Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Gateways new iMac??? what a joke
- Thread starter erandall38
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I woud like to see Dell...
I want to see Dell answer to the iMac with their own dMac. Instead of a chin, I want it to have a big forehead as big as the Gateway machine's chin. And on the forehead, they can have a place to put all those stickers like "Intel Inside" and "Core 2" and "Designed for Windows Vista". etc.
And since the forehead is so big, I want to see lots of USB ports, memory slots, and various lights and switches.
It would be so funny to see that ship.
I want to see Dell answer to the iMac with their own dMac. Instead of a chin, I want it to have a big forehead as big as the Gateway machine's chin. And on the forehead, they can have a place to put all those stickers like "Intel Inside" and "Core 2" and "Designed for Windows Vista". etc.
And since the forehead is so big, I want to see lots of USB ports, memory slots, and various lights and switches.
It would be so funny to see that ship.
For my serious comment I will say:
The reason any one would assume that an "all-in-one" computer would be knocking off of Apple is because Apple has done them very successfully for years. Everyone knows of the iMac, they don't know about the lesser known designs by lesser known companies. It's not that Apple did it first at all, they just did it successfully for almost a decade with no major problems or loss of major profits.
This gateway is better than the iMac in regards to design only because it can be upgraded by the user, while the iMac is still pretty much locked in. BUT, the market shows that many users in the consumer market (which this machine is built for) don't care too much about upgrading their graphics cards or any PCI slots of installing a second HDD. The iMac has caught flake from those that wish to upgrade its parts for years but Apple is still selling them rather swiftly. The iMac is the best bargain in Apple's lineup.
The reason many consumers go for PCs rather than Macs is because they want a tower that they can upgrade in the future. The only Mac tower is the Mac Pro for $2400, while the PC industry has a plethora of towers and cases that can be upgraded or built up from scratch. Gateway should really stick to that market since it is what is keeping many from switching from PCs to Macs.
My final ruling... this Gateway One is a nice tester for the PC all-in-one market, and does a better job than the others. It offers more customization than the iMac, but that isn't what all-in-one users really, truly want; especially given the price for the specs. At $1799 I can get the 24" iMac instead of a 19" PC and just deal with the pain of not having two PCI slots I won't use. In other words.... it's gonna be a Palm Foleo, right product at the wrong time.
The reason any one would assume that an "all-in-one" computer would be knocking off of Apple is because Apple has done them very successfully for years. Everyone knows of the iMac, they don't know about the lesser known designs by lesser known companies. It's not that Apple did it first at all, they just did it successfully for almost a decade with no major problems or loss of major profits.
This gateway is better than the iMac in regards to design only because it can be upgraded by the user, while the iMac is still pretty much locked in. BUT, the market shows that many users in the consumer market (which this machine is built for) don't care too much about upgrading their graphics cards or any PCI slots of installing a second HDD. The iMac has caught flake from those that wish to upgrade its parts for years but Apple is still selling them rather swiftly. The iMac is the best bargain in Apple's lineup.
The reason many consumers go for PCs rather than Macs is because they want a tower that they can upgrade in the future. The only Mac tower is the Mac Pro for $2400, while the PC industry has a plethora of towers and cases that can be upgraded or built up from scratch. Gateway should really stick to that market since it is what is keeping many from switching from PCs to Macs.
My final ruling... this Gateway One is a nice tester for the PC all-in-one market, and does a better job than the others. It offers more customization than the iMac, but that isn't what all-in-one users really, truly want; especially given the price for the specs. At $1799 I can get the 24" iMac instead of a 19" PC and just deal with the pain of not having two PCI slots I won't use. In other words.... it's gonna be a Palm Foleo, right product at the wrong time.
Actually Apple did do it first. The original 1984 Macintosh was an All-In-One. The IBM PC was always a separate screen and CPU.
You really mean that the Commodore PET was the first and the keyboard was even part of it so it was much more an all-in-one.
I don't see what the joke is with this new Gateway computer. It looks just fine and I'd say it's less tacky than the current iMac with its retro cheap electronics look.
It also might be enough to draw people who hate Apple but like the designs.
Oh Yeah......Apple should be terribly embarrassed by all that revenue from sales of a machine with no creativity or innovation.
Looks? What about reliability?
Our school bought 50 of those Gateway Profile 6 all-in-one systems for the technology department. Out of the 50 units, around ten of them had hardware problems within less than a month. Some had bad video cards, others had bad motherboards.
Really, a failure rate of 1/5? That's just awful. What's even worse is we paid something around $1300 for each unit. You should not have to pay that much for a computer and expect a failure rate of what we had.
The Gateway One better not have quality like that.
Our school bought 50 of those Gateway Profile 6 all-in-one systems for the technology department. Out of the 50 units, around ten of them had hardware problems within less than a month. Some had bad video cards, others had bad motherboards.
Really, a failure rate of 1/5? That's just awful. What's even worse is we paid something around $1300 for each unit. You should not have to pay that much for a computer and expect a failure rate of what we had.
The Gateway One better not have quality like that.
Oh Yeah......Apple should be terribly embarrassed by all that revenue from sales of a machine with no creativity or innovation.
Dork! He meant the Gateway.
lol(Not intended to be rude)
Dork! He meant the Gateway.
(Not intended to be rude)
Oops, I thought the previous poster was following a post I wrote in regards to the original Macintosh. My bad.
That means a lot to me Eidorian ... thanks
I was thinking the same thing.... it looks too much like it.
The One is missing a better cpu, it needs a 2.4 or 2.8. Its GPU is faster then iMacs but windows is windows but it is one of the better looking PCs in my view and looks better then a few Macs I can think of. Its the best looking Gateway ever as far as I know so thats a start.
I think it looks okay too however not for my taste but you can't buy on looks alone, the CPU's on all of them suck for the price that's charged and the entry level one has a sucky GPU. In real world operation the machine has got perform for the money you spend on it.
Imagine how upset the Mac community would be if Apple's $1199 iMac 20" had a 1.5Ghz CPU and shared graphics.
As a TAM owner, I would say not.
That is like saying a Porsche 911 looks like a Honda Civic. Yep, they both have 4 wheels, windows, doors, etc.
Anyhow, the TAM floats in the air with the very unique stand.
Agree. Personally, I like the design. Much improved from their older All-in-One Profile design.
For those who must use a PC, this is a nice option.
