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what do you all think of the ugly thing?

pauli

Mon Jan 7 06:07:38 2002

discuss.

wait, that's not osy-ish enough...

...um...

indeed!

Imitation Gruel

Mon Jan 7 06:45:45 2002

Gateway's Profile 3 is far nicer looking, in my opinion. That thing looks very flimsy.

Let's wait and see. There's still a possibility, though it's phenomenally remote, that this is a gag.

Personally, since I absolutely abhor Apple, I don't much care whether it's fact or fiction.

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Mon Jan 7 07:13:17 2002

I'll be better prepared to make a judgment on it when full system specs are revealed.

It looks like there could potentially be problems with the support structure for the CRT by the looks of it.  It doesn't look too durable.

It looks, erm, um... interesting.....

I could grow to appriciate it, but it aint the friggin' cube, that's for sure.

If it starts at G4 667 w-256L2 0L3, 256MB, 20Gig and has some sort of Nvidia Chipset for $1300, then I may think better of it.

DuffMan

Mon Jan 7 10:15:29 2002

Perhaps apple should focus on actually making better computers instead of new and interesting ways to package them.
HitScan

Mon Jan 7 13:28:49 2002

Perhaps apple should focus on actually making better computers instead of new and interesting ways to package them.

(Apple) Oh, you just like, sooooo don't get it. (/Apple)

Hehehe. Didn't you know man, you can't just go around applying reason to things all willy-nilly. Think of the business plans that would be shot down, the half baked crackhead schemes that would be canceled before they could fail. It would be madness! :biggrin:

HitScan

Mon Jan 7 14:21:02 2002

In other news: It looks like shit.

Why not package it like Gateway's Profiles? (i.e. the "Mac" stuff behind the display, the whole thing no taller than the display and stand.) This thing just looks awful. Kind of like a freaked out beanie for the nerd ereete. Blah. Putting a small fucking fan in it would make that completely doable. Oh, but then it wouldn't be a "true Mac" :rolleyes:

A prediction! It will still have a G3. It will still suck. J00 h4v3 b33n w4rn3d.

Magus

Mon Jan 7 16:03:17 2002

Macolyte buys latest POS
Macolyte bumps it with his elbow
*snap*
"Damn, the screen broke off. Guess I'd better buy another, to serve Master Jobs."

Did I mention I hate Apple?

HitScan

Mon Jan 7 17:19:45 2002

I hear that I am wrong about the G3 prediction. Thus, there may be less suck that originally thought. Of course, then I saw the thing from the side. Lets just say I think it sucks more now than ever before...

iSore.

Madan

Mon Jan 7 21:18:29 2002

First of all, Jeremy's stupid board ate my post. So let's keep this short and sweet.

AYB: This is a spec/spec comp. between the Gateway Profile 3CX and the iDew:

800mhz G4 256lb cache vs. PIII 1.2 ghz(winner: PC slim)

RAM: Mac: 256, PC: 128(winner: Mac 100%)

HD: Mac: 60gig ATA, PC: 40 gig ATA(winner: Mac 50%)

Vid card: Mac: GeF2, PC: "integrated Intel"(winner: Mac!)

Nic: Mac: Yes, PC: No. (winner: Mac)

Floppy drive: Mac: No, PC: Yes(winner: PC)

Modems: Tie

Sound: Mac: HK speakers, PC: Integrated(winner: Mac)

Drive: Mac: Superdrive(CDRW/DVD), PC: CDRW(winner:Mac)

USB, FW...: Tie

Price: Mac: 1799, Gateway Profile: 1699

Uhm, so I'm getting a bigger HD, a better vid card, a much better drive and better sound for 100 bucks?

Hunh.

BTW, the arm is not "flimsy". Unlike the Gateway Profile 3CX which is made of polyferrous alloys(bumper metal) within the frame, the iDew's arm is made of composite plated steel. Muy fuerte.

Aesthetically, there is no comparison:


You'll notice that the rampant speculation concerning "inflexibility" can be put to rest as the arm bends VERY easily and is very accommodating.

I love it. I'd get one if I had the spare cash. Moreso, I showed it to all my kids and they went nuts.

I showed it to two younger female teachers and they liked it. Thought it was cute and thought it looked great.

Both suggested getting a batch for the shool...

Apparently only computer geeks like this better:

An underpowered piece of 1995 junk.

M.

HitScan

Mon Jan 7 21:37:49 2002

3 things:

1 I don't feel much like arguing. I still don't like it. I wouldn't have a Profile either, but between the 2 I prefer the Profile for it's design, not it's looks. Uh, if that makes sense.

b What the hell is that little black graphic at the bottom of your post. bash used that at Ars sometime recently, and I'm assuming that IE 6 just doesn't feel like showing whatever it is. I see a black rectangle with a gray line in one of the corners.

III I don't remember anymore. I think I had a third thing. of course, I usually guess high, so that's probly what happened here. I'm too lazy to edit my post :biggrin:

I'll admit, the base Profile specs are kind of weak. That's why I customize everything. :D Damned Gateway didn't want to give out 60GB drives though :( And as far as I could see, a NIC is integrated into most models. You pick the puny one? ;)

Madan

Mon Jan 7 21:50:21 2002

No, I picked the "high-end".

The 3CX is their "strong" model.

M.

PaulHill

Mon Jan 7 22:22:52 2002

Steve was bottle fed as a child, wasn't he?
Madan

Mon Jan 7 22:25:25 2002

No.

But I was.

What's your point, Hill?

Or are you just exercising your tongue in a futile attempt to be clever again?

Mad.

PaulHill

Mon Jan 7 22:44:09 2002


No.

How do you know this?

Robocop Q Einstein

Mon Jan 7 23:04:56 2002

Madan

Mon Jan 7 23:15:46 2002

.....

I wasn't serious you genius.

M.

Jeremy Reimer

Mon Jan 7 23:31:22 2002

Just noticed Madan's recent promotion to Captain... congrats.

As for the iLamp... it's... it's... eh, I don't know.  It's okay, but the letdown from the enormous Macworld hype is shocking.

"Oh and one more thing... there is no one more thing.  See ya!  Cue the music!"  :rolleyes:

But of course, the rallying cry is now: "Wait for Macworld Tokyo!"  

Okay then.  

Madan

Mon Jan 7 23:33:55 2002

Nothing else is coming in Tokyo.

I was so miffed at Apple about that "cue the music".

I was screaming at my Dell..."is that it? is that it?"

Noone is more pissed than me.

M.

Jeremy Reimer

Tue Jan 8 00:08:39 2002

But according to the iZealots, there will be a huge speed bump for the towers in Tokyo.  1.6GHz G5s, all that.  

My response is... er... so why not hype that instead?

OscarWilde

Tue Jan 8 02:12:40 2002

TWO FUCKING HOURS!!!

TWO fucking GOD DAMN hours to HYPE WHAT???

iPHOTO and the iLamp!

fuckers!

Steve Jobs is on fucking crack

Riso

Fri Jan 11 12:08:25 2002

from OscarWilde posted at 3:12 am on Jan. 8, 2002

Steve Jobs is on fucking crack

Using my fucking pipe!