Post Your Apple Product History

[tcphoto1]

Power Mac 7200
1710 AV Display
Power Mac 8500
Powerbook Wallstreet G3
Powerbook G4
iPhone 3G
iPhone 4S
iPod Nano 3rd generation
MBP Late 2008
24" Cinema Display
27" Cinema Display
iPad2
Airport Express
iPhone 6
iPad Air
AirPort Extreme
MBP Late 2015

 

[ghboard2010]

Spectre GCR
Performa 6300
G3 Desktop
Mac Mini Power PC {2005}
Mac Mini Core Duo {2006}
iMac Core 2 Duo Early 2008
iMac Core i7 Late 2009
iMac Core i5 Late 2015
Mac Book Pro 15" 2015
iPad 4th Gen 2012
iPad 5th Gen 2017

Today only the 2015 iMac, Mac Book Pro, and the two iPads remain in this collection. Yeah, I'll probably acquire more Apple gear in time, I am an Apple Junkie.

 

[Diving Capers]

Power Mac G4
12” PowerBook G4
Powermac G5
Mac Pro (quad core) 2010
15” PowerBook
15” PowerBook Retina x2
iPad 1
iPad 2
iPad 4
iPad Pro 12.9 2017
Airport express
Time capsule
Apple Pencil
iPod Shuffle 1
iPod Shuffle 2
iPod classic
iPod Nano
iPod Touch 1
iPod Touch 5
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S

 

[Juicy Box]

Listed by type of device, and mostly in order of age, not date purchased. A side note, I still have almost every device listed.

Apple TV - 1, 2, 3 x 3, 4

Macs -

Mac Plus

Performa 550

Performa 631CD

Power Mac 6300

Original iMac G3

Late 2001 iBook G3

Late 2003 iMac G4 17”

iMac G5 – no longer works, I salvaged it for parts

PM G5 dual 2.3 – no longer works, but I still have it

Late 2005 Mac Mini G4

Mac Pro 1,1 Running Mav - Used daily by my children

Mid 2007 iMac 20” – Gave to my parents, still used every day

2011 MBA – Wife’s current main computer

Late 2012 iMac 27” – Current main computer


Displays – Apple Cinema Display 15 inch, and 20 inch, Two old ones that I can't remember the names of them, but they came with the Performas

iSight - Original


iPhone – Original, 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6, 6s Plus, SE x 3

iPad – Original, Mini 2

iPod – Photo, Mini, Video, Shuffle x 3, Touch, Nano


AirPort - Original AirPort Extreme, AirPort Cards, Extreme 2nd gen(maybe)?, AirPort Express x 2

Accessories – A crap load of wireless and wired keyboards, wireless and wired mice, power adapters, EarPhones, Video Adapters

Services – iTools, .Mac, iTunes Match, Apple Care, iCloud Storage

Software – So many Mac OS upgrades, Apple Works, iLife, iWork

I am sure tons of stuff I am missing.

Out of all the Apple products I have purchased, the iMac G4 is my favorite designed device.

 

[LotusLord]

In order of acquisition:
iPod Nano Gen 1 (about 2 weeks after release)
iPod 5.5 Gen
2009 Mac Pro and iPod Touch (the Touch was gifted to my mom)
iPod Classic slim 160 gig (seemingly stolen from my desk at work)
iPhone 3Gs
iPhone 4 (wife got a 5 on day 1, used her old 4 until...)
iPhone 5
iPhone 6 plus
iPad Air 2
iPhone 8 plus

 

[Miss_Mac]

What a fun thread!

I miss this one:

The speakers were fantastic and the lampshade hinge was terrific. It was a heavy little thing too. I liked the white color and am wondering with so many PC makers using white for their late 2017 / 2018 designs if Apple might reconsider white as a computer color. Though I'd also wouldn't mind black.

Current iMac is this one...



3 iPod Shuffles, a Nano
iPhones 4s, 5, 6s, 7+
iPad 2, iPad Mini 4, iPad Pro 2nd gen
Apple pencils (2)
Airport Express
And dingle dongles, cables and those kinds of things.

 

[r_mack]

1. Performa 580CD - 1995
2. StyleWriter II - 1995
3. Performa 6320CD - 1997
4. iMac G3 - original - 1998
5. iBook G3 (blue) - original - 1999
6. iBook G3 (snow) - 2000
7. eMac - 2002
8. iBook G4 14" -2004

Took an Apple break from 2005 until 2009

9. Mac mini (early 2009)
10. iPod Nano (2nd gen)
11. iPod Classic (6th gen)
12. iPod Touch (2nd gen)
13. iPhone 3GS
14. Apple TV (1st gen)
15. iPod Touch (3rd gen)
16. MacBook Air (2011)
17. iPad (2nd gen)
18. Mac mini (2012 - quad core)
19. Apple TV (2nd gen)
20. Airport Express x2 (2nd gen)
21. iPad mini (2nd gen)
22. iPod Touch x2 (4th gen)
23. iPhone 4s
24. iPhone 5c (spouse's phone)
25. iPhone SE
26. Apple TV (4th gen)
27. iPhone 6s
28. iPad mini (4th gen)
29. iPhone 7 Plus

I sold my Apple stock earlier this year and took my family on an all-inclusive Caribbean vacation. It was well worth the initial $300 investment.

 

[CPark98]

iPod Shuffle 2nd gen Silver -2007

iPad 16 GB- 2010

iPad 2 16 gb white- 2011

iPhone 4S 16 gb White- 2011

macbook pro retina 13" - Late 2012

iPhone 5 16 gb Slate- 2012

iPhone 5S 16 gb Gold-Early 2014

iPhone 6 Plus 64 gb -2014

iPad Air 2 Space Grey 64 GB- 2014

Apple Watch SS 42 MM- 2015

Apple TV 4th gen 32 gb- 2016

iPhone 7 Plus Black 128 GB- 2016

Macbook Pro 15 inch Touch Bar Space Grey 256 gb- 2016

iPad Pro 10.5 Space Grey 64 GB- 2017

Macbook Pro 15 inch touch bar Space Grey 256 gb- 2017

iPhone X Silver 256 gb- 2017

HomePod Space Grey- 2018

 

[Sparky2012]

iPod Touch 2nd Gen
iPhone 3GS
iPod Touch 4th gen
iMac 27” Mid 2011
iPad 2
iPhone 4s
Airport Express
Apple TV 2nd Gen
MacBook Pro 15” Late 2011
iPad 3
iPhone 5
iPad Air
Airport Time Capsule (802.11ac Version)
Retina MacBook Pro 15” Late 2013
iPhone 6
iPhone 6s
Apple TV 4th Gen
iPhone 7
iPad Pro 9.7”
iPad Pro 10.5”
iPhone 8 Plus

Think that’s in order

 

[BigJohno]

Hmmm..

Computer History:

Performa circa 1995? (can't remember which model)
iMac 400mhz DV Grey
iBook white 14" 800mhz 2002?
Powerbook G4 17" 1.33ghz 2003
Powerbook G4 1ghz 12"
Powerbook G4 1.67ghz 15"
23" Apple Cinema Display (aluminum)
2007 Macbook Pro 2.33 15"
2009 Macbook Pro 2.67 15"
2009 iMac 27"
2010 6 core Mac Pro
2010 macbook air
2011 Macbook Pro Matte screen
2013 (current Macbook pro 15" retina)
2015 imac 5k (Sold)


Ipod/ iphone History:

2002 20gb iPod
2005 60gb ipod color? One that played TV shows
Ipod nano 1st gen
ipod nano with camera

ipad 1st gen
ipad 2nd gen
ipad air
iPad Pro 12.9

Iphone 2g, 3g, 4, 5, 6+, 8+

Apple tv 3rd gen

Numerous Airports

 

[nieks]

You do know you are in the 'Picture Gallery'? Where are the pictures?

 

[t0rr3s]

iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPhone 6
iPhone 7+
iPad 1
iPad 2
iPad Mini
iPad Air 2
iPod Touch
iMac Core 2 Duo
iMac G4
Macbook white
Macbook Pro 13"
Macbook Pro 15"
Macbook Pro 15" AG
Macbook Air 11" x2
Mac Pro 1,1
Mac Pro 3,1
Mac Pro 5,1
Apple Cinema Display 23"
Apple Cinema Display 30"

 

[Lil Chillbil]

Only counting main machines I count the iPad right now because I'm using it with a bt keyboard as my desktop

iMac G3
Powermac G4 sawtooth
PowerBook G4 12
Powermac G5
2006 iMac 17
Mac Pro 2012 - Current
MacBook Pro 2016 NTB
iPad Air 2 - Current

 

[pacmania1982]

Macintosh SE/30
LC475
7200/90
iMac DV 400
Power Mac G3 B/W
Mac mini G4 1.42GHz
MacBook Pro 15" (2nd gen, with Core 2 Duo)
MacBook Pro 13" 2009
MacBook Pro 15" 2013
MacBook 12" 2015

Those were my main machines but I've had probably about 20 'RetroMac's' in that time, some of which include:

Titanium PowerBook G4 (667MHz)
iBook G3 (900MHz)
PowerBook G3 'Pismo' (400MHz)
Power Macintosh G4 'Digital Audio' (466MHz)
Classic II
Graphite iMac DV (500MHz)

 

[lpolarityl]

iPhone 3GS
iPad (original)
iMac 21.5 (2009)
iPhone 4
Airport Extreme (4th Gen)
MacBook Pro 13" (2012)
iPhone 5
MacBook Pro 15" (2014)
Airport Extreme (6th Gen)
iPad Air
iPhone 6s
Apple TV (4th Gen)
iPad Pro 10.5"
MacBook Pro 15" (2017)
iPhone X

Purchased in that order.

 

[Centaurr]

dont remember if i posted here already. but ive liked Apple even before it was famous and trendy. ive had 3 imac's and one ipod (lost it in the gym thou) my first imac was the one that looks like half a ball for the base, forgot the name. i got tuned on to Apple because of my cousin, he is a graphic designer and when i saw his apple computer for the first time in his room, i was in Awe. ever since then ive liked computers...

 

[dontwalkhand]

dont remember if i posted here already. but ive liked Apple even before it was famous and trendy. ive had 3 imac's and one ipod (lost it in the gym thou) my first imac was the one that looks like half a ball for the base, forgot the name. i got tuned on to Apple because of my cousin, he is a graphic designer and when i saw his apple computer for the first time in his room, i was in Awe. ever since then ive liked computers...

iMac G4

 

[bluecoast]

2003 - iPod 16GB ‘touch play/pause button’ version

I’ll always remember how high end the box felt - and how small the iPod was!

Bought as it was the first version that worked with iTunes on Windows - but it still had a dual FireWire (for charging) and usb 2 (data transfer on Windows).

I also remember how cool iTunes felt to use compared to any software on Windows. The brushed metal that iTunes sported at that point felt stylish and futuristic!

Sadly it was the version that had a row of touch buttons for back/play/pause/forward and a smaller touch click wheel.

I just missed out on the 2004 version which had the clock wheel only and was the definitive form of the iPod imho.

Eventually died on me in 2007 when I dropped it.

2005
iMac 17 inch G5 - i can’t remember the specs! Shipped with Tiger.

My first Mac. And it felt curiously underpowered with the fans starting up at seemingly the slightest thing.

Tiger felt impossibly stylish compared to Windows XP, although I started to get tired of the brushed metal look in the finder and safari pretty quickly.

Upgraded it to double the RAM and eventually put Leopard on it (~£70!) which I was really impressed by. Less brushed metal for a start!

Eventually it died on me in 2010, lasting 5 years. I suspect that the G5 finally melted away the interior!

2007
iPod Nano 8GB (‘squashed square version’ in black

One of my least favourite iPods, it just never felt right. I enjoyed using it though, but always wished that I had bought the Nano. Great battery life.

I guess Apple felt the same too as it reverted to the rectangle version a year later.

I used to use this lots with my faithful Nokia High end soapbar phone until finally...

2009
iPhone 3GS 16GB

The device that changed my life!

The App Store really was astonishing. As was having a proper web browser on your phone. I remember the early Facebook app being very very basic though and very much an add on to the main web product. How things change.

It was not without its faults:

Terrible battery that collapsed before the end of the day when I went out. Terrible camera which meant that I carried my digital camera everywhere with me until I got my 4S.

But, I’ll always remember how amazing it felt to put my gmail address in and hand my mail, calendar and contacts appear on my phone. Wow!

Super tough too and survived quite a few falls with just the back scratching.

I never quite loved this model as it felt so plasticky. But I was never in any doubt that my next phone would be an iPhone...

2010 - ‘late 2009’ iMac 21.5 inch ‘better’ model with 4GB RAM and 1TB drive

My favourite Mac. It just went on and on and on until I recycled it a few months ago.

Upgraded the RAM to 8GB. Yes, you could replace the RAM easily on this model!

Worked flawlessly in all the time I had it and supported everything from Snow Leopard to High Sierra.

This was the model where a relatively big enclosure meant that components could run without being overheated or stressed and this machine just worked year after year. Remember when Apple made computers like this?

Terrible keyboard and mouse. I spent loads on replacing these, settling on an Apple wireless keyboard and a Logitech mouse. Apple seem never to have quite got the hand of designing good durable and usable mice.

iPhone 4S 16GB early 2012

I had this until fall 2014. Loved using it. It was the first iPhone that felt premium. I managed never to smash the glass either despite using it without a case for much of the time!

This was the time when iOS 5 and 6 started to feel tired and I’ll always remember what a breath of fresh air ios 7 felt.

The first iPhone where I started to leave my digital camera behind. And the first iPhone where it kept its charge all day.

Not without faults - the shoulder power button failed about 18 months into its life so I had to use accessibility settings to turn off the phone.

iPhone 5s 32GB
Loved this phone. Bought it at the same time as the 6 came out as I had waited and waited to see what Apple would do with the 6 and decided that I didn’t want a big phone after seeing it.

This was pretty much my perfect iPhone - until I dropped it and completely smashed it up.

A great camera (for the time) very pocketable and a beautiful design.

2016 iPhone 7 128GB
My current phone. I succumbed to a larger phone after seeing the huge levels of upgrades compared to the 5s.

I’ve never really loved it, but it’s a great phone. Well when it had iOS 10 on it...

I’ve never needed the storage so I regret that!

I’ll likely keep this one until it dies.

2017 Apple Watch Series 1 38mm

I really like this though it’s not felt as essential to me as I thought it would.

I bought it as a nice looking fitness tracker - which it is.

Notifications are useful as is Apple Pay.

I could probably not wear this for a week and not miss it too much. Though I do enjoy using It. Interested to know what this year will bring though.

2017 MBP 13 non touch bar entry model

Like many others, I’ve mixed feelings about this model.

It looks great. Stunning screen. Runs quiet most of the time. Fast enough for light productivity. Keeps on going and going no matter how many safari tabs I open.

Battery life is worse than I thought it would be. It’s only about 4 hours or so. I expected more.

Bought because I couldn’t quite justify buying the underpowered MB.

Not had keyboard issues but am v glad of the repair program.

Has a strange click that’s emitted from near the loudspeakers sometimes after playing a sound which is annoying but I’ve got used to it and I suspect is a manufacturing fault (not a design one) but one that it’s almost impossible to get Apple to admit to

I’ll keep this until it dies when hopefully I’ll get an ARM MB and one without keyboard and build issues.

It’s a machine that I thought I’d love but this - and iOS 11 - caused me to really start to lose faith in Apple after being a very happy customer since 2003. A shame to end on a slightly sour note after really enjoying what Apple has done over the last 15 years and how I’ve enjoyed using their hardware and software. Let’s hope that 2016-18 is a blip...

Thanks for the thread OP and others - I’ve really enjoyed it.

 

[Shanghaichica]

2005- iPod mini
2007- iPod nano 3rd gen
2008- iPod classic 80 GB
2009- iPhone 3G 16GB
2010- iPhone 4 32GB, Apple TV first gen
2012- iPod touch 5th gen
2013- iPad mini 16GB, Apple TV 3rd gen
2014- iPhone 5S 64 GB, iPad air 32GB, iPhone 6 plus 128GB, iPad mini 3 128GB
2015- iPad air 2 128GB, macbook air 2014, Apple watch series 0, Apple TV 4th gen, iPhone 6S plus 128GB, iPod touch 6th gen (returned)
2016- iPhone 7 plus 128 GB
2017- iPad pro 10.5 256 GB, iPhone X 256GB, AirPods, Apple watch series 3
2018 (so far) - iPad mini 4th gen, Homepod

 

[JackieInCo]

I'll try to remember everything.

2003 32GB iPod Photo, still have it and it still works
2007 8GB original iPhone
2007 15" MBP, Airport Base Station
2008 3 16GB original iPhones
2008 128GB iPod Classic,
2008 15" MBP, 8 core Mac Pro, 21" iMac, black MacBook, 23" Apple Cinema Monitor
2009 15" MBP
2010 15" MBP
2011 2010 white MacBook, Apple TV2
2013 i7 Mac Mini
2015 15" MBP, 2012 13" non retina MBP
2018 3 4K Apple TVs, AirPods

Since I don't remember all the years of each iPhone after the first, I bought the 3G, 3GS, 4S, 5S, 6+, 6S+ 6S, 7+, 8+.

iPads: iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 Cellular, iPad Pro 9.7 Cellular

Apple Watches 3 Series 2, 3 Series 3 LTE

 

[Arcade]

iPhone 4s
iPhone 5
iPhone 5s
iPhone 6
iPhone 6+
iPhone 7
iPhone 8
iPad 3rd gen
iPad 6th gen
Apple Pencil
AirPods
Apple TV 3rd gen
Apple TV 3rd gen