New iMac? Ho-Hum...

Mac news sites today are all clamoring about a new G5 iMac to be released in the next few weeks. According to the rumor mill, the new all-in-one computer design will have the components mounted vertically behind a 17 or 20 inch LCD screen. It will be very similar to the Sony VAIO W700G. I’ve seen them and think they look cool, but wouldn’t buy one because the screen size was too limited.

The one thing I loved about the old iMac design was that the articulating screen let you position it right where you wanted it and in a way that helped you forget you were working on a computer. If the rumor mills are correct, the new iMac design is ergonomically no different than a tower hooked up to a “same size” monitor. Even with a G5 processor, this makes the new design a “ho hum” event for me. Maybe I’ll change my mind when I actually see the new design. But for now, looking at Tiger and the new designs Apple has come out with lately, the old Apple is looking a bit tarnished. We’ll see how it really turns out.