New iMac (2007) - Best Design Decisions?
August 14th, 2007 by pale_whites
Like many, I waited with bated breath for the announcements that Apple made on the 07 August 2007. Based on what I had read on the web I was pretty sure that a new iMac would be amongst the announcements.
At about 19:00 UK time I got to see the first pictures of the iMac and a period of analysis ensued.
As a fan of the colour white (see many previous posts) I hoped for a new mac following on in this recent direction where consumer products were primarily white.
My first analysis was of the new aluminium keyboard which I judged to be a success. This keyboard also makes sense as if fits into and matches many of the other products that Apple sells like the Aluminium Pro Mac and the MacBook Pro (they also should sell quite a few of these to existing owners). I never liked the old keyboard and think the new design works much better aesthetically
Then I shifted my thoughts to the computer itself. Firstly I was disappointed that my favourite colour, white, had been dropped in favour of black. From the back the new iMac looked fine (baring the colour) as it is basically the same as the previous model. From the front however, I could not decide whether I liked it or not. That black bezel framing the screen. The black Apple logo. I started to imagine what the new design would be like with white accents and contrasts. In order to judge this further I quickly edited some pictures and placed them side by side for comparison. These pictures can be seen above.
My decision is that the design choices that Apple have made with the new iMac are better in black than white but I still think the overall form factor is better in solid white. The changes make the computer seem more serious in some way. I also think that Apple could add new models to the range by changing the back case and the logo to new colours like those found on iPod nanos. Alternatively they could anodize the aliminium with different colours (especially black).
What I hoped for was a mac with a light coloured case where the screen seems to float in space; ultra thin and with lots of transparency. Maybe next time.
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