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New iMac disassembled

Posted by Hemos on from the rip-it-to-shreds dept.

wild_berry writes "Found, via Ars Technica's Apple journal, Infinite Loop, a Japanese site disassembling Intel Core Duo iMac. Clint, from the Ars blog, points out that the Core Duo processor is socket-mounted, allowing for possible upgrades, unlike the IBM chips which were soldered to the PCB's. Please use the - cached pages."

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  1. No Disassemble by troc · · Score: 4, Funny

    No Disassemble iMac (5)

    or something

    T.

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    1. Re:No Disassemble by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

      G5 alive!




      Nope, sorry, dead.

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  2. Cache of the caches? by gasmonso · · Score: 1, Funny

    Anyone have caches of the cached pages??

    http://religiousfreaks.com/
  3. Nerd porn! by Psykechan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hooray! We have now entered the nerd porn phase of the Apple Product Cycle.

    Sigh... if only the cached site wasn't so slow.

  4. Re:Yeech by nko321 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No way. Do you think they're really going to use "We Just Don't Give A Shit Anymore" for all their future branding?

    I mean, it speaks to *me*, but I doubt it speaks to, say, my mom.

  5. iMac battery life by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can someone with one of these beasts tell us how long the thing runs unplugged?

    Couple of nanoseconds.

    KFG

  6. Re:OSX whats the big deal by feijai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who marked this guy a troll? It was hillarious! I particularly loved the Rockhurst College bit.

  7. Re:Noise? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno whether more fans translate to more noise

    In my experience, apple fans are very noisy, especially on slashdot.

  8. Re:OSX whats the big deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I study Operating Systems at a top CS school here in the United States - Rockhurst College in Kansas City. I don't understand why people go so ga-ga over OSX - it isn't even a pre-emptive multitasking OS, people!

    No, OS X, built on the Mach kernal, does have pre-emptive multi-tasking. Think of it as an evolutionary improvement over past versions of...

    Oops! Sorry Kansas.

  9. Re:Coral Cache of the actual article by rjung2k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe that's an oh-so-subtle hint that looking at the inside of an iMac is not what you're supposed to be doing at work?

    But what if I'm an engineer at Dell?

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  10. Re:Coral Cache of the actual article by technos · · Score: 4, Funny

    But what if I'm an engineer at Dell?

    Then the question becomes

    "What the hell are you still doing at work? It's like midnight in New Delhi!"

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  11. Re:Buttes by fbroooooz · · Score: 1, Funny
    that is dedication to compatability

    wait.... I mean

    Finally someone invented a universal connector

    wait...

    goats.ce

  12. Re:Arts and Crafts time by dohcvtec · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I's possible to upgrade a soldered chip...just takes a soldering iron, a little skill, and a lot of paitence." - TripMaster Monkey

    "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time." - Stephen Wright

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