appleholics anonymous

[kim2272]

I was starting to worry it was just me! I was feeling a little guilty for having a MacBook, iMac, iPad, iPod, and an iPhone. It all started in 2009 when I got my first iPhone which led to my iMac which led to everything else. Now I feel a little less guilty

 

[pcwgr]

Do I qualify?

1. iMac icore 3 2010
2. iMac icore 5 2011
3. Macbook Pro 15 2009
4. Macbook 2008
5. iPad1 32gb 3G
6. Airport Extreme
7. Apple TV2
8. 2 x iphone 4's 16 & 32
9. 2 x iphone 3GS 16's
10. LATEST ADDITION MBA 2011 I5 4GB 256SSD

Too lazy to list all of the per/lals KB's , Mice etc

 

[cgallant725]

Welcome to the club!

PowerMac G5
Black MacBook (2007)
White MacBook (2008)
20" iMac
13" MBP 2011
11" MBA ultimate 2011
Apple TV2
iPhone 3G 16Gb
iPhone 4 32 GB
iPad
iPad2
AirPort Extreme and 2X express
Ipod: 2G touch, 80GB classic, 2G shuffle

And still eyeballing and trying to justify the Thunderbolt Cinema Display!

 

[jermy4]

Wow, does anyone else want to post pictures of their apple spread?

 

[Zeov]

same boat buddy, and i'm loving it!

MacBook Air "13 ultimate
iPhone 4 32
iPad 16GB
iMac 27"
MacBook Pro "13

wondering if i should get the mini too..

 

[johnadams2007]

I'm trying to avoid this addiction. I was a long time apple hater, but I saw the retina display on the iPhone 4 of a colleague and decided to take the plunge (I went swimming with my droid 2 in my pocket, so I needed a new phone anyway). About 2 weeks after getting my iPhone 4, I purchased a 2010 MBA 128gb 11.6". I absolutely love the build quality of apple products and have grown to appreciate them. By the way, I run windows 7 as my main partition on my MBA. It might sound crazy to you guys, but I just wanted a thin and well made aluminum laptop. Now I want a mac mini to replace my current large and loud HTPC in my home theater. I don't really see my collection expanding beyond this though. I have no use for an iPad or iPod touch. I also have no use for a mac pro since I have a beefy desktop with over 6k invested. I might get a macbook pro down the road but idk. It feels great to love apple products though!

 

[Frespirt1002]

LOL re Appleholics Anonymous

Maybe some of my fellow mac rumors peeps can relate, I've been bit by the apple bug. We currently have my iPhone 4, my wife's iPhone 3GS, my 1st gen iPad (32GB WIFI), a very recent purchase for my wife: an iPad 2 (16GB WIFI), and I recently bought a new macbook air (13.3" i5 4GB 256GB).

When does the madness end? I'm already looking at mac minis and iMacs since I have always been a PC person and this new macbok air is really impressing me. I'm afraid when I end up replacing my desktop I'm going to have to seriously look at iMacs and minis. My love for Apple all started back when I bought both my wife and I 1st gen iPhones (8GB). When I go back to my windows 7 machines (thinkpad and custom built desktop) it is so awkward now.

Any recent mac converts around here that can relate?

note: iphone 3gs is not pictured since my wife has it on her at the moment ...

I heard it said, "The iPod is the gateway drug into the Mac world." I can relate!!!

 

[misterneums]

List of most recent purchases.

-13-Inch 1.7 i5/4GB/128GB Macbook Air
-32GB iPad (First Generation)
-8 GB iPod Touch (Second Generation)
-Airport Extreme (THE BEST DAMN ROUTER I'VE EVER USED. WENT THROUGH 2 NETGEARS AND A LINKSYS IN 3 YEARS)
-13-Inch 2.4 Core2Duo/2GB/160GB White Macbook (4,1: Early 2008) [Sold to Best Buy for 560$ trade-in on my current Macbook Air]
-8 GB ipod Nano (Third Generation) [Took a swim through the washer, still worked for awhile, then died. Had protection plan through BB. Became my iPod Touch]
-80 GB iPod Classic, 5th Gen, Black purchased through a BB replacement
-30 GB iPod Classic, 3rd Gen, Purchased through BB replacement
-10 GB iPod Classic, 1st Gen, a generous gift from my mother


Ipod's are the Apple gateway drug.

 

[iphonsteve4ajob]

Thanks for making me feel better. I've got a long way to go to catch up to most of the members who've replied to this topic. lol...But I guess that's the fun. New product releases, exciting launches. Apple certainly knows their marketing.

 

[judethat]

Started in 1998 i think with performa 640
Then black family mac 5400
G4 lampshade
Various inbetween
then ipod released and various of those including mini
Then black macbook
Then first imac
Mac mini
24 inch imac
27 inch imac 1tb
2010 macbook air 13
2011 macbook air 11 ultimate
All generations of iphone, currently iphone 4 black
2 atv's
2 key boards
1 magic mouse
2 trackpads
Various bits and pieces
Both generations of ipad
Ipod classic
All above sold on ebay over time, left with:

Imac 27, air 2011, trackpad, magic mouse, ipad 2, atv's, iphone 4, classic ipod,
Will probably get acd with thunderbolt.

 

[VMMan]

you are going to be fine ... enjoy your Apple gear

if you become a collector of older Apple stuff ... then worry

I wish I had never gotten rid of my Apple //e, Mac SE, Mac IIci, and PowerBook.

 

[haruhiko]

I love Apple products, but my love for Apple only goes as far as the iPad, laptops, phones, and various iPods and other little things.

When it comes to Apple desktops, I'm not a big fan at all. If the iMac didn't cost so much for what they're offering, I'd be a bigger fan of their desktops. What I dislike is that the iMac has some laptop limitations in a form-factor desktop format. I respect the fact that they incorporate an IPS panel, and I don't mind the price that costs, but they do charge a premium for the form-factor, and they charge a huge premium on the graphics... and it's the graphics premium cost that bothers me. To get 8GB of RAM, it's a $200 upgrade on an iMac. To get an i7 it's a $200 upgrade on an iMac. In reality, an i5 2500k costs $220, and an i7 2600k costs $320; a $100 difference. So Apple really does charge an arm and a leg for any sort of upgrades. And when it comes to memory, well, even in a laptop it's only $50 for 4GB of RAM... so I have no clue why they'd charge $200 for 4GB extra (2x 4GB modules only costs $60 nowadays).

So I'm an Apple fan, but when it comes to desktops I wish they'd become a little more competitive on the higher-end. When it comes to a casual user, they're great... but the argument can come in again (I wish they gave a 23-inch IPS, not a 21.5-inch IPS, on the lower-end iMac).

I agree, except for the fact that you can easily change the RAM of your Mac (except the Macbook Air) at whatever low cost you can get. Just buy it yourself.

 

[haruhiko]

Wow, it seems this is a common pattern. No wonder apple is making so much money and breaking all sorts of sales records. These iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches are gateway devices it seems.

My story is a bit different. I started with an aluminium iMac first after being attracted by its unique design. And then a Mac Mini as an HTPC. After that it was my first iOS device - the iPhone 3GS. I also bought several iPod touches for my family, and finally I got the iPhone 4, iPad, MBP, iPad 2, and the MBA. Oh did I mention the super stable Airport Extreme router....and the Magic Trackpad for my first Mac (the iMac).......

 

[GadgetGeek407]

As someone else asked, what I am curious about is those of you who have multiple laptops, i.e. macbook pro, macbook air, than have iMac, iPad, iPod, a lot of these devices are cross platform another words, you can do on an iPhone what you can on an iPod, so I am rather curious?

As many of you have said I too was just more scared of getting apple in the sense that OH what if i like it lol!

I got a mac mini years back when it just got bluetooth lol
than got iPhone for my dad
than i got a macbook air
than i got a macbook white
than i got macbook pro every line from the c2d to the recent i7 all in 13 inch.
I picked up a deal on a 15 inch 3.06 ghz 8gb 500gb online and a friend is borrowing that for now, I have my 13 pro i7 that I will sell once I get my 13 air 256 air that I just ordered! Debating if I should keep the 15 at the office (I sell used cars www.sunshineautomall.com)
I have another friend borrowing my mac mini. I currently have a 40" samsung LED tv and thinking of taking back the mac mini and using it in my room, that would be hot right?

I have had countless iPod touch, nano, shuffles and classics over the years! I lost a 64gb touch! I hate myself

Magic Mouse, wireless keyboard to say the least.

I do have a airport express but am curious what is the point of it? a friend gave it to me as a gift. I have a regular router at home which i plug my xbox into, cable modem, my tv and so on. so what would I do with the express?

 

[misterneums]

I do have a airport express but am curious what is the point of it? a friend gave it to me as a gift. I have a regular router at home which i plug my xbox into, cable modem, my tv and so on. so what would I do with the express?

If I am not mistaken, you can use it to extend your wireless network. Another two good uses for it are: 1.) You can hook up a USB printer into it and rather simply setup wireless printing for your entire house. 2.) You can connect the audio out port to a speaker setup--then use Air Tunes to play music from your iTunes Library--even if the computer is in a different room. (Use an iPod touch, iPhone, iPad as a remote for that.)

 

[Minhthien]

It started in 2010:
Laptop
2010 Macbook Pro 13' Sold
2010 Macbook Air 13' Have
2011 Macbook Pro 13 i7 Sold
2011 Macbook Pro 15' 2.0 Have

Iphone
Iphone 3gs 16gb Sold
Iphone 4g 16gb Sold
Iphone 4g 32gb Sold
Iphone 4g 32gb Factory Unlocked!
Currently waiting for the new iPhone 5!
All these happen in less than 1 year!

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Once started you are lost...

For myself iMac, MBA and MM, iPad 2, iP4, iPod 3gen
My wife use my old MBP
my som use my old iP 3G as iPod and game

Waiting fr iPad 3 and next year's ivy-Mac

 

[Fraaaa]

I started with a white MacBook in 2008. Eventually got an iPod nano then have been using an iPhone 3G that my girlfriend had. Became an Apple Fanboy when the iPad was rumored to come out, joined MacRumors and bought one at the launch day. Bought the iPhone4 and gave my father the 3G, along with an old Mac Mini bought from eBay. Sold my iPad and bought a MacBook Air last year and now this goes to my girlfriend and I'm getting a new MacBook Air 13" i7. I'm also getting my mother an iPad2.