Which Mac had the most Awe Factor at the time of release?

[Zwhaler]

Which Mac do you think had the most awe factor when it was released? I think it would be the first PowerMac G5. That was really, really cool when that big bad boy came out.

I notice lots of people are saying iMac G4. I didn't know/care about Apple when that one was released, which is why I chose the PMG5, which is more recent.

 

[Lovesong]

iMac...hands down. Probably the most important machine for Apple... and the rest of us.

 

[colocolo]

It would have to be the SE/30 for me... though it's obvious that it didn't have the massive impact that the iMac had (different times).

 

[Sutekidane]

For me it was either the cube or the TiBook.

 

[dornoforpyros]

g4 iMac (the lamp!), I'm basing this on those uber cool pixar commercials. My first mac was gonna be a lamp, but then they released the butt ugly pizza box that is the current iMac design.

Of course the cube is/was pretty sweet too.

 

[TheBobcat]

iMac G4. Lock the thread.

 

[bartelby]

The B&W G3. Towers had been beige for far too long!!

 

[jamdr]

probably the cube

but the iMac or B&W G3 are other possibilities. I was also pretty damned awed by the TiBook when it first came out just because it had such clean lines.

 

[siurpeeman]

i say titanium powerbook g4. a super computer that's only one inch thin! and jeff goldblum. gotta love him.

 

[irmongoose]

Personally: iMac G4. That thing was (is) a work of art.

However, I remember when the Cube was released, even PC users were drooling over it.



irmongoose

 

[sushi]

These come to mind:
- Mac SE
- MacII
- TAM
- iMac G3
- iMac G4
- Titanium PB

As for sales, I think that the iMac G3 was one of most popular.

 

[0007776]

I wasn't born yet then but it seems like the original Macintosh would have been since it was so different from anything else that had previously been available.

 

[pianoman]

another vote for the iMac G4. chalk it up on the big board.

this is a good question for a poll.

 

[nightelf]

iMac G3 & iMac G4

 

[r6girl]

i vote g4 imac as well. i remember news stories talking about its "radical" design when it was released. i still think they look neat...

 

[thejadedmonkey]

iMac G4, G4 Cube, and I really like the G3 iBook for some reason.. even over the G4 iBook and MacBook. Hmmmm...

iMac G4. Lock the thread.

but yeah, we should just leave it at iMac G4 and lock the thread

 

[whooleytoo]

For its impact on Apple, its use of unusual materials and its rejection of legacy ports, I reckon the original iMac has to be one of the most dramatic introductions.

I'd include the IIfx as one of the most awe-inspiring at time of introduction though. Especially the price.

 

[PlaceofDis]

iMac. just the design. hands down.

 

[Queso]

Original iMac G3, then PowerBook G4, iMac G4, then the PowerMac G5.

In that order.

 

[KD7IWP]

No one seems to be mentioning TangerineBooks and such. Now, I don't know how popular they were, but that sure was different than any other laptop ever made...

 

[Zwhaler]

No one seems to be mentioning TangerineBooks and such. Now, I don't know how popular they were, but that sure was different than any other laptop ever made...

But those were released alongside the iMac G3's I think, which is why more people are sayinh those

 

[JNB]

Maybe it's just because I'm old enough to distinctly remember computing (from a student/hobbyist/professional use POV) for about ten years by that time, but the original 128K Mac was not just an awe factor, but a HOLY FREAKING S**T! factor.

Keep in mind, we'd been staring at nothing but command line (which was a HUGE improvement over binary displays) on green or amber displays to that point. To see an all-in-one design in a form factor that nobody had imagined (with the case interior autographed, for cripes sake!), a greyscale display, the first practical GUI (up to then, X-Tree Gold was da bomb!), 3-1/2 inch floppies (which we all declared would doom the new machine, who on earth published on anything but 5-1/4 or cassette, anyway?), this funky little mouse, MacWrite, MacPaint, free OS, and more.

This was a revolutionary machine, that defined everything else to follow. As great as they've gotten and as they will be, since then they're "still" just better Macs. Nothing as earth-shaking as that little putty-colored cube. That's why I still mourn the Newton, love the iPod, and can't wait for the iPhone.

 

[Cult Follower]

Definately the cube, it was soo small, it had no fan (perfectly quiet).

 

[saturnino3]

iMac G4 hands down.

 

[Daveway]

17" Powerbook with backlight display had people drooling in their seats.