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Tuesday, September 07, 2004

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: First Impressions of the G5 iMac

CMUG: "I find the design uninspiring. Yes, I know that Apple is known for its often-stunning designs (the G4 cube, the sunflower G4 iMac, and the iPod come to mind). But the new G5 iMac seems, well ... boring. After all, it's basically just a screen (which is difficult to make exciting), a keyboard, and a mouse (which are even more difficult to make exciting). Some have said that the system even looks like the eMac from the front. It sort of does actually, but the iMac is naturally much thinner than the chunky CRT-based e-Mac and, since the iMac sports a G5, it is really in another league ... It's not that the new iMac is ugly. In fact, it's a clean, functional design. But it just doesn't capture my attention too much ... A laptop is more versatile for a college student. I wouldn't want to lug an 18 or 25 pound G5 iMac to class. Still, $1,299 does not seem all that much for a G5 with a nice screen."

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