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The ironic thing is, when Steve Jobs introduced this form factor, he made a joke about the “obvious” choice just being a flat slab with the computer guts tucked
by sgerenser 2y ago
The ironic thing is, when Steve Jobs introduced this form factor, he made a joke about the “obvious” choice just being a flat slab with the computer guts tucked behind the monitor. But Apple would never do something that boring! https://youtu.be/k74NgDbR7gI?si=zEgsUiQazXB5f1dP&t=3777 https://youtu.be/k74NgDbR7gI?si=zEgsUiQazXB5f1dP&t=3777
- pazimzadeh 2y ago? he clearly explains that they couldn't place the CD/DVD drive vertically without reducing the read/write speeds by a lot
- hot_gril 2y agoAnecdotally, the CD/DVD drive in the G5 was super unreliable.
- chicom_malware 2y ago[dead]
- WWLink 2y agoThe imac g5 that followed was such a boring and ugly design compared to the G4. There was no mistaking that LOL. I don't think anyone liked it.
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoIt looked good on the inside.
- webworker 2y agoThe really should have kept that design around longer, iterated on it. Maybe it just wasn't possible to put a G5 on that small of a logic board, but it's still an absolutely stunning computer. I have one sitting on my kitchen counter right now!