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nredman · Jul 21, 2002, 09:49 PM

i have no clue if its fake or real...looks real to me. then again i remember right before they released the G4 imac all the fakes i saw and thought looked real. so wtf do i know

Emotionally Fragile Luke · Jul 21, 2002, 09:57 PM

Ya and I remember entre web sites dedicated to how the leaked slot loading imac picts were 100% fake for sure!

olePigeon · Jul 22, 2002, 01:30 AM

I remember when that leaked QuickSilver case made its rounds. Everyone thought it was fake cuz it was brown, turns out it was the real thing.

I have my doubts about this one, though. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Cipher13 · Jul 22, 2002, 01:56 AM

The leaked QS ones looked real. I said it then... if they were PS jobs, they were incredibly good.

This is just crap, I'm sorry. There are so many things that could have been done to make it look decent.

I suppose, a lot of it could be a hold over from some retard resizing the image out of proportion, but as I said, you'd have to be an idiot to do that.

Anyway... I'm still betting it's a PS job.

Mac Zealot · Jul 22, 2002, 02:20 AM

[ 07-22-2002, 07:05 AM: Message edited by: Mac Zealot ]

l008com · Jul 22, 2002, 02:21 AM

Well like i said in teh OTHER topic about this image, i think the quality is too low to tell accurately if it was photoshoped or not. My gut feeling tells me it real, and that has been increased by the removal of the pics from the original web site. Of coarse that letter could technically be fake too, but I have a feeling its not. By the way, do they have to update the information they write on a motherboard AKA the �2001 while their developing, or could they just leave it be and wait for till its done to stamp it right? Or when their making new cases, couldn't they just stick an old MOBO in it and keep the internal and external developments separate. :-P ?

Emotionally Fragile Luke · Jul 22, 2002, 02:21 AM

From MacRumors:
"Meanwhile, a MacRumors source confirmed the authenticity of the enclosure, and Apple Legal requested the removal of these images hosted on MacRumors."

This letter is one behalf of our customer, APPLE Computer, Inc ("APPLE"), and report to the public postings and display of photographs and files purporting to Be depictions of future APPLE products ("Material") one your web site At .

Pursuant to APPLE internal policies, this standard of Material is not permitted to Be disclosed gold published to any unauthorized let us persons. By continuing to publish, display, gold link to the Material, you and your company may Be disclosing APPLE confidential business information and/or APPLE trade secret and also may Be held liable for infringing Apple' S rights under various federal and state laws.

Therefore, we request that you cease and desist from displaying the Material one all Web sites and servers under your control, including any hyperlinks to other hirings where the Material may Be available.

Because this is has matter we take very seriously, we ask that you immediately confirm in writing that you cuts removed the Material from your web site.

Sincerely,

*****

Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, Cd. 20036-5339
Phon 202/857-6000
Fax 202/857-6395
<a href="http://www.arentfox.com" target="_blank">www.arentfox.com</a>

l008com · Jul 22, 2002, 02:27 AM

On closer look, i think its real even more. My dual 533 has its air intake and exhaust both on the back. I also have a 17" CRT next to it on my desk. My desk also has a hutch. So during these hot summer days, my G4 basically bastes in its own heat. Having the intake in the front would fix that. Also, having the intake where it is, adn the exhaust on the lower half on the back means that air moves horizontally and eliminates the problem of overheating the AGP/PCI cards. So I think it might very well be the real thing. But the dual optical drives... thats so last month!
<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/l008com/images/dualdualdual.jpg" alt=" - " />

Emotionally Fragile Luke · Jul 22, 2002, 02:40 AM

I think it is real because I knew that Apple was moving all it's products over to the white/silver look and they are waiting for the G5's for a major redesign. Also if you were going to fake it you would come up with something that didn't look that ugly.

Count me in as saying it is real.

On the plus side it will look much better when it is out of that plastic and photographed properly. Not bad but not great.

jchen · Jul 22, 2002, 03:27 AM

They're down, did anyone happen to catch it? Could they send them to me?

[email protected]

I'm interested in seeing what all the "fuss" is about.

Synotic · Jul 22, 2002, 04:11 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jchen:
They're down, did anyone happen to catch it? Could they send them to me?

[email protected]

I'm interested in seeing what all the "fuss" is about.<hr /></blockquote>Didn't you look at the first page?

<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/eriamjh/g4/case.jpg" alt=" - " />
<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/eriamjh/g4/mobo2.jpg" alt=" - " />

Edit: ahh.. that's why my sig idea won't work.. it keeps putting spaces in front of each image <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

[ 07-22-2002, 04:24 AM: Message edited by: Synotic ]

Mac Zealot · Jul 22, 2002, 07:07 AM

Please remove my quotes from your posts.
Thank you.

Face Ache · Jul 22, 2002, 07:32 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
I like to have sex with small furry animals.<hr /></blockquote> <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
Please remove my quotes from your posts.
Thank you.<hr /></blockquote>Well you should think before you post. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

denim · Jul 22, 2002, 11:07 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by vmarks:
Of course DDR would be nice, but 4GB of RAM is nothing to sneeze at.<hr /></blockquote>As I understand it, DDR is necessary for speed. If they're not using DDR yet, they haven't got these machines fast enough. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, APPLE!! (takes out whip) Faster! We want it faster! (cracks whip over Avi whatshisface)

jcarr · Jul 22, 2002, 02:32 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mac Zealot:
Please remove my quotes from your posts.
Thank you.<hr /></blockquote>Will do. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

The_Equivocator · Jul 22, 2002, 04:15 PM

I think the pics look pretty nice, except for the metal area around the CD drive(s). This makes me think that the metal portion is just temporary, and will be removed by the final release of the system. Imagine the same case without the metal on the front. Now cover the CD drives with 2 white, flip-down covers (like we've all seen before on the Quicksilvers) and you have yourself one beautiful machine.

Emotionally Fragile Luke · Jul 22, 2002, 06:02 PM

Well if it is all white it will be very bland.

Brien · Jul 22, 2002, 06:12 PM

What is this "mystery board" on eBay you speak of?

jcadam · Jul 22, 2002, 09:52 PM

I think the case looks attractive enough.

But then, I've only recently come over from the PC side, and the only mac (make that 'computer') I've ever purchased whole was my iBook. My B&W G3 was pieced together from a motherboard from eBay, a processor from OWC, and standard PC components from all over the place. I then threw the whole god-awful mess into an ATX bog standard (full) tower.
I crammed it full of fans and overclocked it too, because I CAN

This next PowerMac will probably be my next major purchase. I can't build a mac from scratch without using old used parts, so I guess I'll just have to purchase a complete system from Apple <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

[ 07-22-2002, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: jcadam ]

The_Equivocator · Jul 23, 2002, 12:16 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Emotionally Fragile Luke:
Well if it is all white it will be very bland.<hr /></blockquote>Eh, it'll probably have a silvery Apple logo on it, too. Think flatscreen-iMac.

Dan Szwarc · Jul 23, 2002, 12:59 PM

What Happened, Mac Zealot? Someone take over your account for a day or so?

jcadam · Jul 23, 2002, 02:14 PM

Apple's trying to censor it now. it's probably real.