Why do PCs always come in dull colours such as grey and beige?

Question

PCs usually come in dull colours. Rarely, one also sees some black ones.
Has anyone ever seen PCs in other colours. And if not, then what is the reason for these limited colours?

Answer 1

Blame business environment. PCs were supposed to be business machines. Indeed, that's why IBM made them in the first place: to "introduce" people to IBM stuff but can't afford their really big mini's and mainframes. They didn't anticipate inventing a whole new market and it end up getting away from them like that.

The initial PC was, you guessed it, beige / white and black. Before that, Apple II and Commdore 64's were beige. Apple then switched to a white shade of Beige, sometimes called Platinum.

Another reason is production. Having them in various colors adds to production and stock problems. Instead of ONE partnumber, you now have... MANY. In fact, Apple was the first ones to introduce multi-colored PCs... the iMac, of course. They also really angered some aftermarket vendors by switching colors after only a year, thus ruining a lot of inventory that now no longer matches the colors.

Nowadays, you can order cases in almost any color you want, esp. from Newegg. Alienware is the first to give the consumers choice, I believe, and Falcon NW was first to offer custom paintjobs called Exotix. Heck, nowadays you can even get color coordinate mice and keyboards, as well as monitor faceplate to color-coordinate the whole thing.

Answer 2

They're a bit like filing cabinets aren't they. These light colours blend in with any decor and become unobtrusive. In the workplace, filing cabinets and computers are tools, not fashion statements. There are plenty of snazzy cases for home users though.

Answer 3

You can buy cases in all varieties of colours, however the main colours are beige, black and silver.

Have a look here for some cool cases:

http://www.pccasegear.com/category25_1.htm
http://www.pccasegear.com/

Answer 4

All the new ones seem to be in black with silver trimmings.

You can have any colour you want as long as it is black.

Answer 5

relies upon on the hue of gray.... bluish/redish/greenish , propose use a deep colour of an identical tone! even white/ jet black seems very sturdy with boring gray accentuating the lighter colour. additionally important is purposes, in case of garments, character will make a huge distinction in decision!

Answer 6

never say never... Apple put out computers in 5 or 6 delicious flavors a few years back and they WERE NOT POPULAR. It's obvious you aren't old enought to remember those dogs.

Answer 7

cover the ports with masking tape and spray paint lol
or remove everything that would be best but then you have to know how to hook it back up

tiger direct should have the color cabinet you want

Answer 8

may be that simple colours is more comfortable to the eye

Answer 9

mines blue,

also come in black, silver, red, white

have a look here www.xcase.co.uk

Answer 10

coz nobody hates these colors and these colors appear the screen better