Apple Expo Paris 2004-The New iMac G5

[@optecio]

17 years later, the design hasn’t changed that much. Still an aluminum foot with a computer and display on top. Bet the creators weren’t expecting it to be timeless.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Except for one BIG change. The use of an external power supply.

[@danh5637]

@@QuarioQuario54321 well disney and apple have been working on that!

[@QuarioQuario54321]

@@danh5637 ???

[@doompod]

Not everything needs a drastic change. iMac was finding its place. I think they’ve found the recipe that works.

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

There's not much of anything to change really except the "chin." If you removed anything else it would just be a Cinema Display with iMac guts.

[@niteflash06]

I just love going back and looking at all these old Mac and iPod introductions.

[@newsyriacast]

13 years later, you are not alone in this Hope you are doing well

[@sparevision29]

@@newsyriacast hope u are doing well

[@l21n18]

An old comment now

[@sparevision29]

@@l21n18 u too daddy

[@hoangpov9086]

2021. And that design still lives!!! Apple is such a legend

[@dombertrandimperadordobras7072]

12 years,Even today ,the design looks modern. back in the day ,it was years ahead of anything on the market .

[@familianoboa7464]

have you ever heard of dieter rams...? i dont think you know what being ahead of its time really means apple just got a design line that was scrapped 50 years ago for being to minimalist and adopted at just the right time

[@cameraman655]

You know I try to stay away from these idiotic threads but frankly the constant Apple bashing that has been going on since the late 80s is really tired. Everyone pounding on those keyboards, texting, taking selfies and enjoying the GUI interface should get on their knees and pray towards Cupertino and give a huge thanks to the late Steve Jobs, Wozianak and others for taking already existing technologies, perfecting them and bringing to the consumer market. Had Microsoft had their way we would be pounding away on on DOS 100.0. Apple is certainly not perfect by any means, they have had a more than their share of misses but they always seem beat the odds and defy the nay sayers (calling Micheal Dell).

[@0neo]

Dude, They look practically nothing alike.

[@shechshire]

+Dom Bertrand Imperador do Brasil I wish we could say the same about today's design. Apple's been using this metal & black glass crap since 2007!

[@jettechristensen4014]

apple lost its magic when steve died. But i still think the current imac is good value and is far more polished and nice then most other all in one computer.

[@Jason-ze8zk]

14 years later and I still see some people using this Incredible...

[@Windows-zb9il]

Hackintosh maybe

[@Eugene_Brick]

Welp. Yesterday I used it. It freezes once and restarts, while me working on it.

[@CompuKonstantin]

I’m still regularly using my late 2006 intel iMac. It is loaded with 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD and runs great on Windows 10 64 bit

[@robinwalia5361]

They must lead a very sad and slow life.

[@Jason-ze8zk]

robin walia Not everything good in life is digital or modern my friend 😉

[@shechshire]

I miss the old white glass & polycarbonate designs that apple produced.

[@WantBadtime]

They should make another Mac that resembles the lamp style format, like the G4.

[@slamandjam2]

JevvoBruv I wish they made an iPhone out of that design

[@sriramsundar8388]

@@WantBadtime should run iPadOS and should have a touchscreen.

[@WantBadtime]

slamandjam2 Yes the iPhone 5c, in which I have the Green one

[@mycomputergl0wsblu]

Same

[@Ferrichrome]

The way the I/O ports are stacked from biggest to smallest is so satisfying

[@UltraDoug]

Funny how just two years prior, with the "Sunflower" G4 iMac, Steve said that design would last for a decade. Not so much. That said, this was a brilliant, lasting design. That line up of I/O is crazy! Not to mention that Jay Leno chin.

[@Nabeelco]

The sunflower iMacs are still beautifully designed. The big reason they switched the design AFAIK is that they needed more room for the G5. Those iMacs used to get so hot that the back of the case would actually melt because of the heat off the G5 CPU under full load for a long time.

[@sriramsundar8388]

It seems like I'm the only person who loves this iMac more than any other Apple computers. The reason, is how easy it is to remove the back plate and access to the components.

[@mycomputergl0wsblu]

@@Nabeelco U can get a Core 2 Duo 24 inch I am pretty sure.

[@l21n18]

@@Nabeelco so what was the use of switching

[@rjaymolina]

Technically it did last! A floating screen 😉

[@Dracogame]

The fun part is that the year prior they said the G4 iMac design was better because this way they didn’t have to install hard disk vertically, and Steve Jobs specifically attacked what would later have been the G5 design

[@topaxx101]

Back when Apple was proud to tell, that you can upgrade at least a few things by yourself... Today everything is soldered...

[@henriquesemide2741]

Actualy no

[@looking_33]

Not true. Only if you get the very thin laptops.. It is necessary

[@looking_33]

The hard drive is not soldered. Also, the non 4K 21.5 inch has removedable ram. I did not know that the 4K one didn't.

[@MLennholm]

+meek miLL The problem is that "very thin" is the only thing Apple does these days. They'll sacrifice everything in favor of it including expandability, upgradability and battery life. It's perfectly possible to create an appealing laptop that allows the ability to upgrade RAM and switch out the storage. Apple just chose not to in order to make the device a few nanometers thinner.

[@griffin8062]

Name an apple product released this year you can upgrade...

[@olek0019]

>"Let's zoom in into the I/O" >slightly darker pixels and 240p text appear

[@gerardosalas9477]

Karmazynowy Ziemniak it’s the (who knows how many times) compressed video file, i can assure you their slideshows back then were pristine.

[@MVP_MAGAZINE]

This is very emotional for me right now,my G5 iSight which was presumed dead since 2012 just booted up after a SMC reset #VivaLaApple

[@99domini99]

+MadonnaSaigon I sold my PowerMac G5 because I couldn't fix it, I'm now looking for a used PowerPC model, I just like old Apple computers..

[@stargasior]

"Unscrew three screws on the bottom and the back comes off." My have times changed.

[@RosscoSpielburgo]

I love my G5. The single best thing I've ever bought (after my 80 gig iPod). It's true it may not run hi-end graphics games that great but it's no where near slow. Granted I did max out the upgrades when I bought it, but it is so damn easy. A week after buying it I was totally converted to Mac.

[@Techlevel1534.]

Ayo. I had iMac g5 too

[@emilrylander5289]

​@Techlevel1534. I picked one upp for free this very moment I write this comment. It's pretty cool. Never had an imac g5. And I got it for free, it's in so good condition. And the install SD:s are never even opened. The keyboard is a lil dirty but looks good!

[@Techlevel1534.]

@@emilrylander5289 wow. Is it a PowerPC or intel version ?

[@Dinobot2468]

I miss the white design's from apple... now its mainly silver and black.. :/

[@brodogger81]

Dinobot2468 I miss the colorful iMacs and iBooks the most, but I also miss the normal white designs. Apple designs have almost always been great, but it was a shame that they abandoned their idea of letting people choose the color of their machine.

[@Dinobot2468]

brodogger81 They still have that with their portable devices like their iPods. But Apples main colour range now is aimed towards the more premium market, with Silver, Space Grey and Gold being their primary colours. Though i don't really mind it on their current machines as colour would look dreadful on the designs they have right now, if the direction they're heading in continues, we'll probably see silver, grey and gold iMacs. I would love to still see more white products though.

[@brodogger81]

Dinobot2468 Yeah good point.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

me too. the first snow/white ibook was so sleek looking

[@doomer37]

I agree, I miss these white designs. They sure weren't durable though and haven't stood the test of time very well on many machines of many different polycarbonate models.

[@RobinZwama]

I think the iMac G5 (or now with Intel Core Duo) is the most beautifull computer in the world, I just love the design of this thing!

[@FrankZen]

Phil Schiller is a decent presenter compared to the other fill ins (or Phil ins if you will). He's no Steve Jobs but he's got life and enthusiasm unlike the others. He should have been the new face of the company.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

I would love to see a comeback of the Sunflower G4 Design

[@Hamboarding]

My favorite generation of iMacs ❤️

[@superviewer]

Those were the days. Me and my Mac buff friends saw every keynote as they were streaming live from 1999 onwards.

[@FrenchFriezFreak]

Stand included

[@maxwillson]

Watching this still makes me want to buy one ahaha!

[@TurtleIslandCastGamingOG]

I had one. It worked until 2 years ago. The screen was getting pink and yellow lines which eventually made it unusable.

[@JonnyInfinite]

why didn't you just get a new monitor... oh wait

[@RyanDottery]

Those iMacs were notorious for having vertical lines and other strange issues with the display.

[@koolioperson5534]

Use the mini-VGA Jack, with an external monitor

[@RFLCPTR]

You could use a Second Monitor If you use some tricks

[@donotryon9389]

Ive still got one, works like a charm.

[@HearthingTV]

I just bought this the other day. Almost a 9 year old computer, and it still runs better than many PC's today. That is the legacy of Apple.

[@lucasfer899]

I've watched this so many times because I think it's so awesome, watched it on my iPhone + my macbook pro. To think the measly amount of ram that they shipped with this everyone though was alot. I have 8GB in my machine :3

[@FloppyDiskMaster]

“Three computer controlled fans” Well I’d sure freakin’ hope they’re computer controlled.

[@cheesebusiness]

Fans that are controlled by three computers

[@sushimamba4281]

They could be controlled by little mice running inside the fans when hungry. More cooling required = more food for mice .

[@hudson1714]

At the time many fans were simply powered by the motherboard, turning always at the same rpm.

[@mspeter97]

And on certain models, they are as loud as 3 computers.

[@FloppyDiskMaster]

@@mspeter97 Actually on mine I installed a 3rd party program to let me do that because the thing kept thermal throttling

[@randomrazr]

why did apple change from the sunflowr design to this?

[@PeteS_1994]

Simpler, appeals to a greater target audience, makes sense.

[@connorPiper0]

The iMac G4 was that way because they said that vertical optical drives would be too slow.

[@jcfawerd]

Technically, the main reason is that they need a bigger board for the hotter G5 processor and the current G4 design is not big enough to fit and have enough room for cooling. As a result, that requires a design change to push more air and have a space for a bigger board.

[@oliverhilton6086]

2 years prior to this when they were unveiling the sunflower design for the G4 iMac, Steve Jobs joked about designing an all-in-one computer like this, increasing bulk and slowing down the optical drive. *The irony*

[@Monosekist]

The iMac hasn’t been radically redesigned since then. Obsolete? No. Timeless.

[@huiAPPOAJ]

The Automaticist they should get rid of that giant chin with apple logo

[@benjaminpineda5785]

And now 2021, sadly, has been redesigned, has M1 arm proccessor and has colors like old G3

[@redleader6442]

@@benjaminpineda5785 The design's still the same, at least outwardly. A thin slab on an L-shaped stand. This isn't the first time the innards were changed. We adapted when it was switched from G5 to Intel, and we'll adapt again. As for bringing colors back? Great. They never should've removed them. It's human nature to like color choices.

[@Ferrichrome]

@@redleader6442 the iMac is more true to its original design goals than ever before. They wanted a computer that floated, that you barely noticed it was there. The engineers back then would have shit their pants if they saw how thin the iMac is now.

[@redleader6442]

@@Ferrichrome I'd love to see the expression on Jony Ive's face from 25 years ago were he to see what an iMac looks like now.

[@sega310982]

Given this came out in a world still full of floppy disks, CRT monitors and PDAs, I'm surprised how modern the iMac G5 still looks in 2017.

[@melodyofailingheart9400]

So what happened to the whole 'horizontal logic board and drives means performance goes waaaay down'?

[@HenrySavageMode]

Technology improving

[@drygnfyre]

Two years is a long time in the technology world. Optical drive technology improved to the point that side-mounting it didn't cause any performance drops. It's similar to how the original iMac was going to have a slot-load optical drive, but it was at least a year before the performance made it viable.

[@angel2901]

Thank U

[@FrankZen]

They figured it out...

[@Phunker1]

The g4 was way more beautiful

[@WantBadtime]

G4, Love the lamp design G3, Love the colorful plastic and the patterns on later models G5, It is pretty bulky compared to the G4. I would rather prefer the G4's design over the G5.

[@jblyon2]

It also didn't cook itself from the obscene overheating of the G5

[@praba991ify]

Are u still alive

[@Phunker1]

@@praba991ify Are you out of school yet?

[@praba991ify]

@@Phunker1 thought you were dead

[@robobobbert]

I still use one of these as my everyday computer....

[@carlosg218]

Are you still using it 7 years later?

[@matthew1129]

@@carlosg218 Nah the guys dead he died a couple years ago sadly

[@AlexisLestrange]

The reason why you might say that is because there are those kind of people who feel like they have a restriction on what they can customize as OS X for instance has a completely different gui to Windows. People who are gutsy enough to go raw with their coding and setting up use Linux or Ubuntu. Then there is the Hardware, in a mac it is pre-configured to remove bottlenecks, allow CPU boost and compacted neatly to not overheat (as most computers do) and by the way I'm speaking as a non mac user.

[@aryatololHTF]

EASY TO OPEN. OMG. I can't believe something like this has ever come out of Apple.

[@jesusdontlikethatimgaybuts9493]

Mac pro: am I a joke to you

[@stargasior]

Soviet Prussia Without having to get a second mortgage.

[@westcoastkidd17]

"Where did the computer go??" --- no, but seriously, I remember first using these in school in the mid-2000s and used to wonder where did the monitor connect to? Where is the desktop unit it's supposed to be connected to? Apple was so damn far ahead of time. The design and engineering in the 2000s were truly revolutionary

[@boohoowoot]

Did he just say “the new iMauwk” 😂😂

[@hazridge]

timestamp?

[@Paniekzaaiertje]

Hazridge 3:18

[@jeffmoore8607]

iMauck

[@josephmorin276]

I love watching these old keynotes. Watching it right now on my M1 iMac.

[@jacksommers2510]

Our school had these and the I remember when they got rid of them they gave me one. That was my first computer

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

But why you?

[@waffleliberty89]

Nadeem Shaikh Because why not?

[@WantBadtime]

Your lucky. My school doesn't allow us to keep them since they belong to the school district; they either throw them out, or take them to recycling centers...

[@jacksommers2510]

Theresa Horton I hate when computers go to waste. You should ask your it department. They will probably say no but it’s worth a shot. Sometimes if they are throwing it away they will give it to you after wipeing the hd

[@PackardKotch]

Damn, great school, mine wouldn’t let me take old computers even when I wanted to pay for them.

[@kyle8293]

well to answer your question...both. the imac is an all-in-one design where in lamens terms the computer is built into the screen, whch is the consumer option, but their tower option, the mac pro, is mainly built for professionals.

[@CraigBickerstaff]

When I was doing a multimedia course back in 2005 they upgraded all their powermac G4s to iMac G5s and we all got to unbox and set up out own machines. These computers look amazing when they are brand new but they do age pretty poorly. They were also a real pain in the ass to carry around if you had to move them any further then across the room. It would be interesting to see this design sort of revisited in a slimmer form factor since you wouldn't have an optical drive though it would also be interesting to see the G4 design revisited.

[@andrewcool4548]

There was never a g5 iMac.

[@CraigBickerstaff]

@@andrewcool4548 There was a G5 iMac this is the comments section for a video of the announcement of the G5 iMac. It's as if you are in a cheese shop claiming that cheese doesn't exist.

[@andrewcool4548]

@@CraigBickerstaff nope. Just a G4 model. Gotta love crack heads.

[@CraigBickerstaff]

@@andrewcool4548 You are the weirdest idiot I've come across in a KZbin comments section.

[@youtubest5165]

2024 still iMac rocking same design from 20 years ago, now it’s even thinner with amazing m3 processor.

[@Commander_HW]

As i am typing this comment on my iMac 2015, i bursted to laughter when i heard he said " The world thinnest desktop computer ever!"

[@drygnfyre]

+Commander Erik It was at the time. The G5 required a lot of cooling, though, so there needed to be sufficient space surrounding it. When the Intel iMac moved to aluminum and glass in 2007, it became a bit thinner because less cooling was involved.

[@artsanidis]

+Commander Erik it was...

[@HarmonicaMustang]

+Commander Erik At least it had a Superdrive...

[@Commander_HW]

DJ Shuffle LOL True!!!! I had to buy a blu-ray drive myself, and since quicktime doesn't support blu-ray format i even had to pay $50 to buy a blu-ray player.

[@123456789billybobjoe]

+Commander Erik VLC is free.

[@slob5041]

That presentation is insane

[@AdamasOldblade]

"I think a lot of people are gonna be asking, 'where did the computer go?" --- 13 years later I still get people asking me similar questions about my (now current day) iMac. Apple consistently nails it in terms of design, only then to be copycatted less than a few months later from (today) Samsung and Android.

[@waytoobiased]

even more with the M1 iMacs

[@CrazyycclowN]

Damn! I can't wait until i get my hands on one of those! Only 2 inches thin?! Thats as thin as paper! 17" display?! Thats frigging huge!!!!! I can't wait until they come out this September...

[@smellslikeproductions]

The G4 was so, so much better

[@KabelkowyJoe]

5:45 mine favorite moment Louis Rossman also would be happy.

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

Whoa, looking back at the G5 now after using the current ultra-thin model it looks like it has a HUGE chin xD

[@Ifalvarado]

G5s require that because it was damn hard to cool it down. Now today's processors like Intel's low power can get Apple to make thinner enclosers

[@olli2591]

Today's iMac also has a huge chin. The iMac's design has been looking outdated for at least 5 years now. They have to rethink the whole front and have to finally give up this design, which is still derived from the G5, so 15 years old now.

[@xXEliminatorXx99]

olli2591 What haha the iMac looks unique and great.

[@leahevehumphries]

Haha the 2021 iMac still has that big chin XD

[@macintoshxpert]

True. I have been an Apple user since 2001 and it was my first computer, a PowerBook G4 Ti to be exact. It changed the way I viewed and used computers. As for all the Apple haters: You can glorify or vilify them bout the only thing you cant do is ignore them. they changed things. Keep on Thinking Different Apple Fans!

[@cka2211]

3:18 And inside the new iMuac... Phil pronounces iMac as iMuac haha

[@dBasedxnl]

Are you implying that's not the case for windows users? Windows is the default , anybody who walks into a store to buy their first computer will probably get windows , because windows runs their games and all their friends have windows. Look at the technology scene. Pretty much every tech presentation is on a mac. Linus uses a mac (hardware) , google's android team is full of macs. Programmers love macs because OSX is UNIX but doesn't have all the issues of linux.

[@aegonthedragon7303]

I'm watching this on my G5 iSight 20"

[@TwanJaarsveld1]

For the one's who ever opened a iMac G5 know how amazing the internal design is

[@cidsx]

I feel like they took a step back in terms of design.

[@l21n18]

Same, the 2002 one looks cool still Today this one looks like a toy to me

[@cidsx]

@@l21n18 I love how it's like a throwback but at the same time I agree. It doesn't feel like something that I'd want on my desk personally.

[@l21n18]

@@cidsx I’d like the 2002 G4 it’s a shame they never evolved that concept, don’t know what the obsession is with having a monitor/computer needing to in the same package,

[@cidsx]

@@l21n18 I presume that some people would rather have it mounted to a wall instead of having the computer in the stand. You can't remove the stand if the computer is in it.

[@YourTypicalGeek]

watching these videos makes my life meaningful

[@adamsaint2890]

I've beed fixing up a 1.6ghz version today, have put 2gb RAM in it, TenFourFox and it works beautifully, except for youtube which is very jerky. Apart from that I could use it as a daily machine without any problems.

[@p4p4razzi]

Phil Schiller just so cool at Presentations.

[@iiatyy]

5:27 wouldn't it still be nice if they made computers like that..

[@kirishima638]

‘Less than two inches thick!’ 😂

[@bjorngroenewald1245]

love my 2006 intel 24 inch!! ssd

[@orangeguy7760]

Well, I do lone my iBook G4 and both almost have the same design

[@640A]

This Design is absolutely Revolutionary! This Design has Steve Jobs signature writing all over it! ''Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication'' There is nothing simpler than the iMac All in One design! All the other competitors could have come up with the iMac design, but the truth is no other company did, except for Apple! Its always Apple who's innovating, and competitors just copy them as always! Great job Apple and R.I.P. Steve Jobs....

[@guitar040496]

Yup, it's 2013, and im going to get one. So classic. *How hipster*

[@audience2]

I've had one of these since 2004 and it's still a useful computer.

[@kansalta]

Where can I buy this computer?

[@drakebeber9579]

eBay, I bought mine working with keyboard and mouse for $139.00 US Dollars

[@AnteGamisou]

ebay...

[@MichaelGrey11]

You can buy it in 2004

[@Martengus]

i just ordered one. used but in good conditions. 2.1GHz, 1.5GB RAM (soon expanded to 2.5GB). now waiting for arrival... i already love it :-)

[@NOscopez7]

all my teachers still have this

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

LOLOL!!! My dad said the same thing when we first saw it. He was like "Okay I see the keyboard and the monitor....where's the computer?" "In the monitor!!!!" I tried to tell him he couldn't believe it! Advances in technology is crazy isn't it? :)

[@fleeswervinn1544]

Who is watching this in décembre 2015?

[@bilalderany9658]

I found this awesome all in one cheat for Death Race Crash Burn :) facebook.com/1511510362480115/photos/a.1511513105813174.1073741828.1511510362480115/1511513052479846/?type=3&pidid=a7895432-71ab-4cd6-8c0a-4af248f782c9 Apple Expo Paris 2004-The New iMac G5

[@EmpressKdms]

Bilal Derany Go away

[@KeybladeMaster64]

Bilal Derany fuck off

[@Windows-zb9il]

Shut up

[@A.P.I.-2bon2b]

Saturday, May 18, 2024 while playing Chess and listening 🎧 to Elvis on the CD drive of my hand me down 2006 iMac. ❤ In 20 years I will take the chip out of the free 2024 iMac someone throws out and install it into this 2006 😂

[@JonnyInfinite]

When I was at uni back in 2008, I used one of these. I thought it was just a monitor and the computer underneath in a locked case or something...

[@txm100]

Dumb.

[@JonnyInfinite]

tm it wasn't dumb, the idea of an all in one just wasn't well known

[@Real_Retrophilia]

I loved how Jobs burned this design to the ground with the release of previous iMac... :)

[@mspeter97]

Funny thing is, the sunflower desing is still unmatched when it comes to the screen assembly. Having a screen that can rotate is very useful

[@l21n18]

@@mspeter97 don’t know why they scrapped that design but

[@baEaglei1]

oh well welcome to America and hope you have a verry happy life here. :)

[@sanchitmehta6513]

Nobody replied you since 13 years 😂🤣

[@sanchitmehta6513]

+nobody liked even 😂

[@willsanders301]

Ah, back when Apple made products better AND cheaper every year.

[@Gr33nMamba]

@LittleEmoBoy001 The main reason was because IBM was not developing the architecture in an ambitious way. It was holding them back. At the time there were significant performace difference for the same power being consumed by the equivelant Intel. It also meant increased compatability with x86 software allowing boot camp for one of many benefits.

[@a.c.e.c.4429]

Anyone SUCCESSFULLY install a Linux distro on one yet?

[@quantumbubbles2106]

Nobody wants to DOWNGRADE an iMac!

[@alpoole2057]

This is the nicest machine ever designed, to this day.

[@99domini99]

It's an amazing design, but they died so quickly. So many iMac G5's and PowerMac G5's with broken power supplies...

[@durike175]

my iMac G5 is also dead because bad caps :(

[@RadagonTheRed]

I could not have put it better myself. Amen to you sir.

[@KREATIVEMINDZ02160]

that is to thin, you can cut your self if your not careful

[@kingvideos3986]

Michael Williams yea

[@polygoned_cheese]

This commercial is old as hell, i was aged 2 when it was published

[@mspeter97]

It's actually pretty ugly. I mean, the first iMac was like a Tv Screen. It was great. The Sunflower design for me is still one of the best iMac Apple ever made. The newer Aluminium ones are pretty sleek in design but the G5? Nah, it's ugly as hell

[@luckylife99]

Le Docteur the G5 is pretty much the exact same design as the iMacs of today, just thicker. Don't know what your complaining about

[@mspeter97]

It seems bulky.

[@danieladamczyk08]

Le Docteur I have to agree, the G5 and early core duo iMacs I find to be the ugliest iMacs made. The g5 has to be one of my least favorite Mac computers made. From a performance, design, and reliability standpoint.

[@benjsmithproductions]

It's so crazy how quickly time goes by. This was the first computer I did serious work on as a top of the line machine. If I saw it today sitting in a school, I'd think "man this place is underfunded"

[@andrewhanson1180]

My least favorite iMac design.

[@lynx2cross]

The white Imac is gorgeous when you see it in person, it's very zen and looks like a home computer that fits in with any decor, where as the aluminum is still very gorgeous as well, but looks very professional and industrial. I think Apple should never have discontinued the white model.

[@mysticpuffy]

This was the prettiest IMac. Loved it!

[@Hyggfjhf]

I still have mine and it works perfect 👌

[@drygnfyre]

I know. It's always funny to see how expensive stuff was back then. The 17'' iMac G4 costing nearly $2,000 was my favorite.

[@gabrielmikhail7525]

Now in stores.

[@KabelkowyJoe]

6:15 was it next year or year before 19" cinema display 1299 and 23" 1999 for screen alone!

[@captainleah]

@AppleProductFan these contained full sized desktop hard drives, ram, fans, and a processor that was very fast for a desktop in 2004.

[@marsharrow357]

Man imagine if the g4 design was the design of today it be so bad ass

[@Lachlant1984]

@GamesAndTechTV That's because it wasn't in 2006, this computer was announced in 2004.

[@derektherock42]

Get the white one with the built-in iSight camera and better processor/hard drive. I don't know if it's still called the G5, but it's great.

[@olfrygt]

At this time I bought a PC with a P4 running at 3 GHz. I got 512 MB DDR400 DC and an ATi 9800XT superior to the competing nVidia FX5900. A DVD-Burner was also integrated as well as g-Wi-Fi and a TV-Tuner for only 999€... and a 17"-TFT for about 280€. Why did anyone buy these hyper-expensive machines those days? Because they are beautiful and "all-in-one"? *lol* BTW: Why is All-in-one-Design so good? If my iMac is too slow I have to chuck out the display with it. Is this really convenient?

[@tklawrence123749]

@YouHaveMetYourMaker These were redesigned in 2006 with a slimmer design and were the first macs to receive the intel core duo and core 2 duo processors. They came in 17", 20" & 24" =)

[@sta292]

Nostalgic...amazing.

[@ianjriquelme92]

I have the iMac G5 1.83 GHz 20 inch 2 GB 250 HDD, really beautiful, my favorite model without a doubt.

[@Ushingburg]

From 1:54 onward I was dying to go back in time and show them the 2012 iMac. I'd love to see their reaction....

[@davvvideos]

In stark contrast to the new thin 2012 iMacs.

[@ceaabe]

I had one, back then. Unfortunately it didn't last very long. Around 2021 some diodes on the mainboard died and the screen only showed stripes anymore. Wish I had it still today.