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What do you love the look of despite it being impractical, uncomfortable, or high maintenance? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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It was bright carpeted floors that inspired this post.

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[-] radish 24 points 6 days ago

The PowerMac G4 Cube. Absolutely gorgeous design, arguably the best looking computer ever. Horribly impractical even for the time and especially nowadays.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago

Even just looking at them is a problem. The main computer is held in place with two screws? Posts? and the weight of the machine can make the acrylic crack. I have two of them, but I store them upside down. I 3d printer some support braces, but my printer at the time sucked so they weren't a perfect fit and it took a ton of work to file them down to the right size to fit, but not fall out immediately.

[-] razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago

This is the exact kind of answer I was hoping to find. I had to look it up; it’s definitely a sleek and innovative design, especially for its time.

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