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Inside of an iMac g5

Simsyy
By Simsyy
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I'm not really sure where to put this, but my friend dropped off an old iMac g5 at my house. I decided to rip it apart and take a pic. I gotta hand it to apple for their layout and design. Just thought it was neat and wanted to share. Thats all!

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kewl, i love opening up old laptops and putting them back together :P

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hmm nice layout tbh

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Nice, thank you for posting, i think it is funny how iMacs are basically laptops...

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Blue motherboard...eughhh

 

At least Apple has regained a sense of design internally in their machines, no matter if it can be seen or not

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Proof that Macs are actually just locked-down PCs...

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That's actually kinda neat.

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Apple actually does a good job of optimizing their motherboards and the internals of their computers, I have to respect them for that.

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Say what you will about Apple, but iMacs are actually pretty great for people who just want a computer that works. I know this is old news, but I find it fascinating that to use an iMac all you have to do is plug it into the wall. Not revolutionary technology, but Apple is using it in a way no one else wold.

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