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What is your longest lasting Apple product?
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hasn't the LCD colors/brightness faded?
Who is the manufacturer of the LCD? Is it Samsung?
My iPod U2 model is still working fine! As is my iPod touch 2nd gen but I don't use either of them anymore. At work we still have working G4 Cube's, eMac's, iMac G4's amongst many others but these are in our museum haha.
Actually I have no idea who made the LCD, but to me it looks the same as new. Of course I cannot compare side by side.
I'm still using the MacBook Air 11" that I bought in 2012. I'm surprised how well it's working. Compared to my MacBook Pro 13" (2019) that has CleanMyMac installed I'm finding when running Citrix Client for Mac to login to Windows 10 that I'm clearing my 8GB memory a couple of times a day, as it gets used all the time on the MBP, and the fans start running, so I have it placed at an incline to raise it to get airflow underneath. They are both running an external 24" LED USB C screen. It is also hot to touch sometimes, while the MacBook Air just runs quietly, no problems what so ever. Never had an issue.
I have two 160GB iPod Classics purchased at least 10 years ago in daily use, working fine with over 120GB of iTunes and ripped CDs loaded and growing. Will convert to SSD if they fail. Great machines.
Another stupid Apple decision to discontinue a major asset.
Also have a new Touch for Bluetoothing my library to Alexa products and my hearing aids. Music between the ears is super, but music selection not as simple as Classics wheel.
Another stupid Apple decision to discontinue a major asset.
Also have a new Touch for Bluetoothing my library to Alexa products and my hearing aids. Music between the ears is super, but music selection not as simple as Classics wheel.
I have a 2010 27" iMac that's still going strong. It's no longer my main computer and hasn't been for a while, but it's a perfectly competent web browser/light-duty machine in a secondary room and also makes for a fantastic external display for my 2020 MBP via Target Display Mode.
On a related subject, if Apple is really serious about the environment, it should resurrect and prioritize features such as Target Display Mode that can give an old device a new purpose for years after the fact. Importantly, TDM didn't dissuade me from buying another Mac when it was time, but rather encouraged me to do so since that didn't mean throwing out the old one.
On a related subject, if Apple is really serious about the environment, it should resurrect and prioritize features such as Target Display Mode that can give an old device a new purpose for years after the fact. Importantly, TDM didn't dissuade me from buying another Mac when it was time, but rather encouraged me to do so since that didn't mean throwing out the old one.
It's not a bit ironic, but it is notable. We often buy because we want to, not because the new features/approaches are actually that much better. And I can think of at least one occasion where my "upgrade" felt more like a downgrade.
Since my wife upgraded her 2010 MacBook Pro to a 2020 MacBook Pro this month, our oldest in use product is my 2011 MacBook Pro.
3 x 2007 iMacs in daily use (my 3 kids) since they were new - I have replaced all the hard drives with solid state drives but otherwise have run perfectly.
LG’s name is all over those ACD. Assembled in Korea (by LG) The panel is LG. The logic board doesn’t have any Apple markings or the usual copyright (year) Apple Inc. Just an LG logo. I’m guessing Apple designed the enclosure and industrial design and had LG do the rest.
The LED backlit Cinema Displays (24” and 27”) and newer are more designed by Apple. Apple’s info is on the logic board on those. Panels are Samsung and LG.
iPod HiFi is still my daily driver for music since 2006. It is hooked up to an Airport Express which is Airplay 2 compatible. That thing is not going anywhere
My longest running and actively used Apple thing is my current MBP. Late '13, bought early '14. And later the same year I got the iPhone 6+ I'm still using.
My iPod Hifi has been in constant use since it was introduced (2006?) now optically connected to an Airport Express for AirPlay 2.
My Apple Extended Keyboard II has been in use since I believe 1996 (got it with a PowerMac 9600) and it would still be if my ADB to USB adapter had not died. I have not been able to source a new one for a reasonable price.
My Apple Extended Keyboard II has been in use since I believe 1996 (got it with a PowerMac 9600) and it would still be if my ADB to USB adapter had not died. I have not been able to source a new one for a reasonable price.
Yes, my 13" MacBook Pro 2010 is still in use and will continue to use it until it drops! Also in use is a Mac mini 2009.
Until last year my mum used my old plastic MacBook (MacBook4,1). The battery was completely goosed, it would only power on with the charger attached.
For me, it's a tie game between the Quadra 650 and the original MacPro... both of which I had for 6.5 years.
Both I was able to upgrade over the years to add RAM, Video Card upgrades, HD upgrades, and in the case of the Quadra 650, a processor upgrade.
Both I was able to upgrade over the years to add RAM, Video Card upgrades, HD upgrades, and in the case of the Quadra 650, a processor upgrade.
My 2008 15" MacBook Pro still works fine (although the battery is long dead) but I don't use it anymore. Still have a PowerBook G4 and gray G4 Power Macintosh in the closet but they both died a couple years ago.
I got a 23" Apple Cinema Display HD in 2006 (?) and used it continuously until about three months ago on my 2012 quad-core Mini Server. It still works and looks surprisingly good, but have retired it and turned the 2012 Mini into a headless server when I got a 2018 Mini and 32" screen in June.
So, I guess the oldest Apple product that I am still actively using is the 2012 quad Mini.
I got a 23" Apple Cinema Display HD in 2006 (?) and used it continuously until about three months ago on my 2012 quad-core Mini Server. It still works and looks surprisingly good, but have retired it and turned the 2012 Mini into a headless server when I got a 2018 Mini and 32" screen in June.
So, I guess the oldest Apple product that I am still actively using is the 2012 quad Mini.
iPod HiFi. Several Apple 30” cinema displays, 2008, 2009 and 2012 Mac Pro. 2009 Time Capsule (retired a few months ago for a newer AirPort Time Capsule) I bought everything mentioned above used. I’ve had the Time Capsule since 2011. And iPod HiFi since 2013. Apple products do last a long time.
Those 30” ACD do show their age. I bought 4 and kept the 2 nicer ones (the panels yellow overtime due to the heat the display generates) It’s hard to find a newer production 30” ACD or one with less wear since the only way to know for sure is to put it next to a known good 30” display. They also develop dark spots that are only visible on white backgrounds like web pages or when booting into macOS.
Those 30” ACD do show their age. I bought 4 and kept the 2 nicer ones (the panels yellow overtime due to the heat the display generates) It’s hard to find a newer production 30” ACD or one with less wear since the only way to know for sure is to put it next to a known good 30” display. They also develop dark spots that are only visible on white backgrounds like web pages or when booting into macOS.
Come to think of it, these are actually the oldest "Apple products" that I still own. Got my Apple ][ in 1978 and unfortunately it's long gone, but I still have all the manauls and these tapes.
I don't use it, but my mac 512k still boots from a 10mb hard drive.