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Case Mods for G4 Towers

Posted by pudge on from the i-want-the-windows-logo-on-mine dept.

An anonymous user writes "I was surfin' around looking for a new case for PC I'm building and I cam across the MacSkinz site showing custom paint jobs for G4 towers. I think there's a certain irony in modding Apple products for appearance since that's so much part of the price in the first place. Gotta admit, they look sweet 'though."

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  1. Mac weasel from way back... by Bravo_Two_Zero · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm an admitted Mac weasel from way back. I still have a Mac Classic II on my desk just for... *gulp* ... appearance. It's one of the coolest forms I've ever seen. Working on it is like listening to Bach; it makes me feel like I'm doing better work.

    And I know that all sounds lame. I know it isn't true, but Shiva H. Vishnu, I love those machines so.

    I would liken the case modding (from the line about design being a big part of the price) to customizing Harleys. They're overpriced and not popular because of performance (not dissin' the Harleys, mind you). People pay premium prices just so they can pay someone else premium prices to make their Harley unique. Kinda fitting that one flag case mod made me think immediately of Easy Rider.

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  2. Not mine by TwitchCHNO · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not mine - but on tipic & still cool

    http://www.chickshardware.com/html/mods/cases/ki ns tle/index.html

    Slick G4 Cube w/ 2 processors

    http://homepage.mac.com/kmaa/cube.html

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  3. Price Of Macs by hotsauce · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think there's a certain irony in modding Apple products for appearance since that's so much part of the price in the first place.

    And those Firewire ports. And that wireless hardware. And that composite video out. And the stock Nvidea card. And all those consumer apps. And...

    Don't try to compare Apple hardware to bargin basement powersupply-cpu-harddrive boxes. There is no comparison.

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