color retailed for a lower US$799 price. It kept the same 350MHz processor and 64MB RAM, but bumped the hard drive capacity. The iMac DV and DV+ came with faster 400 or 450MHz processors and larger hard drives; the DV+ model featured a DVD-ROM drive. At the top end was the iMac DV Special Edition. These models came with a faster processor (500MHz), 128MB of memory, larger hard drive, and an exclusive color (snow.) Apple reduced its configurations with the next refresh on February 22, 2001. The new machines came with CD-RW drives and iTunes software as Apple shifted to digital music consumption. The iMac and iMac Special Edition shipped with 400, 500, or 600MHz processors, and FireWire became standard across the line alongside a faster graphics chipset and bigger hard drives. In addition to the previous indigo (iMac) and graphite (iMac Special Edition) colors, Apple created two new patterns—"Flower Power" and "Blue Dalmatian", intended to represent the way music would look. A final revision in July 2001 returned to more sedate colors—indigo, graphite, and snow. These models shipped with Mac OS X, faster processors (at 500, 600, or 700MHz), and increased memory and storage—up to 256MB and 60GB on the Special Edition. Following the introduction of the iMac G4 in January 2002, Apple continued selling some G3-based iMac models, with 500 or 600MHz models in indigo, snow, and graphite. The indigo and graphite models were later dropped, with the snow model being discontinued in March 2003. Reception The iMac G3 received mixed reviews on release. Tech reviewers were often negative about the machine. Macworlds Andrew Gore predicted that the iMac G3 might be as important as the original Macintosh for shifting the computing paradigm, and that Apple's "Think Different" marketing was not just empty talk. Reporters including Newsweeks Barbara Kantrowitz and the San Francisco Chronicles David Einstein considered it the first promising step in Apple's possible resurgence. In comparison, Hiawatha Bray predicted the iMac was doomed and a severe misstep from Jobs. The look of the computer was generally praised. Many reviewers compared its curved look to the recently-released Volkswagen New Beetle, while journalist Rob Morse likened it to a "huggable" futuristic machines like R2-D2 or a toy from The Jetsons. Less positive takes compared the machine to an AMC Gremlin. Positive reviews highlighted the computer's ease of use for setup and operation; Morse wrote that machine felt "almost