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Ever Wish Your Mac Was a Bit More Fruity?
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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I was just looking on eBay at a Keylime iBook and ... ever wish your Mac was still crazy fun fruity colours? I realize that now they're high end and classy, it's a brand that went from being a goofy teenager to a sexy professional ... but if Apple came out tomorrow with a special edition 13 inch MacBook Pro that could fit into the same style case as the original iBook, (though probably still far thinner) am I the only one who would jump at the chance to own one?
Now not all of the designs were timeless. The original iMac isn't one that would fit on a lot of desks these days, but if you could get a lamp shade iMac with an updated screen and processor wouldn't that be killer?
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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I think it was Waragainstsleep who mentioned the gooseneck was more trouble that it's worth. Difficult to ship safely without the original box, and a bitch to repair. I guess the spring in the 17-incher is under some mighty strong tension.
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It's a big spring and hard to set. I have my 17"er in the library running the book database and as an MP3 client. I still works perfectly, though web browsing with it isn't what I'd call a very enjoyable experience. People still comment whenever they see it for the first time, most are unaware that Apple made something like that. 
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The new designs and everything are nice ... I just wish we could have some good old nostalgia pieces that still would run well.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by Shaddim 
It's a big spring and hard to set. I have my 17"er in the library running the book database and as an MP3 client. I still works perfectly, though web browsing with it isn't what I'd call a very enjoyable experience. People still comment whenever they see it for the first time, most are unaware that Apple made something like that.
My friend had a 14" he was very sad to decommission, but Photoshop CS2 is pretty brutal on a G4. It didn't take much to convince him he was hurting himself.
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the ibook form factor was really great. I sometimes wish they still sold something like that, but then I realize its purpose (ease of use, small size for small kid hands, portable, sturdy) has been replaced by an iPad with an Otterbox case.
They should make a flowerpower Otterbox case. 
(I'm kidding. even that was a bit much for me.)
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My daughter has my old 17" lamp iMac. Still running great.
As for my 27" iMac, oh it's plenty fruity!
On an unrelated note: Let's bring back phallic microphones for female singers. Down with the headsets! Up with the phalluses!
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If those aren't phalluses, why are they flesh toned?
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