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Is that a Black iMac at the Apple Store? (Pictures)
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Oct 23, 2006, 10:07 AM
 
Its an Apple Authorized Reseller Store, but still I doubt they're allowed to paint them black and put it on display just cuz they like it like that




     
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Oct 23, 2006, 10:17 AM
 
Could be one of those shells you put over the casing.
     
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Oct 23, 2006, 10:37 AM
 
Looks like one of those silicon skins for the iMac... look in this thread: http://forums.macnn.com/58/imac-emac...imac-design/2/
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Oct 23, 2006, 12:48 PM
 
Originally Posted by andretan View Post
Looks like one of those silicon skins for the iMac... look in this thread: http://forums.macnn.com/58/imac-emac...imac-design/2/

it IS a cover for the imac.
nice idea, but the cutouts look like sh*t (esp around the apple logo).

cmon apple give us a black imac!
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Oct 23, 2006, 08:18 PM
 
never heard of these . . . . anyone have a link?
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Oct 23, 2006, 08:40 PM
 
Originally Posted by quiklee View Post
never heard of these . . . . anyone have a link?

cheap, ugly...but cheap
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Oct 24, 2006, 12:50 PM
 
Whoa...that's bad. Why not just cover the logo? Why not a circle? That's just bad.
     
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Oct 24, 2006, 01:30 PM
 
Originally Posted by GORDYmac View Post
Whoa...that's bad. Why not just cover the logo? Why not a circle? That's just bad.

agreed.
a deal-killer, alas.
but still $600 cheaper than having colorwarepc.com paint your imac
(which, cost notwithstanding, is the way to go...)
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