What was the first Apple product you owned? (hardware product)

ozaz · 01:23 PM

I'm interested to gauge the initial Apple product ownership of the Macrumors community. Please vote on the above poll. Note I have specified hardware product. This is because I want to exclude software or internet products that can be used by people who do not use Apple hardware (e.g. iTunes, Mobileme). I'd also like you to restrict this to products owned by you (or your partner/parent/other household member if you shared the device) rather than products owned by your employer or school/university.

I also think it would be interesting to know how your Apple usage developed after that initial product. So in the comments, you may wish to also list the order in which you first became users of different product categories and anything else you wish to add. So, for example I'd put:

1. iPod (a 5th Gen Classic in 2006; still using it!)
2. Intel-based Mac (a black Macbook)
3. Apple peripherals (mouse & external keyboard)
3. iPad (1st gen)
4. iPhone (3GS)

You might also be interested in my other related polls:
If you could only have one Apple product, which one would it be?
When did you first own an Apple product?

UPDATE: What constitutes ownership, particularly whilst growing up is a bit of a grey area so I decided to update this with my thoughts. I would say its fair to count a device bought by your parents for the household as a device you have owned, provided you made significant use of it and felt some degree of possessiveness over it (e.g. if you had been given just as much right to use it as your siblings you would speak of the device as "my device" or "our device"). By contrast, I would say you should not count a device that was primarily your sibling or parents device that you occasionally got to play with. Those are my thoughts, but its difficult to be explicit and cover all bases so you may need to make your own judgement call.

fireshot91 · Oct 8, 2011, 07:39 AM

iPod
iPhone 1st gen
iPhone 3GS
PowerMac G5
Macbook Pro

SandboxGeneral · Oct 8, 2011, 07:41 AM

1st Apple product I owned was a 2006 MBP 15" C2D. Then came the iPhone, an iMac, the 3GS, another iMac and now the iPhone 4S. There were a couple of iPod's in there somewhere too and the Apple TV2

MacRy · Oct 8, 2011, 07:48 AM

1. 17" iMac G4
2. 2nd gen 10Gb iPod
3. G4 MacBook
4. 30Gb 2 gen iPod Photo
5. 1st gen 4Gb iPod Mini (Green)
6. 17" G4 PowerBook
7. 1Gb 1st gen iPod Shuffle
8. 1st gen 4Gb iPod Nano (black)
9. 2nd gen 8Gb iPod Nano (blue)
10. MacBook Core 2 Duo
11. 1st gen iPod Touch 8Gb
12. iPhone 8Gb
13. iPhone 3G 8Gb
14. iPad 1st gen 32Gb
15. iPhone 4 16Gb
16. Apple TV2

Jaffa Cake · Oct 8, 2011, 08:04 AM

A Macintosh IIci.

boss.king · Oct 8, 2011, 08:04 AM

Personally:
1st gen iPod nano (2005)
iPhone 3GS (2009)

I've had Macs at home and my parents office as long as I can remember though.

maflynn · Oct 8, 2011, 08:14 AM

Mac SE for me

iJohnHenry · Oct 8, 2011, 08:56 AM

iMac Intel 24" Alu 2008.

a104375 · 02:14 PM

Apparently my dates were all wrong in my head!

Got my iPod Nano 1st generation on Dec 26, 2005

Got my first Mac, in August 2006

First iBook in 2006

Powerbook in 2007

First iPod Touch upon release in 2007

MacMini 2008

2nd iPod Touch upon release in 2008
(I was able to sell my 1st gen on ebay for more than it cost to buy the 2nd gen!)

MacBook 2009

iPod Touch 4Gen 32 Gb upon release in 2010

MacBook Pro Nov. 2010 (from Unprocessed1)

I've changed computers A LOT over the years...

DoctorWho · Oct 8, 2011, 12:46 PM

A 1st gen iPod Nano; black, 1GB. They truly are "gateway drugs"

And then a 2006(?) 2.0Ghz Core2Duo White MacBook. What a great little machine that was!

spblat · Oct 8, 2011, 12:50 PM

First Apple product I bought with my own money was a Mac IIsi which I later overclocked to 25MHz

ChazUK · Oct 8, 2011, 12:55 PM

An iBook G4 800mhz running Panther.

My wife and I loved the thing back in the day.

Mr. McMac · Oct 8, 2011, 01:00 PM

The first was an eMac in 2002, then (I can't remember the year for some of them)
2 iBooks
17" gooseneck iMac
3 hard drive based iPods including a second gen touch, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gen nano's, and 1 4th gen Shuffle
2006 Black Macbook
2007 Mac Mini
2009 24" iMac
First gen iPad
2 Second gen Apple Tv's

Daffodil · Oct 8, 2011, 01:19 PM

1. iPod
2. iBook
3. MacBook Pro
4. iPod Touch

All it took was that initial iPod to get me hooked!

Shrink · Oct 8, 2011, 01:37 PM

Mid 2010 White Macbook - first computer ever!

Then iPhone4

bradl · Oct 8, 2011, 01:45 PM

1. Apple IIe: 64K RAM, 80-Column card.
2. Apple ImageWriter Printer.
3. Apple Joystick II.
4. iPhone.
5. 2011 13" Macbook Air, 256GB SSD, 4GB memory, Corei5 processor.

Written many a report and played many a game of Spy Hunter, Karateka, Zaxxon, and Choplifter on that IIe. Glad I told my mother to keep it as well, as it's still in working condition!

BL.

mrsir2009 · Oct 8, 2011, 02:13 PM

When I was 7 my Dad got a new iBook he gave me his LC3.

I mainly drew pictures in ClarisWorks and played old school games such as Lemmings that came bundled with it.

Abyssgh0st · Oct 8, 2011, 02:27 PM

1. iPod Shuffle 512MB (1st generation)
2. iPod Mini 4GB (1st generation)
3. iPod Video 30GB (5th generation)
*
4. 2008 White MacBook (2.0GHz C2D)
5. iPhone 3G 8GB
6. 2009 White Macbook (2.1GHz C2D)
7. iPhone 3G S 16GB
8. 2009 13" MacBook Pro (2.26GHz C2D) (Bought twice)
9. iPod Shuffle 4GB (3rd generation)
10. 2008 MacBook Air (Rev. B, 1.6GHz C2D)
**
11. 2009 21.5" iMac (3.06GHz C2D)
12. 24" Cinema Display
***
13. 2010 11.6" MacBook Air (1.6GHz C2D)
****
*****
14. 2010 27" iMac (2.93GHz i7)
15. 2011 11.6" MacBook Air (1.8GHz i7)
16. 2008 20" iMac (2.4GHz C2D)
17. iPod Nano 8GB (6th generation)
18. iPhone 4S 16GB

*= iPod Touch 8GB (2nd generation)
**= iPad 1 16GB, 64GB (Bought three times)
***= iPhone 4 16GB, 32GB
****= 12.1" PowerBook G4 (1.33GHz PPC)
*****= iPad 2 16GB

I'm probably forgetting some stuff (of course other accessories such as Apple docks, remotes, etc.) but generally this is a pretty decent list of what I've owned. As far as iPhones go, I've owned about 25 3G's, 20 3GS's, and 5 iPhone 4's.

Highcroft · Oct 8, 2011, 02:39 PM

First was an iMac G5.

InuNacho · Oct 8, 2011, 02:40 PM

Mac Classic here.

jlblodgett · Oct 8, 2011, 02:45 PM

Apple //c for me.

Firestar · Oct 8, 2011, 06:05 PM

Thread here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1164201

iJohnHenry · Oct 8, 2011, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firestar

Picture thread here:

Fixed, because I don't go "here".

ozaz · Oct 8, 2011, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firestar

Thread here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1164201

Thanks for pointing out. I searched for this type of thread before posting it, but did not find any that incorporated a poll. For me, the poll results are the most interesting bit.

firestarter · 07:38 PM

I bought my own:
Mac LC (68020)
512x384 colour monitor
Laserwriter LS

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaffa Cake

A Macintosh IIci.

Flash git. Those cost a fortune!

View Poll Results: What was the first Apple product you owned? (hardware product)
A non-Macintosh Apple Computer (e.g. Apple I, Apple II etc, Apple Lisa)	20	10.64%
A Pre Intel-era Macintosh computer	69	36.70%
A Macintosh computer with Intel processor (approx 2006 onwards)	14	7.45%
An Apple Newton device	1	0.53%
An iPod	68	36.17%
An iPhone	12	6.38%
An iPad	2	1.06%
Other (please state in comments)	0	0%
I've never owned an Apple product!	2	1.06%
Voters: 188. You may not vote on this poll

Oct 8, 2011, 07:25 AM	#1
ozaz macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2011	What was the first Apple product you owned? (hardware product) I'm interested to gauge the initial Apple product ownership of the Macrumors community. Please vote on the above poll. Note I have specified hardware product. This is because I want to exclude software or internet products that can be used by people who do not use Apple hardware (e.g. iTunes, Mobileme). I'd also like you to restrict this to products owned by you (or your partner/parent/other household member if you shared the device) rather than products owned by your employer or school/university. I also think it would be interesting to know how your Apple usage developed after that initial product. So in the comments, you may wish to also list the order in which you first became users of different product categories and anything else you wish to add. So, for example I'd put: 1. iPod (a 5th Gen Classic in 2006; still using it!) 2. Intel-based Mac (a black Macbook) 3. Apple peripherals (mouse & external keyboard) 3. iPad (1st gen) 4. iPhone (3GS) You might also be interested in my other related polls: If you could only have one Apple product, which one would it be? When did you first own an Apple product? UPDATE: What constitutes ownership, particularly whilst growing up is a bit of a grey area so I decided to update this with my thoughts. I would say its fair to count a device bought by your parents for the household as a device you have owned, provided you made significant use of it and felt some degree of possessiveness over it (e.g. if you had been given just as much right to use it as your siblings you would speak of the device as "my device" or "our device"). By contrast, I would say you should not count a device that was primarily your sibling or parents device that you occasionally got to play with. Those are my thoughts, but its difficult to be explicit and cover all bases so you may need to make your own judgement call. Last edited by ozaz; Oct 8, 2011 at 01:23 PM. Reason: Clarify what constitutes ownership
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Oct 8, 2011, 07:39 AM	#2
fireshot91 macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern VA	iPod iPhone 1st gen iPhone 3GS PowerMac G5 Macbook Pro __________________ MacRumors Scavenger Hunt score: 3
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Oct 8, 2011, 07:41 AM	#3
SandboxGeneral Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The New World	1st Apple product I owned was a 2006 MBP 15" C2D. Then came the iPhone, an iMac, the 3GS, another iMac and now the iPhone 4S. There were a couple of iPod's in there somewhere too and the Apple TV2 __________________ Twitter \| Website \| ♫ Free iTunes Music ♫ *Random Access Memories* ~ daft punk
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Oct 8, 2011, 07:48 AM	#4
MacRy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England	1. 17" iMac G4 2. 2nd gen 10Gb iPod 3. G4 MacBook 4. 30Gb 2 gen iPod Photo 5. 1st gen 4Gb iPod Mini (Green) 6. 17" G4 PowerBook 7. 1Gb 1st gen iPod Shuffle 8. 1st gen 4Gb iPod Nano (black) 9. 2nd gen 8Gb iPod Nano (blue) 10. MacBook Core 2 Duo 11. 1st gen iPod Touch 8Gb 12. iPhone 8Gb 13. iPhone 3G 8Gb 14. iPad 1st gen 32Gb 15. iPhone 4 16Gb 16. Apple TV2 __________________ "You will go bra shopping with her or I will internet punch you in the junk" - Teh Don Ditty
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Oct 8, 2011, 08:04 AM	#5
Jaffa Cake macrumors Core Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hull, Englandshire	A Macintosh IIci. __________________ It's written in the DNA of this club to do it the hard way.
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Oct 8, 2011, 08:04 AM	#6
boss.king macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2009	Personally: 1st gen iPod nano (2005) iPhone 3GS (2009) I've had Macs at home and my parents office as long as I can remember though. __________________ I am. Two of the most powerful words, for what you put after them shapes reality.
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Oct 8, 2011, 08:14 AM	#7
maflynn Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston	Mac SE for me __________________ I know that I know nothing ~ Socrates
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iJohnHenry macrumors P6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: I was never here. Remember that!!	iMac Intel 24" Alu 2008. __________________ Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Oct 8, 2011, 12:35 PM	#9
a104375 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Matamoras, PA	Apparently my dates were all wrong in my head! Got my iPod Nano 1st generation on Dec 26, 2005 Got my first Mac, in August 2006 First iBook in 2006 Powerbook in 2007 First iPod Touch upon release in 2007 MacMini 2008 2nd iPod Touch upon release in 2008 (I was able to sell my 1st gen on ebay for more than it cost to buy the 2nd gen!) MacBook 2009 iPod Touch 4Gen 32 Gb upon release in 2010 MacBook Pro Nov. 2010 (from Unprocessed1) I've changed computers A LOT over the years... __________________ 2010 13.3" MacBook Pro, 2.4 C2D, 8 GB RAM, 500GB HDD \| 32 GB iPod Touch 4th Gen \| Steve Jobs MacRumors Scavenger Hunt #1 Score: 6 Last edited by a104375; Oct 10, 2011 at 02:14 PM. Reason: rebuilt whole post with new information
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Oct 8, 2011, 12:46 PM	#10
DoctorWho macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Perth, Western Australia	A 1st gen iPod Nano; black, 1GB. They truly are "gateway drugs" And then a 2006(?) 2.0Ghz Core2Duo White MacBook. What a great little machine that was! __________________ MacBook Air - 2012, Thunderbolt Display, iPad Mini LTE White, HTC One X
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Oct 8, 2011, 12:50 PM	#11
spblat macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	First Apple product I bought with my own money was a Mac IIsi which I later overclocked to 25MHz __________________ spblat on twitter \| spblat on youtube
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Oct 8, 2011, 12:55 PM	#12
ChazUK macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Essex (UK)	An iBook G4 800mhz running Panther. My wife and I loved the thing back in the day. __________________ Media Player: 5th Gen iPod Touch 32GB Phones: LG Nexus 4 16GB \| Apple iPhone 4 8GB \| Nokia Lumia 620 Tablets:Asus Nexus 7 3g 32GB \| Apple iPad2 3G 16GB \| Apple iPad Mini 16GB
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Oct 8, 2011, 01:00 PM	#13
Mr. McMac macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Long Island, New York	The first was an eMac in 2002, then (I can't remember the year for some of them) 2 iBooks 17" gooseneck iMac 3 hard drive based iPods including a second gen touch, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gen nano's, and 1 4th gen Shuffle 2006 Black Macbook 2007 Mac Mini 2009 24" iMac First gen iPad 2 Second gen Apple Tv's __________________ 2009 24" iMac, 2011 & 2007 Mac Mini's, 4th generation iPod Shuffle Custom built Windows 7 gaming capable PC, Acer Aspire One 722 Netbook, Western Digital TV Play
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Oct 8, 2011, 01:19 PM	#14
Daffodil macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In a sunny state of mind	1. iPod 2. iBook 3. MacBook Pro 4. iPod Touch All it took was that initial iPod to get me hooked! __________________ There is a theory which states that if anyone ever discovers what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
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Oct 8, 2011, 01:37 PM	#15
Shrink macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England, USA	Mid 2010 White Macbook - first computer ever! Then iPhone4 __________________ Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein
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Oct 8, 2011, 01:45 PM	#16
bradl macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2008	1. Apple IIe: 64K RAM, 80-Column card. 2. Apple ImageWriter Printer. 3. Apple Joystick II. 4. iPhone. 5. 2011 13" Macbook Air, 256GB SSD, 4GB memory, Corei5 processor. Written many a report and played many a game of Spy Hunter, Karateka, Zaxxon, and Choplifter on that IIe. Glad I told my mother to keep it as well, as it's still in working condition! BL.
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Oct 8, 2011, 02:13 PM	#17
mrsir2009 macrumors 604 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wellington, New Zealand	When I was 7 my Dad got a new iBook he gave me his LC3. I mainly drew pictures in ClarisWorks and played old school games such as Lemmings that came bundled with it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ How to Prevent your Mac from Overheating
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Oct 8, 2011, 02:27 PM	#18
Abyssgh0st macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norman, OK	1. iPod Shuffle 512MB (1st generation) 2. iPod Mini 4GB (1st generation) 3. iPod Video 30GB (5th generation) * 4. 2008 White MacBook (2.0GHz C2D) 5. iPhone 3G 8GB 6. 2009 White Macbook (2.1GHz C2D) 7. iPhone 3G S 16GB 8. 2009 13" MacBook Pro (2.26GHz C2D) (Bought twice) 9. iPod Shuffle 4GB (3rd generation) 10. 2008 MacBook Air (Rev. B, 1.6GHz C2D) 11. 2009 21.5" iMac (3.06GHz C2D) 12. 24" Cinema Display * 13. 2010 11.6" MacBook Air (1.6GHz C2D) ** *** 14. 2010 27" iMac (2.93GHz i7) 15. 2011 11.6" MacBook Air (1.8GHz i7) 16. 2008 20" iMac (2.4GHz C2D) 17. iPod Nano 8GB (6th generation) 18. iPhone 4S 16GB = iPod Touch 8GB (2nd generation) = iPad 1 16GB, 64GB (Bought three times) = iPhone 4 16GB, 32GB = 12.1" PowerBook G4 (1.33GHz PPC) ***= iPad 2 16GB I'm probably forgetting some stuff (of course other accessories such as Apple docks, remotes, etc.) but generally this is a pretty decent list of what I've owned. As far as iPhones go, I've owned about 25 3G's, 20 3GS's, and 5 iPhone 4's. __________________ 27" 2.93 i7 iMac 11" 1.8 i7 MBA iPhone 5
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Oct 8, 2011, 02:39 PM	#19
Highcroft macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Illinois	First was an iMac G5.
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Oct 8, 2011, 02:40 PM	#20
InuNacho macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In that one place	Mac Classic here. __________________ I am currently taking wagers on whether or not Finder will be killed off in 10.9.
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Oct 8, 2011, 02:45 PM	#21
jlblodgett macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008	Apple //c for me.
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Firestar macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 221B Baker Street.	Thread here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1164201 __________________ "I am haunted by humans." -Death if i had a twitter it might look like this
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