LGR - Strangest Computer Designs of the 2000s

[@ronch550]

Imagine yourself groping in the dark at 3am on your way to the bathroom, tripping over some cables, falling over, and being impaled by the Prysma.

[@danieldaniels7571]

ronch550 ow!

[@frederickdietz3148]

This is the best thing I've read all day ;D

[@georgesimpson1406]

Then mistaking your sozo ottoman for a toilet seat?

[@F27838]

obamium

[@dominicdominicdominicdominic]

Death by prysma 2007

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

The yellow Prisma computer looks like a Wet Floor sign.

[@halfblindchaos2506]

And that's all that it will ever be.

[@FriKuShAxP]

and that cilinder one looks like photon torpedo from star trek

[@TheRealFobican]

The wet floor confirmed.

[@waylandsmithers2815]

Or a highly functional road pylon :P

[@theironmanofsalmonarm2867]

(At an office) Hank: Dave the janitor just finished mopping the floor. But there is no wet floor signs! Dave: oh just use one of those ugly yellow prisma computer things.

[@TechnicolorDojo]

Oh man, I worked IT for a company who decided chumby's were a good idea for their offices. They weren't.

[@sorayacatfriend]

lol

[@Trekeyus]

+Joshua Tiberius I always wanted a chumby but never got one I used my N800 as a fake one via the virtual chumby web page while that page lasted.

[@nanismeelasla]

-_-

[@absurdjoebob]

I feel your pain

[@NinjaRed5000]

OH god... just how bad was it pray tell?

[@hailee2862]

Let’s be honest the early 2000’s were a lawless wasteland. Spaghetti strap tank tops, MP3 players, and giant clam shell laptops.

[@finaleeeofficialreal60]

dont forget the Colored Ketchup

[@Aleph-Noll]

@@finaleeeofficialreal60 what have you brought upon this cursed land. i had finally forgotten about green ketchup until you brought it up

[@finaleeeofficialreal60]

@@Aleph-Noll now we're in the kranch/mayomust days and i dont think thats any better

[@Blakbox92]

Don't forget Tripp Pants, those weird fingerless arm warmer things, Emo, Nu Metal, and "Bling". What were we thinking?

[@deadchannel67373]

Ibook g3 clamshell graphite edition wants to know your location

[@The8BitGuy]

My only gripe with the iMac G4 has to do with the footprint it takes on the desk. If you like your monitor tall, no problem. I like my monitor to be close to the keyboard. So by the time I pull it down that far, the iMac G4 takes as much room on a desk as an old-fashioned CRT.

[@zappy595]

Hey 8-bit guy what's up

[@RayWroten2]

The 8-Bit Guy hi stop making video's stop about Apple

[@dantecrosetto6358]

The G4 May seem like a fail, and it kinds was, but it is so iconic.

[@DarkSideTheFunny]

i still have a g4, its sitting like 10ft away from mr rn lol

[@kadenzside5878]

haha

[@Null42x86]

Suggestion: Strangest Computer Designs of the 2010s

[@neonweasel7313]

Since we're only a couple months from a new decade, do you have a "Strangest computer designs of the 2010s" video planned?

[@cheapskateaquatics7103]

All pc's pretty much looked the same after 2009.

[@nichsa8984]

we plan for first case connected portable

[@Bobis32]

@@cheapskateaquatics7103 the mac trash can alienware area 51 anything from inwins signiture series sure Prebuilts were pretty boring but there were plenty of interesting designs in the DIY community

[@Cr0frog]

Well it just dropped

[@fassmcjarrc6894]

@@cheapskateaquatics7103 boy were you wrong

[@magus104]

"low power high cost"..... every apple product ever lol

[@Cloud98]

+DigitallyDistracted or people smart enough not to buy into gimmicky shit.

[@EVEMASTER99]

Now just say it like the apple narrator.

[@pixelcat_yt]

+DigitallyDistracted Lmao, what a fanboy! Remember, everyone have an opinion, and not buing overpriced stuff dont make people poor.

[@hhh-ch8ho]

Why would you pay 2000$ extra just to have the apple logo on your pc?

[@MultiBlueblanket]

Let's be honest, I have no idea how my apple desktops have survived 6 years, lol.

[@thecatherd]

That Lenovo, good lord. I remember that my mom's office had them back when I helped out there several years ago. I discovered the second panel by complete accident and it freaked me the hell out.

[@rickee2652]

Discovered while working at an e waste recycler: the imac base plastic is the ideal foundation for your juggernaut cosplay project. The cd drawer opening lines up perfectly as an eye slit

[@ziggieice]

i have a w700. its still bad ass, no body expects it when it flips out the second screen

[@dapenguin2]

"Others thought it looked like a bomb." The delivery of that line is why I'm subscribed to you!

[@Tetriser]

One of the best lines LGR ever made

[@guycrew728]

You know, aside from the battery life, I would really use that second screen on the thinkpad for email on the side or a timer or something.

[@tommytomthms5]

+Guy Crew Watch porn on it and if someone sees you just slide the screen away quickly. lol

[@Poorgeniu5]

+Guy Crew I saw a similar product called Sliden'Joy. Now you can watch three porn videos at the same time!

[@RonBig]

+Guy Crew Same

[@bsmith10102]

you are right the second screen would be nice for emails or Google hangouts

[@TrueMegaManiac]

+HDose I looked it up and man that looks so useful for more than just whackin off. I want it except I feel like it'd probably mutilate my laptop's battery life.

[@matyi1656]

Apple criticized for low power and high price? heh

[@cakeboss4194]

I'll have to disagree with you there. Apple products have made a very large trend of locking buyers out of most of it's capabilities, so they're usually criticized for that. I'm not fond of Linux or MS, but they at least understand buyers to an extent.

[@sharqueeshajohnalaneesha2019]

www.amazon.com/Acer-C24-865-ACi5NT-i5-8250U-802-11ac-Wireless/dp/B07CY79CKZ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=computer&qid=1550550538&s=electronics&sr=1-3 That's just not true. Here's a pc with similar specs to an iMac that's about 400$ cheaper. Now, there are a few differences, like the number of ports, but I doubt they are really worth 400$

[@yasu_red]

@@vek7933 ^

[@yasu_red]

@@vek7933 Well yes, but actually no.

[@yasu_red]

@@vek7933 *_memes_*

[@PolishCatParty]

The W700DS also has a colour calibrator and wacom tablet built into the palm-rest, as if a second screen wasn't enough of a unique feature.

[@PoolPartyToaster]

This is such a great video. There are so many shitty channels out there that put out only this kind of content, but feel the need to turn it into a numbered list with awful transitions and poor voice editing, and even poorer voice acting. Often including borders that take up the screen for no added value topped off with little relevant information and annoying attempts at humor. You nailed it. I just came out of a few list videos for things such as "25 cancelled gameboy advance games" and "13 worst pcs of the early 2000s" and they had so many more views, but were just awful. I love your content, I've been a long time fan. I feel like you deserve more recognition. Thank you for putting out some of the best content on youtube.

[@EposVox]

That little Windows keypad PC (like a Blackberry) was awesome and inspired lots of tech designs.

[@falloutmule]

+EposVox That looked like the best of the bunch

[@Jackpkmn]

+EposVox I wanted one of those so bad when i was a kid. Although you can get a Windows tablet now that's orders of magnitudes more powerful for a fraction of a fraction of the price (and i love my windows tablet) they just aren't as cool.

[@falloutmule]

PC Gamer ads were my childhood dreams. Give it up for Voodoo!

[@eval_is_evil]

Its fan was louder than the speakers, but hey some people like having a jet turbine in their pocket

[@nichsa8984]

what a poor computer low user not using standard protection realism

[@martyna7058]

Oh my god, my old pre-school had one of those little tikes computers. So many memories of little kids fighting over who's going next, whilst my friends and I were always hogging it. It's been ages.

[@jakerobbins314]

See you all in 4 years for "Strangest Computer Designs of the 2010s"

[@TheSpinser]

+J Hughstan Looking forward to that already!

[@ButchDeLoria]

+J Hughstan "The Apple iPad 1"

[@YYmmmYY]

Strangest phone designs

[@madden8021]

I can't wait for it, hope Clint has his research prepared and have the video saved for the 2020s?

[@750tiprogamer]

just a little reminder, nearly 4 years later. I can't believe I actually found this too and it's like 2 months away from 2020.

[@theoparke]

"Others found it looked.... more like a bomb" I bust out laughing. That I*magine machine certainly is one of the more tastefully designed products in this vid. It looks like it should be on the cover of a Brookstone catalog.

[@computronium8]

00s tech design is weird and cool in a way, overall cellphones. Nowdays every cellphone have the same iPhone's design

[@polygondwanaland8390]

Because it's a super simple and functional design. It's a flat touchscreen and...not much else.

[@microdisturbia]

@@polygondwanaland8390 yes but, even flat touchscreens can look interesting. take for example the new motorola razr. look at that thing it's awesome

[@halfingr]

We always called our iMac G4 "the mushroom Mac."

[@ArianKordi]

Cannot unsee

[@YeOldeKamikaze]

BADGER BADGER BADGER

[@notthatntg]

🍄

[@bummer6]

So... Who thinks the Steam machines will be on the next list sometime in 2020? :^)

[@MarioFanaticXV]

+bummer6 I'm hoping Valve goes out of business before then.

[@DurradonXylles]

Probably not Steam Machines as a whole, but some of the models out of the dozens released most certainly.

[@roketgamer333]

+MarioFanaticXV well, don't get your hopes up as long as Steam is popular and people are playing TF2, there's no way Valve is going out of business any time soon

[@xander1052]

roket minecrafter even if TF2 died, CS:GO wouldn't ever die, and that is Valve's biggest title at the moment with some of the highest player figures of all multiplayer games, and that makes it a huge moneymaker for Valve. So yeah, Valve's never really going to go out of business at this rate.

[@TheMotherFan]

roket minecrafter lol, found you.

[@Hide_and_Tweak]

a laptop with a screen on each side is kind of a really good idea. You trade extra weight for extra view, really helpful with music or video softwares that uses multiple windows

[@thelazywanderer_jt]

Damn... this... this subscription I made to this channel back in a sunny summer day of 2012 just for a "Top 17 Worst PC Games" was worth it.

[@Thematt11]

You say "Outlandish computer designs" and a picture of my first custom built gaming PC pops up. God I love that thing. Still have it, love it too much to let go.

[@ztoogemcducc6360]

Now that the 2010's are wrapped up I'd love to see a list of the strangest pcs from the last decade

[@tcaw8813]

does anyone know the name of that video game being played on the little tykes computer? I used to have that game

[@LGR]

Millie's Math House, I believe.

[@tcaw8813]

+Lazy Game Reviews That's it! Thanks a bunch, and great channel!

[@TenshiPrime]

+Paul Blart Yeah I remember playing that back in my library when I was 4, that game was weird man

[@ozzie_goat]

+ThePandaHatChick I can agree on the weirdness.

[@ozzie_goat]

Rusty Ralston I know what you're talking about.

[@joelmonteiro1419]

I think the G4 is a beautiful computer.

[@LGR]

I think so too! I'd love to own one someday, but the only ones I've seen for sale in local stores have been turned into other things, like a mirror haha.

[@LGR]

Here's one of those mirrors: twitter.com/lazygamereviews/status/734457800252874752

[@requiem51]

It was the first Apple computer that I really wanted.

[@ma5599]

I have one that I picked up in a dumpster that is working.

[@kevinlanham8000]

Ik I love them too

[@kato223]

The iMac G4 was a technical nightmare! First of all, when you were upgrading the RAM, after removing the bottom plate with a philips screwdriver, it was a 144 pin SODIMM that you installed there. However, on the inside of the iMac on the top side of the logic board you put a 184 pin standard DIMM. Also, that system was not designed for everyday users to take apart. They put a seal on the heat pipe that went from the logic board off the CPU and up the side of the inside of the case that fed close to the top. When you would use a T-15 Torx to take the bottom screws out to take the case off, it was really hard to open the case and break that seal. Then everything was crammed inside the thing soooooo tightly that there is no way the thing could move a lot of air. Putting it back together, you had to clean the heat pipes completely and replace the heatsink compound every time you opened the case. Since you mentioned the G4 Cube, it too was a complete piece of junk. You could overheat the thing with a piece of paper covering the top hole of the unit. Plus, they advertised with AGP Graphics, but no AGP Graphics slot on the logic board. Oh, and don't forget the eMac, the educational version of the iMac that had paper thin wires attached to the button that was built into the case that would attach to the logic board and would break if you weren't paying attention to unplug it first. Just my two cents worth!

[@Elder-geek]

Outstanding vid. God, I love this type of stuff. That Thinkpad is bad ass.

[@ZiMZiLLA]

+Elder Geek Agreed! I wanted that so bad when it came out. Sadly I was a broke college student, so that was but a dream.

[@AmyraCarter]

The iTrashCan...that's gonna have me in a laughing fit for a bit... The very first computer tower you showed in the video looks EXACTLY like the tower sitting fourteen inches from my right hand...

[@undefishin]

Please don't tell me you mean your member...

[@AgentTasmania]

Apple iBin. $2500 and only accepts certified Apple garbage. The pedal is an extra $1000 and is a proprietary mechanism.

[@AmyraCarter]

The tower in question... is a 2008 DELL Optiplex 330. Still sitting about fourteen inches from my right hand, though below my right hand as I finally have a desk and chair now instead of just a damned coffeetable.

[@vagrant7512]

3:03 what's that software on the screen? I remember it from my early school days...

[@LGR]

Millie's Math House, if I'm correct!

[@vagrant7512]

Lazy Game Reviews Thank you!

[@RetroGamePlayers]

I used to use a Phillips Velo 1, and actually did tons of work on it including programming HTML websites for SEO optimization back when Infoseek, Hotbot, and Alta Vista were the primary search engines. Ran Windows CE, and had a modem. It was amazing back then lol

[@alastairward2774]

Lenovo ahead of the CES 2017 crowd there.

[@ImDelphox]

Alastair Ward Razer was like " You know what's better than a computer with two built-in displays? A computer with THREE built-in displays." And then they made a thing for CES and someone stole it.

[@diamondhawk7427]

Alastair Ward ikr

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

Ahead how? There isn't anything like that around today and No one uses anything like that either. A little part of a moniter that sticks out? Usesless. Peaople use two or more moniters but no on e wants anything like that stupid thing

[@alastairward2774]

King Alfred just a joke; www.polygon.com/2017/1/5/14176248/ces-razer-three-monitor-laptop

[@aajjeee]

King Alfred exept there is

[@SGNRyan]

It’s almost time for Weird 2010’s Computers...

[@ΝίκοςΚούλογλου]

Reach for juggernog tonight!!

[@ViewbobTrue]

Iunno, I'm pretty worried about weird 2015 computers rn

[@Sonicdude10]

Lenovo W700ds from 2008. Dual screen. Here Razer thought they were first with multi screen laptop at CES 2017. Sure...

[@stlbud]

The Chumby servers are still running and my Chumby is my daily driver alarm clock. Love my Chumby.

[@komodo_dgn]

"Strangest PC Designs of the 2010s" should be uploaded on New Year's Day, 2020.

[@charleshines6155]

Sometimes computers from those times had a weird BIOS. I have even heard of proprietary power supplies that look like a standard one at first glance but wired different. I am so happy that trend has not caught on. Computers from that time and earlier were sometimes difficult enough to get working with the jumpers on the motherboards. I still remember spending most of a day with instructions trying to figure out jumpers. It was a nightmare!!

[@Sac077]

That Lenovo with 2 screens is a useful concept. I do graphic design and photography work and I almost always use 2 screens. A main screen for my actual project and a second screen to display references, etc. Someone should make that concept work

[@satibel]

buy a cheap 8-13" tablet with a good screen, and a stand for it, it will be cheaper, weigh less, and you can go with only one of the 2. If you use a tablet with a pen you could get a wacom cintiq (you can't use it by itself except for the companion and it's expensive though), or an asus vivo tab note 8+a wacom feel stylus (or a samsung s pen with eraser, the original stylus doesn't have one and it's pretty annoying.).

[@Onio_Saiyan]

The daycare I worked for had one of these. It broke the day after I was hired and I fixed it in an hour and a half. Required a trip to Microcenter, a replacement hard disk, (metal discoloration, possibly from the overworked drive motor) and 15 minutes to install Windows 7 which worked great. The daycare installed the needed programs. Got a pay raise for it!

[@Jofe000]

"It was criticized for its low power and high cost" So, nothing has changed withing apple then.

[@legaleaglefeathers1347]

I had a g4 imac as a kid, played toontown online, scratch, and messed around in appleworks on one of those things for hours. i loved it lmao

[@hoangtran4736]

2:22 is that. is that the interface used on federation starships? *star trek intensifies*

[@revilo314]

It is. It is called LCARS.

[@mr.farrowsclass6592]

I missed that and had to go back and check. You can install a mod in Linux to create a functional LCARS interface

[@fahdh]

I've had the same PC for about 12 years now. I've since upgraded the graphics card and RAM and exchanged the HDD for an SSD. Runs very well for what I use it: KZbin, internet browsing, and word processing. It was decently high end at the time, so that helped it for a few years at least.

[@black_platypus]

3:45 there is no "fully functional Windows Vista" system ;P

[@PeterGriffin-kb2hf]

Funny but also the vista hate has gotta stop

[@Windsorsillest]

Seriously all your videos are amazing you, 8 but guy, and techmoan need to link up.

[@CarthagoMike]

Don't mind me, I am just revisiting this video after watching the new pyramid case build.

[@HaibaneRakka]

Clint! We need a Strangest Computers Designs of the 2010s now!

[@neptune6852]

THANK GOODNESS THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS VIDEO!

[@krystaldragon17]

+panda hero These designs are enough of an April Fool's joke.

[@KevinFields777]

I came across a Best Buy / Insignia branded Chumby. The servers themselves are back up again! A former employee purchased all the old servers and software rights and put it all back online on his own dime. Still pretty nifty even today.

[@daserfomalhaut9809]

I love your videos man. Like damn. This is good content.

[@LGR]

Thank you!

[@eddiehimself]

I know it doesn't really count since it's not a commercially produced unit, but I remember in the mid 2000s buying a PC magazine where they had a monthly feature of PCs put in weird cases, including one PC that was put inside a model of the Millennium Falcon, and another dude who put a PC on top of a go-kart chassis lol.

[@S0ulGh0st]

"Fully-functional Windows Vista" There was NOTHING functional on Windows Vista...

[@S0ulGh0st]

Oh yeah, it turns on ok! xD

[@AceStrife]

Always gotta be that one technically ignorant person when someone mentions Vista..

[@AceStrife]

The Uncanny One Vista had a bad rap on release because it was forced out before drivers were ready.. just like Windows 10, but look at all the people actually using 10 and approving of it. Well, it was also the first real upgrade in Windows for many years, so the hardware requirements got bumped up, which rendered people's old shitty PCs unable to run it well. This was made even worse by system manufacturers who released systems with low RAM, leading to an incredibly slow system (stock Vista needs like 1GB just for the OS to run properly, I've seen Vista systems with 512MB; it was a nightmare). In the end, it suffered a sad fate due to people's ignorance and Microsoft jumped ship and released Windows 7; which was Vista SP3. The only real difference is that they changed the taskbar and made the UI generally worse for power users (and removed all classic features dating back to 95).. which lead to Classic Shell and 7+ Taskbar Tweaker coming out. Other than that, it is seriously just Vista with a slightly different UI skin; and it was praised by those ignorant people who condemned Vista. And now here we are today where people are still bashing Vista despite 8 and 10 being objectively worse OS's for power users or older people who have used XP/Vista/7 for many years and can't learn an entirely new UI.

[@S0ulGh0st]

You guys are no fun. I was just wanting to make fun of something without being fair....

[@AceStrife]

Serenity Vista doesn't support some programs because, huh, let's see.. it's deprecated and companies ceased supporting it years ago. Do you even think about what you say? The fact that you think it can also only use 2GB RAM shows just how little you know about PCs.

[@davidbassplanc]

This channel is awesome!! Subbed!

[@LovelyCheesePizza]

I definitely almost bought an OQO on a few different occasions, but I just couldn't bring myself to fork out that level of cash for it. But, I loved the design of it!

[@CJBurgandy]

I worked at a Compusa in the early 2000s, and one computer we carried at one point, I kind of wish I would have gotten. I don't remember the brand, but it was made for LAN parties. it was about the size of a game cube, and had a handle on the front. I kept waffling between getting it or building my own gaming machine, which the one I built probably was better in power, but it was monsterly huge. The little LAN Party one would have come in handy though since my friends and I did LAN Parties.

[@AndrewTheRadarMan]

4:40 history is repeating itself, cough* look at that Razor triple monitor laptop concept they just released in CES 2017

[@gantmj]

At least the extra screens on the Razor are usable.

[@3800S1]

I've been looking for something like that for years for use as dyno tuning laptop. And I know others in the industry would snap them up if they were say 2 screen and more industrial build quality but even as they are now they would be a great help. We all have to use 2 laptops just for screen space for running the dyno software and the tuning software simultaneously with multiple real time graphs and tables open at once in full view. If you' say why not a normal PC? bit hard to have a desktop PC in your car with keyboard and mouse and 2 monitors while driving the car on the dyno at the same time lol. Laptops are a feasible way as you can just put it on the seat. 2 laptops are doable by putting the back rest down to make a sort of table to sit them on. I suppose making some rig to hold a small desktop monitor and extending a laptop VGA to it would work but....

[@Kori-ko]

You can share the same keyboard/mouse between multiple computers with an application like Synergy. It doesn't replace having only one device with multiple screens but it is an option.

[@filanfyretracker]

would not help with road tests but since on a dyno a car does not go anywhere, I am surprised nobody has a rig that would let you swing two LCDs in front of the windshield... combine with wireless mouse and keyboard. only way to do this afaik would be some custom fabricated swing arm with a pair of VESA mounts attached.

[@3800S1]

Kinda of defeats the purpose as nearly all new dynos have and often come with wireless option. besides having the monitors outside of the car would make it too hard to see details due to the distance, the tables cells are 1/10th the size of your typical excel cells, just so you can see the complete table which is essential. And its not just one table, you typically work with 4-6 tables on one PC alone (not to mention the other 20-30 odd available to adjust) , the other operating the dyno has a heaps of graphs and controls. The ultimate solution is a multiple screen laptop. if only 2 screens would be suffice, 3 like the razor would be be a bonus. One screen the dyno control software, the other screen the tuning software window and the last screen a mosaic of all the used tables and histograms from the tuning software. I wonder what the price of this razor laptop is?

[@Inivican]

When 2020 or 2021 rolls around, I hope that LGR makes a video about the strangest computers of the 2010s.

[@strawberryjam3670]

the Ottoman PC looks like a Laptop built into a Potty.

[@markwhite700]

DerDa if you want that I here is something out there called the iPotty

[@markwhite700]

It is real btw

[@isawadelapradera6490]

I thought "iPotty" was an alternate name given to any apple product. Figures.

[@dw1984dw]

So you've done the Strangest Computer Designs of the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. Now it's time for Strangest Computer Designs of the 2010s!

[@nickb1241]

he'd be more likely too see this if it was sent to his twitter

[@A_Player]

The URL contains "LeL". Just wanted y'all to know.

[@F0nkyNinja]

+A Player 69 LeLfTw Lel Ftw

[@Mick_92]

"LeL fTw" Now THAT is what I call 2000's!

[@adrianmardianto7681]

Hi Clint! Can you do a follow-up entitled *"Strangest Computer Designs of the 2010s"* ?

[@AJSSPACEPLACE]

this...this wasn't an april fool's prank.... well played LGR

[@lillydoye7418]

I had to Google.

[@ericwadebrown]

Another good one that I owned (and still have) was the round oversized hockey puck shaped SONY VAIO VGX-TP20E/B. It was a home theater PC for watching TV and movies with DVR capabilities using Windows Home Edition. The ATI cable units using cablecards were bulky and buggy, thus killing off this strange niche market to run a computer on your TV. Even Microsoft later dropped the TV viewing function of Windows in later versions.

[@MuuToo]

1:40 Huh. I used to have that one. Used to play Webkinz and Club Penguin on it. Good times.

[@twitchalmighty]

I also liked the idea of the OQO Series 2 and three, really because of it's size, and what it could have been used for in school's, perhaps to take notes

[@sirloinofice]

0:29 *Ottoman Empire Anthem Intensifies*

[@panzerkamphwaggenlll5247]

Imagine a bunch of Turkish people using this

[@ursidae97]

I honestly wish we had MORE weird computer designs. Computers can end up being too similar in the end, and experimenting with what a computer can be is always good in my book even if it doesn't work out. Who knows? We could end up with a completely new idea of how computers can impact our lives. Go crazy.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

When do we get one of these for the 2010s? Although that would just be Alienware stuff and those tiny cylindrical Macs. EDIT: Well, thanks!

[@performa9523]

My father still uses his iMac G4. He still uses some machinery that communicates exclusively on Firewire, and the G4 was all about Firewire.

[@hakont.4960]

Ah yes, I remember when Firewire was about to become the "USB killer", but I guess that didn't happen for some reason.

[@performa9523]

@@hakont.4960 Firewire is "faster" than USB in some ways, but it's also more limited in how it can be applied. LaCie, one of Apple's big partners from back in the day, really pushed that "Firewire will kill USB" angle hard.

[@sanderluyckx80]

I want the iMac sunflower with modern specs, I love the design.

[@cameronfarley5910]

1:34 - My grandpa has this computer! I always thought it looked cool. I never knew it was low power, but I never really used it for anything power demanding. Then again, the only thing grandpa uses it for now is to play solitaire in the morning. 3:00 - Anyone remember the days when McDonalds use to have N64s in their playground areas? Or when the game sections of stores had the console demos you could play? I miss those days.

[@paulnash9851]

I want one of those PRYSMA systems. They look awesome...

[@TinyDrPhil]

ikr

[@datavalisofficial8730]

Me too

[@Rpgwaiter]

+paul nash I tried to buy one on ebay and there is no results :/

[@Lykoloo]

Wow, I'm surprised that there isn't an Illuminati comment yet. Is this the internet or did I get lost? Edit: nevermind I just had to scroll down a few comments...

[@mduke2k]

+paul nash I'm finding very little on the Maingear Prysma regarding the internals. Does anyone have a teardown link?

[@DoctorStrangeFate]

Now we need Bizarre Computers of the 2010s

[@adafrost6276]

I own a Chumby :P Some of the old devs resurrected the servers as a paid service.

[@charlotteshenkenberger345]

Not gonna lie, if that Little Tykes computer had been cheaper and was sold in the 90's, I'm pretty sure my parent's or Grandma woulda got one for me. They knew darn well back then how much I loved playing games, and encouraged me to have fun with that sorta stuff.

[@myMotoring]

I would love to have that laptop with built-in display extender. In my line of work it is quite important to hv multiple display.

[@chrissysmith9450]

I always loved the coloured see through plastic of old macs and game carts for some reason.

[@NoobixCube]

I really wanted, and actually _still_ kind of want, an OQO Model 2. They pre-dated smartphones being good and accessible, and absolutely predated tablets like the Surface. So small, so portable, so _unfortunate_ they ran Vista, and, unrelatedly, the company went out of business. I really want a company to revive that form factor one day. We can't all take a laptop everywhere we go.

[@pumpedupbro4200]

There are still windows handheld conputers. Google it

[@the_motherfucker]

@@pumpedupbro4200 He literally mentioned those, and besides, the ones that are being made now aren't the same, the main differences being that they're bigger and don't have physical keyboards

[@drottle]

Man that was a blast from the past, being a 2000s baby I love this dated design language. I remember in kindergarten we had those little tikes computers in all of the classes, I also remember seeing them in the Nashville airport. My dad had one of those weird pocket PCs, he is a higher up at Microsoft so we always had cool tech around. When he got it he also got me one of those “Windows 7 was my idea” shirts. Finally I remember one of my friends had that Disney computer, those speakers were the worst things on the planet. Thanks Clint for taking me down memory lane

[@JRBowling1997]

@1:43 I thought these iMac were cool back in the day because you could move the screen up and down and sideways and stuff.

[@Yuushz80]

It's funny that "Strangest Computer Designs of the 2010s" is already a possible video

[@WorldWendell]

HOLY! We have the MainGear Pryzma! Any Idea how much its worth now?

[@LGR]

Wow, really? What color? And I have no idea, I've never seen one up for sale!

[@WorldWendell]

Lazy Game Reviews It was in my dads basement, I might visit him and see if he still has it. It was blue like in the thumbnail. It has some dents, And is missing Ram and a possessor (I think). From the late 90's to around 2008-9 my dad had a job where companies would send him new tech products to write reviews.on. Around 30% of the time the companies NEVER asked for the product back and we got to keep it. So he has has ALOT of weird tech laying around.

[@TheNugettinage]

+O v e r T i m e Seeing the fact that it's so different from normal and that it sold so little, I'd guess that you can get a pretty damn good price for it. Especially if you can put in new RAM and a processor and make it functional again.

[@WorldWendell]

***** I he still has it I might want to just GET the case and put my Current PC parts in it.

[@LaVeyCharkusVeros]

+Lazy Game Reviews - _"Wow, really? What color?"_ You sound a bit interested, Clint $$$ XD

[@cdsnider9496]

Its crazy how none of these special computers never caught on at all and they still keep trying. I basically have a tower and monitor just like I did in the 80s. The only thing that changed was the type of monitor.

[@MeniscusKing]

I remember being in 3rd grade when the mellenium took over. It was a huge push for everyone to embrace technology into their every day lives. Nowadays we live in a world where computers fit right in our pockets. It's truly monumental for me to see this because I still grew up in a time where cellphones were a luxury item for the rich.

[@MrNateSPF]

Can't wait for Strangest Computer Designs of 2010s and 2020s!

[@gnightrow4020]

the weirdest computer this year is the macbook pro with touchbar

[@LGR]

Nah, it's pretty much just a normal Macbook Pro with an OLED function key row and fewer ports/worse battery life/etc. _Much_ stranger in my opinion is the Microsoft Surface Studio, which is quite unique all-around :)

[@andrewcassidy1790]

heh, im using one of those right now

[@matts.1352]

Look at Razer's Project Valerie, which is a reincarnation of Lenovo's W700ds taken to a whole new level. If Project Valarie ever goes to market, it'd be a safe candidate for the weirdest laptop ever produced to date.

[@gnightrow4020]

although project Valarie isn't going to happy anymore because Linus Sebastian stolen one of the laptops and the blueprints.

[@visualaudio22]

gNightrow thank you Apple should learn from Microsoft and put the Mac OS on a tablet so it can run Photoshop and have flash.

[@ProfessorHoffman]

That thinkpad was way ahead of its time. Would love something like that now

[@redhotbbqfries4L]

I still want an OQO model 2. Theyre so expensive and difficult to find the high powered ones.

[@bdot02]

You're not alone buddy

[@redhotbbqfries4L]

bdot02 Bring back portable gameboy/PSvita sized UMPCs!!!!

[@cybersteef]

Old post is old, but in case you still would like to own one: I have got one I'm willing to part with. It was fun to play with, but I don't use it anymore. The battery recently died unfortunately. But the OQO Model 02 still works well. Currently it runs Debian Linux, but I still have an image of the original Windows installation and I think I also have a CD. Comes with a belt carry pouch, the charger and a extension dongle (Ethernet, VGA port, ..).

[@raymondleggs5508]

Those Dell towers were the staple of every school I have ever attended from high school on up.

[@timramich]

I rather liked the IBM tower from the '90s that had a sliding cover for the ODDs.

[@PatrickTorsell]

lol @ 2:23 - nothing like setting up your Chumby with an LCARS interface

[@maxresdefault_]

My nursery (Daycare if your American ) had the little explorer. First games i remember playing.

[@tkdfriend]

Epic Username the memories come rushing back......

[@trollstudent]

i've seen a few videos on your channel. so far, all of them turned out to be awesome (and educating ;). keep up the good work!

[@iam16bits]

Coming Soon: Weird Computers of the 2010s.

[@KentHambrock]

I miss my OQO Model 2. I was so excited for the 2+, but the company went under with just a few prototypes made. :( It was amazing being able to run Photoshop on an arguably pocketable device, but the fans to keep it cool were so loud I couldn't use it anywhere quiet. xD

[@untrust2033]

1:54 mousepad is wrong way round

[@alienguardian]

We have a Chumby that we picked up from a yard sale. We used it as a clock and a digital photo frame for a while