Flower Power iMac named one of the Ugliest Tech Products Ever
PC World recently wrote an article naming some of the ugliest Tech products ever…and the flower power iMac made the list.
If you take a look at it, it’s a hard point to argue. That thing is hideous. It came towards the end of the first iMac’s life cycle, and was released with what I think is the best looking of the original iMacs, the Graphite iMac.
Needless to say, I can’t argue that the flower power iMac has earned its place in history next to the Zune, as one of the ugliest tech products ever.
Comments
zune scene
October 16th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
The Zune has never been ugly. People that complain about it just see photos. The real brown Zune has a green glow to it and looks fantastic.
thomas Hart
October 16th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
I liked the Flower Power iMac, and had one for a number of years. On the other hand, I’m an aging hippie who still misses Jim Morrison.
Michael
October 16th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
@zune scene
I have seen it, held it…I’ve had the full zune experience, and while I don’t know that I would call it the ugliest tech ever…it ain’t pretty.
And just for the record, putting a green glow on a brown item just reinforces the poop jokes.
Scott
October 16th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (and all taste is subjective). How any iMac could ever be considered one the ugliest tech products ever, especially compared to the tasteless dreck put out by Dell/hp/Compac etc., is totally beyond me.
P.S. Don’t judge the FlowerPower/Dalmatian iMacs based on photos. They look totally different in person; kinda like the Bondi Blue color of the original iMac, pretty in person, but not very photogenic. I never owned one myself, but I was always intrigued by the manufacturing process; the images weren’t distorted as they went around bends – not easy to do.
Ken
October 16th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Scott is right.
There was something fascinating about the way the color was impregnated in the plastic. A friend of mine described the manufacturing process to me. The details escape me now, but the effect was terrific.
Bryan
October 16th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Brown Zune? Green glow!?
Has anyone ever inadvertently dropped a brown Zune in a public pool?
POOPY!
Jonny
October 17th, 2007 at 12:44 am
What gives? How could you call having ot look through smoked plastic at all those ugly wires and crt stuff “beautiful”???
Visionaerie
October 17th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
I love my Flower Power iMac, but I think it does have serious self-esteem issues — and it keeps wanting to disconnect all the time. The flowers are nice, but the background yellow makes it look like a toilet seat. Whatever happened to that “image morphing” technology that was going to let you customize your hardware, to look any way you want it too? To be honest, I originally ordered the Sage DV+ iMac — which was recalled! So I think I made the right decision. Any Blue Dalmatian diehard dogs out there?!!
Artbee
October 20th, 2007 at 11:48 am
The design of the “Flower Power” iMac obviously only appeals to women. Women do use computers you know. Every single article I read on how “ugly” the Flower Power iMac is, was written by a man. The colors on this iMac are soft and pretty pastels with delightful florals throughout. I use mine with the adorable matching desktop wallpaper. If only Apple had produced a matching keyboard and mouse I would be in feminine computer heaven.
This is not a sarcastic comment, I truly love the Flower Power iMac and you all would too if you were a girl or woman.
verse n' getorix
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Ugly – you’ve got to be joking, I know at least 3 females in this household who still absolutely love the thing, so much so that I’m looking into the possibilities of trying to upgrade it by incorporating a mac mini into one.
Actually its a shame with millions of the original imacs still out there that no serious upgrade has ever been attempted.
Jane
January 6th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Rubbish – FLOWER POWER mac is beautiful! When I saw it for the first time, I had to have it. Yes, they look a bit dated now compared to the G5s. I’ve got a G5, but while happy to get rid of my bondi blue (ten a penny!) imac G3, will never let go of the FLOWER POWER! Was sad to see the flower power wallpaper go when updated it to OSX. (Oh and I’m not a hippy!) PCs are ugly! I’m not a mac obsessed PC hater, there are advantages and disadvantages to both of them – but PCs lose on the beauty stakes every time!
Arnold Layne
May 8th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Flower Power iMac is flat out the best-ever design of the G3 iMacs. I’m a man. I’m not a hippy. I’m not gay. It’s just a great design. You either get it or you don’t. Methinks people that hate this iMac would also hate the Fender pink paisley Telecaster. Naturally, I also own one of those. Remember the rumour that in the early days a frequent question at Apple job interviews was “Have you ever taken acid?” I think the correct answer was supposed to be “Yes”! Fast forward to 2001 and Apple obviously hadn’t forgotten its roots
Jae B.
March 6th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Still have, and love, a Flower Power iMac. (Mine does not have a yellow background, it’s light grey and white — haven’t seen yellow before. And I can’t see the cords through it like the other Mac pictured. You just have to like flowers!)
The design is clean and pleasant. It doesn’t take over a room, the way some computers do. I think of it as art. I’ve never thought of it as “ugly”, and I’ve lived with it since it came out.