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What Mac desktops have you owned?

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SneakyTLoD

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I thought it'd be interesting to find out what desktops all of you have owned. Here are mine

PowerMac G3 1,1 400mhz

PowerMac G4 3,5 (Quicksilver DP) 800mhz upgraded to Newertech 1.8 GHz dual 7447A snd newer graphics but I've slept since then. Weren't those AGP?

PowerMac G5 7,3 2.0ghz DP upgraded ram but forgot how much. (Super solid machine that is still running today! How is that possible?)

iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.33 20-Inch (late 2006) upgrade ram and SSD (Still operational as a print server.)

iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 27-Inch (late 2009) upgraded to 24gb of ram and dual SSD(Also still running but as an internet machine and print server. Guess that's to be expected.)

Mac Pro 4,1 2.66ghz dp upraded to dual X5690, NVMe, 12tb of hdd, 36gb of ram and an RX480.

My 4,1 got more upgrades than any other Mac and has lasted, on a professional level, for what seems like forever. It was the most costly at first but damn this thing has lasted a long, long time as a work machine.
 
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Only the Mac Pro 4,1. Bought directly from Apple back in 2009, Quad 2.66GHz, 3GB RAM HD4870. Now upgraded as per my signature.
 
Well, I started with the Apple SE (which I still own), then I think I have had every variation of Quadra/Performa even with the funky A4 portrait monitor, Power Macintosh 5200 (or was it 5300?), Power Macintosh G3, Power Mac G4 (hell, can't remember all the old school models), eMac with DVD drive, Power Mac G5, Mac Pro 2006, iMac 24" (7,1), Mac Pro 2008 and now Mac Pro 2009 and iMac 5K (2014 model).

The 1990s were crazy. If only I had bought stock instead of machines :p
 
iMac G3 500 Indigo;

Powermac G5 1.8 DP, upgraded to Ati X800XT and 7GB Ram, that was my Graduation Gift. It is still running today;

Mac Mini Early 2009, Core 2 Duo 2.0 with nvidia 9400, great machine and Low Power Consumption;

Mac Pro 5.1 2012, upgraded to single X5690, now waiting for a new PSU.
 
Power Mac 7200
Beige G3/300
G4 1.25 MDD
Mac Mini 2009 (still have 2 of them but don't use them anymore)
Mac Pro 1,1 (which I upgraded to 2,1, now my wife's)
Macbook Air (my daughter's)
Mac Pro 5,1 (mid-2012)...still going strong :)
 
First Mac desktop at home was the Power Macintosh 6500 225Mhz my mom bought new in 1997. I didn’t have one until 2014 when I got a 2012 Mac mini 2.3Ghz i7. After that I got the 2010 Mac Pro. Other Macs I’ve had were a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet, a 13” 2012 MacBook Pro 2.9GHz i7, and my 15” 2012 MacBook Pro 2.6Ghz i7.
 
Mac 512E
Mac Plus
Mac LC
Tangerine 266MHz iMac
2004 1.8GHz 20” iMac G5
Late 2009 20.1” 3.06GHz i5 iMac
Mid 2011 27” 2.7GHz i5 iMac
Late 2012 2.6GHz Mac Mini
2009 5,1 Mac Pro
 
Mac Pro 1,1
Mac Pro 3,1
Mac Pro 6,1 (2)
too many Mac Minis
couple of 2011 - 2013 vintage 27" iMacs have come and gone. nice email checking boxes.
several Xserves if you want to count them as desktops

Now using HP Z820s & 620s - may Hackintosh one to replace a 6,1.
 
  1. 2001 PowerMac G4 466 (my first Mac!)
  2. 2002 PowerMac G4 Dual 1Ghz "Mirrored Drive Doors" ("Windtunnel" was a better nickname as the fans were incredibly noisy)
  3. 2006 iMac (1st gen Intel -- this was a bad choice at it was 32-bit and had a 2GB RAM maximum)
  4. 2009 Mac Pro which I've substantially upgraded and am still using as I await news on next year's Mac Pro design
 
I think there's only been four: a Performa 601, a 15" iMac G4, and then simultaneously an early 2009 iMac and a 2009 Mac Pro. The latter two are still running; the iMac was updated with SSD and does the house business, the 2009 MP was firmware updated to 2010, upgraded with a W3680 CPU, 24GB memory, various SSD's, and up until about a month ago was paying the mortgage. It's now in productive retirement as a Hadoop namenode.

We've actually been through more laptops than desktops, if my count is right.
 
Macintosh LCII
Performa 575
Quadra 700
Power Mac 6500
Power Mac G4 Quicksilver DP
iMac 13,2 (late 2012) currently use
Mac Book Air 6,1 (mid 2013) currently use



Call me crazy, but I absolutely loved the 6500 and hot rodded it to the max. My current Macs, despite their age, do everything I want/need. Buying a new Mac is fun, but I gotta hand it to Apple for building machines that last many years.
 
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iMac 20" Mid 2007 Core2Duo 2.0Ghz (My First Mac)
iMac 27" Mid 2010 Quad Core I7 2.93 Ghz
Mid 2009 White MacBook 13" (for my wife)
Mid 2009 iMac 21.5" Core2Duo 3.0 Ghz
Mid 2007 MacMini 1.83Ghz (for TheaterPC later replaced by Apple TV)
Mid 2010 MacPro 2x2.4Ghz Quad core Processors (Currently using)
2015 MacBook Air for Wife
 
2x Mac SE
2x PowerMac 6500
PowerMac 8600
PowerMac 9600
PowerMac 9650
PowerMac G3
PowerMac G4 AGP
PowerMac G4 Cube
3x PowerMac G4 QS
PowerMac G4 MDD
2x Mac Mini G4
PowerMac G5 DC
Mac Mini 1,1
Mac Pro 1,1
iMac 27" 2011
Mac Pro 5,1
 
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In fairness, I'm starting when I was a kid in my parent's home. It's funny because my dad is a Luddite (still doesn't carry a cell phone), but he always wanted us to have the most recent stuff.



Apple IIc
Apple IIe
Apple IIgs (best apple ever, with the possible exception of...)
Mac IIci
Powermac 6100 (not sure on the number designation, but I think that was it)
Performa 6460 with a $750 17" CRT :) This is where I started buying stuff instead of my dad.
iMac 2.33 GHz G3 (bondi)
iMac faster G3 (colored)
G3 tower single processor
Ge tower (mirror doors)
Dual G5 tower (first cheese grater we had)

And after that it gets boring. All intel stuff. I've lost track now as I have 5 kids and we have several family laptops kicking around.

Current desktops in our house are a 4,1 MP stock, a 5,1 with a 7970, dual 3.46, 48 GB ram, and a PCIe SSD. Also have a 2013 mac mini, fully upgraded with RAM and a SSD.

Ah, and can't forget that the 4,1 and 5,1 are sporting 30" ACD monitors.

Our family has had 3 PCs over the years. Usually we switched because we just couldn't hack the cost of a mac, but ended up switching back because of bad experiences. (Acer, Gateway, and some other off brand).
 
IIe Platinum (LOVED the IIe... the first computer I ever used)
IIGS
IIci
SE/30
Tangerine iMac
Dual 1ghz Quicksilver
2.33ghz 2006 20" iMac
pair of early 2009 24" iMacs
Mac Pro 1,1
Mac Pro 3,1
DP Mac Pro 4,1 (flashed to 5,1)

I've pretty much upgraded them all at some point. I love to tinker and an extremely saddened by the direction Apple seems to be heading with all the sealed boxes, and soldered components.
 
(1986 - 2009 various Atari, Commodore, OS/2 and MS DOS/Windows machines)

2010 iMac 21"
2013 iMac 27"
2018 MacPro from 2009 ;)
 
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Mac Pro 3.1 (Vendu)
2x3 GHz Quad Core Xeon Intel X5472
32 Go RAM
AMD HD7950 3Go
Mac Os X El Capitan 10.11.2 x64
1 SSD Crucial BX100 500 Go en Fusion Drive avec 1 Disque Dur WD 1To


Macbook Pro 15" Retina Mid 2012
Intel core i7 2,6 GHz
8 Go RAM
512 Go SSD
Nvidia 650M
Module Wifi AC
MacOs Mojave 10.14 x64
Windows 10 Pro x64



Mac Pro 4.1 flashé 5.1
2 x Hexa Core Intel Xeon X5690 (12 cores physiques, 24 cores virtuels)
64 Go RAM DDR3 ECC 1333MHz
AMD Sapphire RX580 Pulse 8 go (reconnue nativement sous High Sierra & Mojave)
NVIDIA GTX680 2Go flashée Mac (en secours)
NVIDIA GT 120 original Mac (en secours)
Samsung U28E570DS (3840 x 2160 pixels 60Hz - 1 ms - Format 16/9 - Dalle TN - AMD FreeSync - DisplayPort - HDMI)
Iiyama G-MASTER GE2288HS-B1 Black Hawk (1920 x 1080 pixels 75Hz - 1 ms - Format 16/9 - Dalle TN - AMD FreeSync - HDMI - DVI)
1 x SSD Crucial BX100 500 Go sur Carte Pci-Express Sonnet Sata 3 Dual SSD
1 x SSD 120 Go sur support adaptateur 2.5" vers 3.5" (Baie n°1)
2 x DD Seagate 3To
2 x DD WD 1 To
Lecteur Graveur Blu-Ray LG
Carte Wifi Apple Broadcom Bcm94360cd - 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC + Bluetooth 4.0 + cable extension pour utiliser l'antenne originale Bluetooth,avec support Continuity, Handoff et AirDrop
Carte Pci-Express USB3
Support sous le lecteur pour 2 x DD 2"5 & 1 x DD 3"5
Cable alimentation Pci-Express (Pixla Mod) pour cartes video plus puissantes (AMD Vega 56 / 64 (Reconnues en native sous High Sierra & Mojave) ou NVIDIA 10x0 (Reconnues avec Webdrivers compatibles)

Actuellement :

MacOs Mojave 10.14 (Beta publique) sur SSD 500 go
Windows 10 Pro sur SSD 120 Go



PC Gamer Hackintosh
Processeur Intel Core i7 8700K
Refroidissement Thermaltake Pacific RL360
Boitier Thermaltake Core P5 & Kit Tempered Glass Edition
6 ventilateurs RGB & Controleur Riing Thermaltake
Asus Rog Front Base
Alimentation 1000W
Carte mère ASUS ROG STRIXX Z370-E Gaming
Mémoire G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 32 Go (4x8) DDR4 2400Mhz
Windows 10 Pro x64 sur 1 SSD Crucial BX100 500Go & 1 Disque Dur Seagate IronWolf HD 8 To
MacOs Mojave 10.14 x64 sur 1 SSD Samsung 850 EVO 500Go & 1 Disque Dur WD 2To
Ubuntu 18.04 x64 sur 1 SSD Samsung 860 EVO 500Go
Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11Go
Samsung 49" LED - C49HG90DMU (3840 x 1080 pixels - 1 ms - Format large 32/9 - Dalle VA incurvée - HDMI/DisplayPort - FreeSync)
3 x iiyama G-Master Black Hawk G2730HSU-B1 27" (1920x1080 pixels - 1 ms - Format 16/9 - HDMI/DisplayPort/VGA - FreeSync)
Kit Audio Bose Bose Companion 5 Casque Audio Steelseries Arctis 7
Ensemble Volant, boite, pédalier THRUMASTER TX + TH8A+ T3PA PRO + TSS Handbrake Sparco
Mod Chassis JCL & Triple écrans Iiyama PL2730H
Souris Corsair M65 Pro RGB
Clavier Corsair Strafe RGB
Gamepad Microsoft Manette Xbox One Sans fil
Saitek Pro Flight X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S.

 
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This brings back memories. Desktop Macs:
  • Mac Plus
  • Mac IIci (still have)
  • Mac LC II
  • Quadra 660 AV
  • PowerMac 6100/60
  • PowerMac 7100/66
  • PowerMac 8100/80
  • PowerMac G4 450
  • PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0
  • PowerMac G5 Dual 2.3 (still have)
  • PowerMac G5 Single 1.8 (still have)
  • iMac 21.5" i3
  • Mac Pro 1,1 (still have)
  • Mac Pro 2,1
  • Mac Pro 3,1 (still have)
  • Mac Pro 4,1
  • Mac Pro 5,1 (still have)
  • Mac Pro 6,1 (still have)
Non Mac desktops:
  • Two Apple IIc (still have)
I've probably missed some and I've excluded the laptops.
 
Not sure I remember all of them, but:
  • Mac Plus
  • Mac SE30
  • Mac IIci
  • Mac LC
  • PowerMac 7300
  • PowerMac G4 Graphite
  • PowerMac G4 MDD
  • PowerMac G5 Dual
  • Mac Pro 3,1 single
  • Mac Pro 5,1 - Dual - Current Machine
Lou
 
*cracks knuckles*

Currently in my possession:
  1. PowerMac G5 (Dual 2.3GHz)
  2. PowerMac 6100/66
  3. Macintosh 512ke (SCSI Interface and 2MB RAM upgrades)
  4. eMac (700MHz)
  5. PowerMac G4 (MDD, Dual 1.25GHz)
  6. PowerMac 7300 (Sonnet Crescendo G3)
  7. Performa 6360 (Sonnet Crescendo G3)
  8. eMac (1.25GHz)
  9. iMac (17in, Early 06, 1.83GHz Core Duo upgraded to 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo)
  10. PowerMac G4 Cube (450MHz)
  11. Power Macintosh G3 (266MHz, Beige, Rev A)
  12. Power Macintosh 8500 (400MHz Sonnet G4)
  13. iMac (24in, Late 06, 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo)
  14. Mac Mini (G4, 1.42GHz)
  15. PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver 2002ED, 1.6GHz Sonnet G4)
  16. Mac Pro (2006, dual 2.66GHz Dual Core Xeon upgraded to dual 2.66GHz Quad Core Xeon and 2,1 Firmware)
  17. Macintosh SE
  18. iMac G4 (17in, 1.00GHz)
  19. Apple IIGS
  20. Power Macintosh 8500 (180MHz 604e)
  21. Macintosh 512K (upgraded to 512ke)
  22. Macintosh Color Classic (Sonnet Presto Plus 68040 Ethernet upgrade card)
  23. Mac Pro (2009, Dual 2.26GHz Quad Core Xeon upgraded to Dual 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon)
I have also owned an additional Power Macintosh 8500 (Scrapped), Mac Mini G4 1.5GHz (Sold), and an Early 06 Mac Mini that is sitting at my house broken.

For anyone who is curious, heres my complete collection list: https://pastebin.com/mNjaqFJ7
 
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