I come not to bury the G3, but to praise It..." to paraphrase an article on the G4 Cube (a computer before its time?) from MacSpeedZone. Having just joined today, I'm sorry I missed the collective excitement that must have brimmed over on this list when the new G4 imac was first introduced. Regards, Donald
I think the cube was a great concept that came to fruition in the new iMac. Just a -bit- overpriced. I know I wanted one. I would love a new iMac but the G3 I have is so good for the limited things I do that there is no way I can justify it. Hey, do I have a great wife? I was looking at an ad for the new iMac, and she said, "Do you want me to buy you one?" And she hates Macs, actually she hates the sh...y PC, brand new, that she has to deal with at work, and her bad vibes carry over to the Mac at home. She will not even sit down in front of it unless there is a long e-mail for her. Want a totally uninformed prediction? The next iMac upgrade will still be white, but inside will be some nice stuff. Wait till summer if you can stand the suspense, otherwise buy a new iMac and just sell it for a slight loss when the new one hits the ground. iMacs seem to hold value really well, the original blue ones still command $400 or so, even with an older OS, a new iMac with OS X won't lose much value at all. So you lose a few bucks, your posts do not seem those of a guy REALLY hurting for cash. I paid off this G3 in a few months with minimal editing work for my company. I can easily justify a new one on that grounds alone, but it is such a nice reliable non-stressful machine that I will keep it for a long time, I think. Knock on polypropylene. My next Mac, coming this June, will be an iBook. Pant Pant. Sorry for the long ramble -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
