Most Aesthetically pleasing console? - beautiful consoles, computers, and handhelds

My top would probably be Gamecube. I really liked the transparent blue N64 even though I didn't own it. PS2 Slim was also nice.

I wish the transparent trend would come back. I've seen some 3rd party steam deck cases that are transparent that makes me want a Steam Deck even more tbqh.
 
The Dreamcast always looked nifty if you ask me. Pure unbridled 90s. And it had the best console logo, too.View attachment 5951290
I've always felt the Dreamcast somehow captured late '90s cool without the late '90s cringe. Even a quarter century later, it's always 9/9/99 when you look at the Dreamcast, rather than how you look back in embarassment at Limp Bizkit or The Matrix.
 
Sony HB-101.

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The original Atari 2600 models, particularly the wood grain and all of its painstakingly specific variations containing the wood grain paneling.
 
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Ditto. I love how futuristic and sleek the original PS3 design looked.

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The gloss and the metal trim makes it a premium product.

I have the butt ugly super slim (It was dirt cheap on sale). I hate the dollar store quality ribbed plastic disc door. OG PS3 looks so much better. Oh my envy.😣
 
That should become a trend again, transparent electronics are fun.
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I hate transparent cases. Whether it was Gameboys or these Xboxes, the nature of plastics and the injection molding process means it invariably looks cloudy and uneven and you can see all the mold marks and ugly internal structure used to make the case rigid.

The concept is neat, but the reality is not.
 
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I have the butt ugly super slim (It was dirt cheap on sale). I hate the dollar store quality ribbed plastic disc door. OG PS3 looks so much better. Oh my envy.😣
I love the super slim far more than the regular slim, it actually bothered to bring back design traits from the fat models like the proper curvature and glossy paneling areas while having the lowest die shrinks for way lower system temps, meanwhile the slim everyone loves is a boring ass gray slab with no real detail going on and basically next to no design language left from the initial models.
 
The little purple game cube was so unique, like a chunk of technology you can carry with you thanks to the handle. Though the 3DS is also really good. Compact, and folded to protect the screens unlike the PSP.
 
The little purple game cube was so unique, like a chunk of technology you can carry with you thanks to the handle. Though the 3DS is also really good. Compact, and folded to protect the screens unlike the PSP.
The Gamecube had some really nice colour variants.
 

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Seconded. Very cool and unique console. I love the screens in the controller. View attachment 5956258View attachment 5956259
Never played dreamcast but I briefly thought about buying the hello kitty console because it's so damn aesthetic. Though I like hk okay, it would look even better without her, the colors are so smooth.

I'm another transparent electronics enjoyer so the candy color n64s are my favorite. I still have my jungle green console from back in the day. It cost $50 back then. You might not like it but this is what peak design looks like.

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ps2/ps4, the orange gamecube as posted above, and the clear watermelon N64. like @melty said any of the transparent consoles were peak design
 
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