100 Instances of Absynth 3

Is this something you've tried successfully? What was the CPU setup for that G5?

TIA,
Logicat

braj · Post by **braj** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:52 am

I'd get excited if it were a G5 for $800.

FaX-01 · Post by **FaX-01** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:51 am

braj wrote:I'd get excited if it were a G5 for $800.

Wouldn't we all .......

bitmap · Post by **bitmap** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:50 am

Amberience wrote:I don't care how cheap they get, I'll never buy one. The interface of OSX is clunky.

What the fuck?
clunky compared to what??? certainly not windows XP !?!

Credo · Post by **Credo** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:45 am

how on earth did this become a MAC vs. PC thread ...again.

Better for less is always good news. Dont have the money anyway but new apple stuff announced is like bithday when you're a kid

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