The Official Headless iMac Thread

1) I paid $500 for my xbox and a few games, same for ps2, so even if thought of as just another console box, this could have a home in my tv room.

2) Apple had quality problems with the cube and the titanium notebook due to problems manufacturing cutting edge designs, so I'd probably hold off purchasing for a couple months and avoid potential "early adopter blues". I'm sure there are plenty of rabid apple fans to fill the order books in the meantime.

3) If I was a rich guy I'd try to cluster a few of these babies just for fun. Maybe NeXt year they'll be cheap enough on ebay.

4) Ju$t what I needed, another iWant to lust after!

Only 2 USB ports = Need for USB hub to be used, perhaps. :)

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Originally posted by Ramuman
It's not even SFF...it's about 1/3rd a PC SFF box.

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Not only in size, but in functionality, expandability, and performance.

It still looks purday, don't it? :D

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Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
Only 2 USB ports = Need for USB hub to be used, perhaps. :)

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Most mac keyboards have two usb plugs on them, helpful if you are just upgrading from another mac.

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Originally posted by Mr Cherry
Most mac keyboards have two usb plugs on them, helpful if you are just upgrading from another mac.

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That's cool. Hopefully they are USB 2.0 capable. :)

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Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
That's cool. Hopefully they are USB 2.0 capable. :)

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I think they are, but they aren't powered plugs.

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Originally posted by Mr Cherry
I think they are, but they aren't powered plugs.

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At least it is possible to buy a powered USB 2.0 hub to plug in there if ya need to though.

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Originally posted by ImaNihilist
Not only in size, but in functionality, expandability, and performance.

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So you want something this size with a 100W Prescott in there and PCI slots? This isn't a gaming machine so why bother upgrading it? You think people that buy those Dell's with integrated graphics are loving that well balanced P4 2.8GHz, 256 MB of RAM and integrated graphics - or will upgrade it?

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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Originally posted by Ramuman
You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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I get to have whatever I want. Even things that I don't want now, if I think I'll want them in the future...I HAVE THEM. I RULE.

Don't tell me what kind of cake I can have, or if and when I can eat it. I do what I want, *****.

I'd rather have something like this with an A64 and an AGP slot.
http://www.iwill.net/product_imgs/40..._OpenFront.jpg

Granted, it's larger, but more functional as well.

Fair enough :confused:

Dude has everyone seen the video showing how to take these apart? You use some sort of paint scraper or something and it just pops right off.

Apple warranty says that if you don't fork up anything inside, you are still under warranty. Tiiiiight.

I wonder if Apples still need specific memory. They used to be kind of flaky about brands. Crucial always worked though.

I lost the link to the video. I saved it though, 700k. PM me with your email addy if you want it.

I still want one.

EDIT: Weee, post 2500.

-MrD

This is great. You pick up a mac mini with the lowest specs for $500, a 17" CRT for $70 and a keyboard and mouse for $30. That gets you a $600 mac, they've never been that cheap. And believe me, 256mb is enough for apple. My iBook has 1.2 ghz and 256mb, which is comparable to the mac mini, and it's enough for everything except games.

The only thing I worry about is the HDD. When I got my iBook with a 30gb HDD, 12gb were already used. I cleared off 1gb by getting rid of the 2 crappy games that came with the pc, but my idea of getting ut2004 for mac (5.5gb just for the game, and another 5gb before you know it) vanished immediately.

But at $799, the eMac seems to come fairly close, considering you the mouse, keyboard, monitor and speaks all built right in.

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Originally posted by Bearded Kirklander
But at $799, the eMac seems to come fairly close, considering you the mouse, keyboard, monitor and speaks all built right in.

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for many people, there is a HUGE difference between 600 and 800 bucks.

people like me

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Originally posted by PCJ
for many people, there is a HUGE difference between 600 and 800 bucks. people like me

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I can understand that. Guess I'm thinkin' that you do get a lot for $800 with the eMac, is all. :)

For $500 + tax, it sounds fair. Might consider getting one, have never used Mac OS X. I can use my keyboard/mouse that are usb and just plug in my monitor..don't need more accesories :)