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Apple VP discusses iMac G5 Hardware Design

MrMiyagi writes "Apple VP of of Hardware Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, discusses the new iMac G5's hardware design. Apparently it's light enough to carry around the house, and has special fans that run at low speeds making the cooling very quiet."

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  1. Cool, out of my Amish lifestyle. by MikeMacK · · Score: 5, Funny
    Modern living starts at $1299.

    Wow, who knew it was so easy and cheap, now I can get out of my Amish lifestyle for something more modern.

  2. Re:Istalk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nahh. Us supervillains need expandibility. Where can I fit my PCI-Express Death Ray Control Card? Or my FPGA-based neural network card? Fact is, this is a computer only for suspiciously stylish european or euro-wannabe supervillains who have a puzzling lack of buxom female henchmen, but many large blond male ones.

  3. 100 times on the blackboard! by Scrameustache · · Score: 5, Funny

    Repeat after me: I will not post articles from a VP of marketing.

    I will not post articles from a VP of marketing.
    I will not post articles from a VP of marketing.
    I will not post articles from a VP of marketing.
    I will not post articles from a VP of marketing. ...

    Good, now continue. Even if he's from Apple and he's got a brand new toy to talk about, he is still a VP of Marketing. : )

    --

    You can't take the sky from me...

  4. Re:Smart Design by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're actually speed holes, they make the computer go faster.

  5. Diagnostic lights by CaseyB · · Score: 5, Funny
    There are even four indicator lights on the motherboard that an Apple Care person will tell you to look at the lights, and depending on what's lit up, can tell you the state of different sub-systems.

    But first they force you to admit that there are actually five lights.