iMac = impressive?

BoA · BoA #1 (**permalink**)

03-06-2007, 03:41 AM

Has anyone noticed this? I get people being impressed when I tell them I have an iMac more so than saying if you have an Apple Notebook. Why is this?

Especially there seems to be PPC iMac envy now-a-days when I talk with people...

NanoBite · NanoBite #2 (**permalink**)

03-06-2007, 03:51 AM

Spread the faith, BoA!

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TheThirdMan · TheThirdMan #3 (**permalink**)

03-06-2007, 03:58 AM

I guess its cos theres nothing like the imac out on the pc market, its just so far ahead of anything in that form factor, but with the laptop, loads of companies are trying to copy apple so its not as unique.

Jhorra · Jhorra #4 (**permalink**)

03-06-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheThirdMan

I guess its cos theres nothing like the imac out on the pc market, its just so far ahead of anything in that form factor, but with the laptop, loads of companies are trying to copy apple so its not as unique.

Have you seen the newer Sony laptops? That thing is just dying to be a mac. When I saw it from a distance the first time in Best Buy I thought it was a mac.

BoA · BoA #5 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 10:43 PM

I saw some Sony laptops in CompUSA the other day and thought to myself:
"Oh look, Apple and Lenova finally had a baby!"

Lol.

I try and spread the Mac-ness everywhere and convert Dos users hehe.

mac57 · mac57 #6 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 10:50 PM

Agreed Jhorra. I did a double take the first time I saw one - I was sure it was an iMac. But on closer inspection, it isn't, and it isn't NEARLY as "cool"!

Kash · Kash #7 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 10:52 PM

I still think the lamp iMacs had a more stunning visual appeal. I show my siblings that style and they're absolutely AMAZED by how cool it looks.

Though I've noticed that people tend to ask me about Macs when I whip out my Macbook while all the PC laptop users go unnoticed :black:

mac57 · mac57 #8 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 10:52 PM

Per BoA's comment above, I wonder if in a year or so, there will be true PPC Mac nostalgia, and people who have PPC Macs will be considered to be the "true Mac faithful", or the "real Mac faithful", or some other such idea....

Sachsr1 · Sachsr1 #9 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 11:04 PM

Didn't apple have sony engineers help design apple laptops awhile ago? I've heard this more then once, but can't confirm it.

TheCustomer99 · TheCustomer99 #10 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jhorra

Have you seen the newer Sony laptops? That thing is just dying to be a mac. When I saw it from a distance the first time in Best Buy I thought it was a mac.

I see no resemblence between the two.

mac57 · mac57 #11 (**permalink**)

03-13-2007, 11:15 PM

Naw, no resemblence at all!!! :dive: :dive:

metalsam · metalsam #12 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kash

I still think the lamp iMacs had a more stunning visual appeal. I show my siblings that style and they're absolutely AMAZED by how cool it looks.

Though I've noticed that people tend to ask me about Macs when I whip out my Macbook while all the PC laptop users go unnoticed :black:

I get that quite alot at uni. Although it could be people trying to find an excuse to look at my backgrounds...(which seem to mainly consist of very attractive and clothed women

)

iRye · iRye #13 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 09:50 PM

Only a bit of resemblance.

Netty4mac · Netty4mac #14 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 09:56 PM

I want an iMac

Carol247 · Carol247 #15 (**permalink**)

03-14-2007, 10:36 PM

I want a MacBook.

mac57 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,556 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM	03-13-2007, 10:50 PM Agreed Jhorra. I did a double take the first time I saw one - I was sure it was an iMac. But on closer inspection, it isn't, and it isn't NEARLY as "cool"! My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade My iStuff: 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad4, 30GB iPod Video, 16GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS 9.2.2, openSUSE 10.3 I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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Kash #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 03, 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 9,385 Mac Specs: Black Macbook C2D 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HD iPhone 4 iPad 3G	03-13-2007, 10:52 PM I still think the lamp iMacs had a more stunning visual appeal. I show my siblings that style and they're absolutely AMAZED by how cool it looks. Though I've noticed that people tend to ask me about Macs when I whip out my Macbook while all the PC laptop users go unnoticed :black: June 2007 July 2009
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Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,556 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM	03-13-2007, 10:52 PM Per BoA's comment above, I wonder if in a year or so, there will be true PPC Mac nostalgia, and people who have PPC Macs will be considered to be the "true Mac faithful", or the "real Mac faithful", or some other such idea.... My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade My iStuff: 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad4, 30GB iPod Video, 16GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS 9.2.2, openSUSE 10.3 I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,556 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB HDD, 8 GB RAM	03-13-2007, 11:15 PM Naw, no resemblence at all!!! :dive: :dive: My Macs: iMac 27" 3.4 GHz, Mac Pro 3.2 GHz, PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 GHz, G4 Cube with 1.2 GHz Upgrade My iStuff: 64GB iPhone 5, 64GB iPad4, 30GB iPod Video, 16GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS 9.2.2, openSUSE 10.3 I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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Member Since: Dec 17, 2006 Location: The beautiful Northwest Posts: 1,035 Mac Specs: imac 20" 216 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GBSDRAM, 250 GB hd, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0	03-14-2007, 10:36 PM I want a MacBook. "We have enough youth, what we need is a fountain of smart"! - Unknown
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BoA #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 08, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 174 Mac Specs: iMac G5, 17", 160 GB, 512RAM/ iPod 1gen, 15G/iPod video black	03-06-2007, 03:41 AM Has anyone noticed this? I get people being impressed when I tell them I have an iMac more so than saying if you have an Apple Notebook. Why is this? Especially there seems to be PPC iMac envy now-a-days when I talk with people...
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Member Since: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 4,714	03-06-2007, 03:51 AM Spread the faith, BoA! 
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Member Since: Dec 08, 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 174 Mac Specs: iMac G5, 17", 160 GB, 512RAM/ iPod 1gen, 15G/iPod video black	03-13-2007, 10:43 PM I saw some Sony laptops in CompUSA the other day and thought to myself: "Oh look, Apple and Lenova finally had a baby!" Lol. I try and spread the Mac-ness everywhere and convert Dos users hehe.
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Member Since: Nov 25, 2006 Posts: 199	03-13-2007, 11:04 PM Didn't apple have sony engineers help design apple laptops awhile ago? I've heard this more then once, but can't confirm it.
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iRye #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Cow Town, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,991 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4 15 inch 1.5 GHz, iMac	03-14-2007, 09:50 PM Only a bit of resemblance.
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Netty4mac #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 17, 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,584 Mac Specs: Macky the Macbook Pro 2.3Ghz i5 4GB Ram, Mr.Pink 16GB White iPhone 4	03-14-2007, 09:56 PM I want an iMac
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