All of those people remaining faithful to their old iMacs: Raise your hand

[mkrishnan]

I'm not particularly angry about the new Macs, but I was thinking, and I see my iMac G5 (ALS) as having ~4 good years of life left. I'm very generally pleased with it.

My iBook is also still quite usable (esp. after going from , and its nice to have a battle proven, four-year-old computer about whose failure I am not overly concerned (I guess the HD may go eventually, but I can deal with that when the time comes). Especially with a new battery, it's been treating me very welll.

When the opportunity to do so inexpensively arises, I'm going to go from 1.5GB to 2GB in my iMac. I guess I might conceivably get a HD when I get a much larger (750-1TB) one inexpensively. I may or may not get Leopard for either of them.

But I don't see myself immediately getting a new computer to replace either of them. And there is some sort of perverse pleasure in getting good mileage out of an older computer, even if it isn't particularly a big financial delta vs. regularly reselling and upgrading.

 

[jcoop]

I bought a 20" iMac in late June, knowing that there was a new version coming in early August but also knowing that I needed to do some things in the intervening six weeks that were beyond my old computer's capabilities. I was worried that I'd be overwhelmed with regret at missing out on the new iMac.

I'm not overwhelmed--in fact, I'm relieved that I bought when I did.

 

[Joedy]

The new iMacs are just plain ugly.

Delete the Apple logo on the front and I daresay that most folks would guess that this is an HP or Dell computer. I know that I certainly perceive it to be one.

I suppose that even Steve Jobs is prone to making a mistake every now and then.


The recipe for success is very simple....

Put an iMac inside of a Cinema display. Make it thicker if necessary, but keep the same front dimensions.

I'd buy one in a heartbeat.


-jody

 

[Jasonbot]

Thanks guys, you've all show me to appreciate my OLD iMac, unlike some people who tell me its yucky and that the new ones are sexy!

 

[lag1090]

I still think my iMac G4 puts all the other iMac revisions to shame. I think it looks too great for its own good.

 

[phillipjfry]

advice!

OMG! I got so caught up in the hype I told a guy I would sell my old (new as of March) iMac so I could get my hands on the new version of the iMac, but after all the complaints and worries, I don't want to make the new leap. I don't want to break the guys hopes after I said I would sell it to him at a discounted price. Now I don't want to sell it. I want to remain faithful to my old faithful. What do I tell him??

This thread has renewed my passion for my most beloved computer I have ever owned. (hey, I've never had a computer that had a remote controller holder magnet thing)

 

[xBerserker]

I'm still proud of my Jan 06 iMac purchase I would like to upgrade to the new iMac IF THE SCREEN WASN'T GLOSSY! So for now I'm still loving my intel iMac

 

[RedDragon870503]

*awkwardly raises hand*

My G4 and G5 iMacs still have it going on... but I think a new one might be joining them...

 

[extraextra]

Hear hear! I still love my G5 iMac. Just got it last fall, so it's got quite a bit of life left!

My main gripe with the new one is the glossy screen (I have a Macbook, before anyone asks if I've ever used a glossy screen!), and the black bezel-ish thing + back. I could deal with the black bezel, but why is the back black!

 

[rdowns]

Just went from 1 to 2GB RAM in my Rev. A iMac G5, it's Teh Snappy™ again. I see a new Mac next year maybe.

 

[0007776]

I still like my G3 iMac, it needs a RAM upgrade, and possibly it may be joined soon by a refurb last gen iMac if I can get enough money.

 

[jesteraver]

Don't get me wrong I'll still use my iMac G5, still a great piece of hardware. Just needed a change.