Isn't it time Apple changed the design of the Intel iMac?

Its been like this for 6 years. I think they should change it! Or i think they should remake the iMac G4 but put intel components in it for there aniversery. What do you think the next design will be (if there is one)?

asked Dec 21 '10 at 15:47

Vancar6
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edited Dec 21 '10 at 16:20

FizzNakLe
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They changed the design like last year...

answered Dec 21 '10 at 15:58

Mattophobia ♦♦
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Well i mean the shape and everything. They only changed it like 4 perecent.

(Dec 21 '10 at 16:03) Vancar6

... what other shape would they make it

(Dec 21 '10 at 16:08) Zlpha

In the shape of a G4!

(Dec 21 '10 at 19:07) Vancar6

Its a nifty design but.. It wouldn't work.

(Dec 21 '10 at 19:35) Mattophobia ♦♦

0	The only thing that they might think about changing is the screen size. answered Dec 21 '10 at 17:01 Onemaconeman 31●4●4●7

Then they would have to change the design of the Cinema Display. They would also have to keep using brushed aluminum, or they would then have to change the appearance of every Mac.

I really doubt that there is going to be a drastic change in the iMac's appearance anytime soon.

answered Dec 21 '10 at 17:52

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0	It works so why would they change it and make everyones comps look out of date... answered Dec 21 '10 at 19:57 ryebread761 7.5k●214●241●322

They should use the revolutionary design of a separate monitor and a tower. this has the added benefit of easier upgrades and if something fails, you don't lose the entire system. with the current design, if your screen has a problem the entire system is useless.

If the motherboard fails, you cant use the cool IPS screen that it has, on a backup system.

eg suppose you had a user who switched to a mac early on and their old PC is somewhere collecting dust along with it's crappy 15 inch CRT

then suddenly the motherboard in their imac failed. well they can dust off their old PC and connect it to the imac and use their old PC with the imac display until they can buy a cheap replacement motherboard.

answered Dec 21 '10 at 22:21

Razor512
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edited Dec 21 '10 at 22:59

The have the Mac Pro and the Mac Mini, why would they need a third tower?

(Dec 21 '10 at 22:58) Justin

The mac mini generally has really low end specs for it's price (if the price could come down, I would love one in the living room (perfect HTPC)

The mac pro has really good specs and for a pre built system but the price requires you to pretty much own your own oil company in order to afford one. The imac is a good mid range system but having everything built into the monitor means that if one part messes up, you lose both the monitor and the rest of the computer until you can get it fixed. A separate tower fixes that problem and makes upgrading easier and best of all, you can you can do stuff like start off with a 19 inch monitor and upgrade to a 30 inch display in the future if you want.

(Dec 21 '10 at 23:04) Razor512

How long does the average consumer (Not people who build their own computers) keep their computer? I have a four-year warranty on my iMac, so if something does go wrong, which is unlikely, I can get a new one. And in four years, any tech would be outdated, so I'll likely pick up a new computer.

Adding RAM on an iMac is simple, and only requires the removal of three screws. Putting in a new Harddrive is tedious, because you have to remove the screen, but not extremely complicated. And adding a new graphics card, or processor in any Mac, that isn't a Mac Pro, is basically out of the question.

Apple doesn't have the best quality, but it is better than most, and I expect my iMac to be working fine for a long time.

Many iMac G4s still work, and they were released in '02. And even a lot of the original iMacs still work. They were released in '98.

(Dec 21 '10 at 23:59) Justin

their stuff tends to last long but the problem is suppose you have a imac with a 20 inch or larger screen and the screen looks great. wouldn't it make sense to keep the screen and replace everything else when getting the latest imac? IPS panels are expensive, if your old panel still meets your needs and works great (which they still will because apple has not really changed them since they already work so well)

Why not just save the money. Why cant apple even keep the same design but make the computer part of the system detachable (making the screen almost like a docking station for the rest of the computer? detachable. If I get a imac and after a few years, I am ready for a new model but my screen still looks and works great, why do I have to spend a ton of money for a new screen which may be the same size and possibly look the same also?

For my gaming PC, I have been using the same 2 LCD screens for a couple of years now but I have upgraded the system many times (gone through a few motherboards, CPU's , RAM, and video cards and upgraded the power supply. my current screens still work and look great. If I had a mac mini, I would have probably gone through 4 different screens by now because for some reason the computer is stuck to the screen.

It is like buying a new house because your car was totaled and you need a need to buy a new car. or replacing the house because you need a new front door.

(Dec 22 '10 at 14:44) Razor512

Dude, this is is getting silly.

If you don't like all-in-ones, don't buy one. I'll stick with mine.

;)

(Dec 22 '10 at 15:52) Justin

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