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boredMDer writes "Apparently someone who has already recieved their iMac G5 has decided to take it apart. Stupid if only for the fact that he's just voided his warranty."
pjcreath writes "Apple has posted official pages listing the components that are 'easy' to install (including the LCD!) and describing how to troubleshoot hardware problems using diagnostic LEDs inside the case. For the very curious, you can download the high-resolution TIFF (10MB) of the iMac's innards from Apple."
Personally I think you're talking out of your arse.
Sure some iMacs are probably bought to pretty up a reception area. But most are bought by people who want: A Unix-like with a usable GUI, a computer that just works, a computer that does take hours of frustrating effort just to plug in a standard peripheral, etc etc etc.
If you don't want to pay for an Apple, fine stick with your Dell. I decided not to have a Porsche Boxster as my company car (yes, I really had that option) I decided to have extra cash and a Ford Focus. But you don't hear me bitching about how a Boxster is overpriced because it has a pretty engine (it has).
Bad analogies are like waxing a monkey with a rainbow.
Sure you can. Well, I build my own machines and they last for a long time. And I have seen name-brand machines that are old, and still keep on working.
It just seems to me that people remember the Macs that last for a long time, but forget the ones that fail sooner. And when it comes to x86, they remember the ones that failed soon, and forget the ones that keep on working after years and years of use.
I guess it's because of the perception of the two: Macs are the expensive hi-end machines, whereas x86 is the cheap and crappy computer.
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While reading the parent and your reply I reflected that we have had similar sorts of problems with 100 or so Dell and Gateway laptops that we have at work over the past 2 years.
Then it occurred to me that the Dells and Gateways are so anonymous and forgetable that people really don't seem to remember the problems.
The Apple laptops tend to be memorable and more interesting. So I wonder if it is jut that people remember their problems more readily than they do when they have similar sorts of problems with more generic computers?
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As someone who spends a most of his time supporting Macs (College thats all-Mac for faculty and staff) I have to disagree. The majority of Macs are bought by people who have always bought Macs and aren't going to buy anything else, damnit. That said, I'd say that their _new_ market growth is about half techies who like OS X and about half artistically oriented types who like the new look. (Based totally on my personal experience)
Why?
For probly the best example of what inspired the "porn" moniker, see http://www.billnoll.com/g5/
This guy's "photo essay" of his then-new cheesegrater G5 borders on the obsessive. He's a pro photographer, so...
For the flavor, his opening caption reads:
"If beauty is only skin deep, nobody told the industrial designers at Apple - the new Power Mac G5 is stunningly gorgeous - both inside and out. I used a Sony DSC-F717, handheld with available light, to capture the metallic textures and elegant curves...."
Actually, some nice shots!