Apple's Iconic iMac G4 (ft. Hrutkay Mods) - Vintage Apple Vault #6

Apple's iMac G4 is iconic. Despite being released years ago, people still admire its design. Apple was successful with the iMac G3, now they need to step it up and push the "digital hub" with the new iMac G4.

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[yogadebra]

I found my G4 in front of the dumpsters on a walk with my friend! Brought it inside, turned it on and it worked perfectly! I display it and use it for music and the occasional email. I feel honored to be so fortunate to have this along with my 2010 MacBook Pro and iPad and iPhone. Mac is the only one for me.

[annjrue]

This was the computer that got me into Apple. I was pretty heavily a die-hard PC guy before hand. Many years ago, I found this channel and watched the death out of the Vintage Apple Tours. Couple years later, I saw one of these on Craigslist with the Pro Speakers for $25! I picked it up that day and still use it for managing my music library, since the iTunes it has actually works. It's a great computer and easily one of the best Apple computers of all time. Love these videos! Keep 'em comin'!

[shaunbrowne]

I bought mine for my son, as his university computer, at a used computer store in Toronto, in 2008. It’s has a 1.25 processor, 20 inch monitor, and all the OEM equipment. It does not have a wireless card, sadly. It got my son through 3 years of a 4 year degree, and then he migrated to a Mac Book Pro.

It still works, running OS 10.5.8, even the CD/DVD drive still authors content. It’s a distinctive machine, and lives in the attic, waiting to be brought back to life again!

[gaetanomusic]

The 2002 iMac G4 Widescreen was a very important part of my childhood. All my friends would come home and we would play Otto-Matic (which by the way came pre-installed). The old System 7 PowerMacintosh upgraded to Mac OS 9 went to my bedroom when I was 6 years old (2003), because this one became the main computer.

[emi-productions]

The iMac G4 was the mac to start it all. When i was 12, i picked up up locally just because of how amazing it looked, Before that, i only use Windows, but it made me change my mind. From that day on, i started collected "vintage" apple products. Although my parents didnt like the idea, i still loved doing it. My iMac G4 still holds strong and will always be part of my collection.

[Inazarab]

This and the cube are my two favorite mac designs.

[oddball]

The iMac G4 was my first modern Mac. Growing up I had some hand me down badly outdated Macs, but had always had a PC as our main “modern” computer. Heading off to college I saw the commercial for the iMac G4 in 2002 and begged my Grandma, who had just bought me a new PC the previous year, to get it for me.

I cherished this computer for many years, until I let go of it in 2011 when I didn’t think I had any further use for it. I almost immediately regretted my decision and several years later decided I was going to purchase another one off eBay. I looked for the same model I had before, 800mhz, 15 inch with 768mb of ram or better. I found one! When it arrived and I turned it on I noticed it had a dead pixel in the exact same area my previous iMac had, I looked at the serial number...it was the SAME Mac I had sold years earlier...Daisy was destined to come back to me and I will never let her go again!

[cjsebes]

I have two 17-inch iMac G4s. I brought one to work and left it on the receptionist's desk. (We don't have a receptionist.) I use it to play music in the lobby/kitchen area when we have a production happening in the building. But more often I use it to scan timecode-noted scripts when I engineer voice-over sessions. The only scanner we have is old as dirt which happens to work with my iMac G4. Last week we had a shoot and I overheard two crew members commenting on how cool it was to see the old machine fully functional. I keep the other one next to my workbench in the basement and use it as an audio player while I work on my other Mac finds.

Thank you for another great video!

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[BronyumHexofloride]

that last story, freaking priceless.. the 1up-man-ship of the classic mac community is something to be feared

[pardonless]

It would be great if Apple would make modern iMac with this design!

[AvidSurvivalist]

I have a 700 MHz G4 with 512 MB ram and a superdrive, I loved that thing when I first got it. Still have too.

[joelallen]

Great video. We have a fully functional 15” iMac G4 in our kitchen. We’ve had it since 2002 and still has its pro speakers etc. It’s a beautiful machine and how the screen swivels is still amazing.

[macoud]

Yeah, the G4 looks awesome. Way cooler than modern iMac computers.

[parsonsaj]

This was what I wanted more than ANYTHING when I was a kid. Now I feel like I should just buy one to make my inner child happy! 😂 Thanks for the video.

[JuriAmari]

I still have my G4 in my house complete with all of the components. We have some old school games and music tracks still installed on it. It’s practically a thing of beauty. I love the neck and how flexible it is.

[jeremyb]

This is the best Apple computer ever made. I had the 800mhz and love it!! Wish I would of never sold it

[itsGeorgeAgain]

Aaaaah. My university's graphic design lab had an original one for the prof's desk. Even when they updated to student computers to the newer iMacs with intel, they kept that one for the prof, and even today they have it someplace as a piece.

[charlessanson]

I bought mine from the state of Illinois for $45.00. I have edited a movie on it, the rendering is slow but I am retired so I look at "time" a little differently than most.

[AndyWoodall]

In around 2008 I managed to stumble upon a student selling his fully boxed and original end of the line iMac G4, a 20 inch model with the speedy processor. It was a fantastic machine and I used it constantly for 6 years. Sadly the screen got damaged during a move and it wrote it off, although in hindsight I should have kept the thing as the parts would be sorely in demand now. Fantastic machine.