If you don't mind me asking, what informed your taste in music (looking at your vinyl list) - is it a proxy nostalgia of your parents era or a reaction against contemporary music?
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If you don't mind me asking, what informed your taste in music (looking at your vinyl list) - is it a proxy nostalgia of your parents era or a reaction against contemporary music?
Most of my vinyl collection was inherited from my mom/her sisters, and from there, was inherited from their dad. I've only added a few new records to it from Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Prince, Billy Joel, U2, Van Halen, and Howard Jones. I grew up listening to classic rock and have fallen in love with 80s music. My almost 1k song Spotify playlist is evident of this, where I have about 800 rock and roll songs/songs made before 2000, and only 200 modern songs. I only recently got into listening to more modern music, around 2010/2011 or so, with the previous 10 years being exclusively rock and roll thanks to that being the only thing my parents listen to. I still prefer timeless rock and roll songs to modern music that gets overplayed to the extent that its annoying to listen to, but that being said, I still do like a fair bit of modern music.
I listen to anything other than county, hard-core rap, and screamo/heavy metal. Billy Joel is absolutely my favorite artist and U2 is my favorite band, with Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Foreigner, Queen, and others being up there as well.
Thanks for replying. Always fascinated by musical revival and how different generations redefine notions of cool/credible
God, I haven't been on this thread in a long time! I decided to load up MacRumors and check my inbox. Well, it seems your collection—in regards to size—reminds me quite a bit of my own. I have roughly 60-something Macs and HAD roughly 25 Windows PCs. In fact, by senior year of high school, I had nearly 100 computers.
When I moved to college, though, I purged the heck out of my Windows PCs, and I only have old family-owned computers left. I also decided to sell duplicate Apple hardware and so forth. As far as Windows PCs go, I think I threw-away over 10 computers. I no longer collect, so I need to get rid of the things that I don't need.
Cheers to everyone here. Some years back, I frequented the PowerPC forum—I was here daily—when, one day, I finally left PPC altogether (in around 2015 or 2016). I had been a user since 2004.
Well, inspired by my purchase today of a "new" 2015 Retina MacBook Pro 11,5 to phase out my 2012 MacBook Pro 9,1, I figured I may as well bump this thread for the first time in over a year with my updated inventory list. And for once, there actually is another PPC machine on it! Also, here's a link to my latest total inventory like I included on my previous post in this thread: https://pastebin.com/8RBQ3Kc9
Computer Collection List:
(Chronological Order)
Apple: 61 in total
-6 68k
-20 Intel
-34 PPC
-1 6502
PCs: 24 in total
-2 AMD
-22 Intel
While the growth of this list has certainly slowed over the years, its still quite impressive to me that I have all these machines in my possession. I've mostly switched my focus to Intel these days, as evident by 8 of the last 10 machines I've added being Intel Macs. Also glaringly obvious is my lack of a iMac G3, which is probably one of the few PowerPC Macs I'm still actively seeking. I don't really know many more PPC Macs that I'd want since I have so many now and acquired basically all of the machines I wanted initially, other than an iMac G3 and a Quad G5, although my addition of the most powerful G5, the liquid-cooled dual 2.7GHz, is quite nice.
EDIT: I'm now realizing that I am one more PowerPC Mac away from actually having the same amount that @PowerMac G4 MDD did in the OP for this thread, so two away
Computer Collection List:
(Chronological Order)
- Dell Desktop (Dimension XPS T500)
- Dell Laptop (Latitude LM TS30G)
- MacBook Pro (13in, Late 2011, 2.4GHz i5)
- Dell Desktop (Dimension 4700)
- HP Desktop (Pavilion 500-c60)
- Dell Desktop (Optiplex 360)
- PowerMac G5 (Dual 2.3GHz)
- PowerMac 6100/66 (66MHz 601)
- iBook G4 12in (1.33GHz)
- Macintosh 512ke (8MHz 68000, SCSI Interface and 2MB RAM upgrades)
- eMac (700MHz G4)
- PowerMac G4 (MDD, Dual 1.25GHz)
- PowerBook G3 (PDQ, 266MHz)
- PowerMac 7300 (Sonnet Crescendo G3)
- Performa 6360 (Sonnet Crescendo G3)
- eMac (1.25GHz G4)
- Dell Laptop (Latitude E6410)
- MacBook (Early 08 upgraded to Early 09, 2GHz C2D)
- Dell Desktop (Optiplex 380)
- PowerBook G4 12in (1.5GHz G4)
- PowerBook G4 15in (1.25GHz G4) DEAD
- PowerBook G4 17in (1.33GHz G4)
- Dell Desktop (Dimension 4100)
- IBM Laptop (ThinkPad T43)
- iMac (17in, Early 06, 1.83GHz Core Duo upgraded to 2.16GHz C2D)
- Dell Desktop (Optiplex 360)
- Custom PC (AMD FX6300)
- PowerBook G4 Titanium (1GHz G4)
- PowerMac G4 Cube (450MHz G4)
- Power Macintosh G3 (266MHz G3, Beige, Rev A)
- Power Macintosh 8500 (400MHz Sonnet G4)
- iBook G3 (Snow, 12in, 600MHz G3)
- Lenovo Laptop (ThinkPad T61)
- iMac (24in, Late 06, 2.33GHz C2D)
- PowerBook G4 15in (DLSD, 1.67GHz G4)
- Dell laptop (Inspiron 1520)
- HP Laptop (G60-535DX)
- Mac Mini G4 (1.42GHz G4)
- HP Desktop (HP Compaq Pro 6000 SFF)
- PowerMac G4 (QuickSilver 2002ED, 1.6GHz Sonnet G4)
- iBook G3 Clamshell (Tangerine, 300MHz G3)
- iBook G3 Clamshell (Tangerine, 300MHz G3)
- Dell SFF Desktop (Optiplex 755)
- Dell Desktop (Vostro 200)
- Dell Desktop (Optiplex GX100)
- Mac Pro (2006, dual 2.66GHz Dual Core Xeon upgraded to dual 2.66GHz Quad Core Xeon and 2,1 Firmware)
- Macintosh SE (8MHz 68000)
- PowerBook Duo 210 (25MHz 68030)
- PowerBook 5300c (100MHz 603e)
- PowerBook G3 (Lombard, 333MHz G3)
- HP Desktop (HP Compaq Pro 6000 SFF)
- MacBook Pro (15in, Mid 2012, 2.7GHz i7, High-Resolution Anti-Glare display)
- iBook G3 Clamshell (Blueberry, 300MHz G3)
- PowerBook G4 15in (SLSD, 1.67GHz G4)
- iMac G4 (17in, 1.00GHz G4)
- MacBook Pro (15in, Late 2007, 2.2GHz C2D)
- iBook G3 Clamshell (Indigo, 366MHz G3)
- Apple IIGS (2.8MHz 65C816)
- HP Desktop (HP Compaq Pro 6000 SFF)
- Power Macintosh 8500 (180MHz 604e)
- MacBook Pro (17in, Mid 2010, 2.66GHz i7, Anti-Glare Display)
- Dell Laptop (Latitude D620)
- Macintosh 512K (upgraded to 512ke, 8MHz 68000)
- PowerBook 1400c (400MHz G3 upgrade)
- MacBook Air (2008, 1.6GHz C2D)
- iBook G3 (Snow, 14in, 700MHz G3)
- MacBook Pro (13in, Mid 2009, 2.26GHz C2D)
- PowerBook G4 17in (DLSD, 1.67GHz G4)
- MacBook (2.4GHz Early 08 upgraded to Early 09, 2GHz C2D)
- Macintosh Color Classic (Sonnet Presto Plus 68040 Ethernet upgrade card)
- PowerBook G3 (Kanga, 250MHz G3)
- Mac Pro (2009, Dual 2.26GHz Quad Core Xeon upgraded to Dual 3.33GHz 6-Core Xeon)
- Dell laptop (Inspiron 14-?)
- Dell laptop (Latitude CPi D300XT)
- Toshiba Laptop (T1000LE)
- Macintosh IIci (25MHz 68030)
- MacBook Air (11in, 2010, 1.6GHz C2D)
- MacBook Air (13in, 2010, 2.13GHz C2D)
- MacBook Pro (17in, 2006, 2.33GHz C2D)
- Mac Mini (2010, 2.4GHz C2D)
- Mac Mini (2010, 2.4GHz C2D)
- PowerMac G5 (Dual 2.7GHz G5)
- MacBook Air (11in, 2011, 1.6GHz i5)
- MacBook Air (13in, 2009, 2.13GHz C2D)
- MacBook Pro (15in, 2015, 2.5Ghz i7)
Apple: 61 in total
-6 68k
-20 Intel
-34 PPC
-1 6502
PCs: 24 in total
-2 AMD
-22 Intel
While the growth of this list has certainly slowed over the years, its still quite impressive to me that I have all these machines in my possession. I've mostly switched my focus to Intel these days, as evident by 8 of the last 10 machines I've added being Intel Macs. Also glaringly obvious is my lack of a iMac G3, which is probably one of the few PowerPC Macs I'm still actively seeking. I don't really know many more PPC Macs that I'd want since I have so many now and acquired basically all of the machines I wanted initially, other than an iMac G3 and a Quad G5, although my addition of the most powerful G5, the liquid-cooled dual 2.7GHz, is quite nice.
EDIT: I'm now realizing that I am one more PowerPC Mac away from actually having the same amount that @PowerMac G4 MDD did in the OP for this thread, so two away
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Guess it's time for an update for me also. Some additions and deletions in the time since
Original Macintosh(1984)
512Ke
Plus(x2)
Plus upgraded from 128K, w/HD20
SE
SE FDHD
Classic
Classic II
Quadra 700
Macintosh LC
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIci
Performa 550
Performa 636CD
Macintosh Portable
PowerBook 100
Powerbook 140
PowerBook 160
PowerBook 180
PowerBook 520c
Powerbook Duo 230
Powerbook 520c w/PPC upgrade
PPC:
PowerMacintoshes/PowerMacs
Performa 6300
6500/225
7100/66
7200
7350 WGS
8500/180
8600/200(w/700mhz Sonnet G4 upgrade)
9600/200MP
G3 Beige Desktop 233
G3 Beige desktop 266
G3 Beige desktop w/400mhz processor out of a B&W(and overclocked to 433mhz).
G3 minitower 233mhz
G3 mintower 266mhz server(w/3 factory 10K UW SCSI drives)
G3 minitower w/1ghz Sonnet G4
G3 AIO("Molar Mac"), 500mhz Sonnet
G3 B&W 300mhz(near mint) w/matching 17" display
G3 B&W 400mhz(all DP versions of OS X installed)
G3 B&W 400mhz
G3 B&W upgraded with Fastmac 450mhz G4 upgrade
G3 B&W w/400mhz G4 and VooDoo 5 55000
G4 Yikes! 350mhz(w/matching 21" CRT)
G4 Yikes! 400mhz(x2)
G4 Sawtooth 400mhz(retail Radeon 8500)
G4 Sawtooth 450mhz
G4 Sawtooth 450mhz(Gigadesigns at 1.2ghz, Radeon 9800)
G4 Cube 450mhz w/DVD
G4 Cube factory 500mhz w/CD-RW
G4 Cube originally 450/CD-RW but with a Sonnet 800mhz/2mb L3 upgrade
G4 Cube originally 500mhz/CD-RW but with a 1.5ghz upgrade
G4 Cube 1.8ghz Sonnet
G4 GigE dual 500mhz(every version OS X installed)
G4 DA 533mhz
G4 DA 533mhz(test computer for various purposes)
G4 DA 667mhz(17" ADC CRT monitor connected)
G4 DA 733mhz
G4 DA dual 533mhz
G4 DA in rackmount case with dual 1.8 Sonnet upgrade
G4 DA with 2.0ghz Newertech Single, Radeon X800XT, Sonnet SATA-this one was bought already upgraded
G4 Quicksilver 733mhz(may do something fun with it)
G4 Quicksilver, originally 733 mhz but with a factory dual 1ghz installed
G4 Quicksilver, dual 800mhz
G4 Quicksilver 2002, originally 800mhz but now with a Gigadesigns dual 1.8 running at 1.6ghz
G4 Quicksilver 2002, originally 933mhz but now with Newertech 1.6ghz(I think a rebranded Sonnet)
G4 Quicksilver 2002, original factory dual 1ghz
G4 MDD, dual 867
G4 MDD, dual 1ghz
G4 MDD, dual 1.25ghz
G4 MDD FW800, single 1ghz
G4 MDD FW800, dual 1.42
2x G4 MDD 2003, single 1.25
G4 Mini 1.25ghz
G4 Mini 1.42ghz(x4)
G5 single 1.8(nVidia 6800 Ultra!)
G5 Dual 2.7
G5 late '05 DC 2.0ghz
G5 Quad(x2)
Xserve G5 dual 2.0
Xserve G4
iMacs
233mhz Rev. A "Bondi Blue"(not running)(will soon be fixed with an NIB analog board)
233mhz Rev. B "Bondi"
333mhz tray-load "Lime"
333mhz tray-load "Grape"
333mhz Tray-load "Tangerine"
333mhz Blueberry non-FW slot loaders
400mhz iMac G3 DV graphite
500mhz iMac G3 indigo
2x 1.25ghz iMac G4 17"
iBooks
"Clamshell" 366 Graphite
"Clamshell" 366 Blueberry
"Clamshell" 366 Tangerine
"Clamshell" FW 366mhz Indigo
G3 "Snow" 600mhz
G3 "Snow" 800mhz
G3 "Snow" 900mhz
G4 12" 1.02 ghz
G4 12" 1.33ghz
G4 14" 1.42ghz
G4 14" 1.42ghz high end BTO
eMacs
700mhz
1.42ghz
PowerBooks
1400/160cs
1400c
5300c(x2)
2400c
3400c
Wallstreet 233mhz "Mainstreet"
Wallstreet 292mhz
PDQ 266mhz(x2)
Lombard G3 400mhz
Lombard G3 350mhz
Lomboard w/500mhz G4
Pismo G3 w/500mhz G4
Pismo G3 500mhz
TiBook G4 400mhz
TiBook G4 867mhz
TiBook 1ghz
1.5ghz 12" AlBook
2x 1.67ghz SLSD AlBook
15" DLSD 1.67ghz A1138
Intel
Mac Pro 1,1
Mac Pro 2,1
Mac Pro 5,1
MacBook Air 1,1
Macbook Air 2,1
iMac late 2006 base model
iMac 2007 unibody
BlackBook 2006
Blackbook Late '07
Blackbook early '08
MBP 2,2 Glossy
MBP 3,1(x2)
MBP 3,1 17" HR screen
MBP 4,1 15"
MBP 17" early '08
2006 white MacBook
Mid-09 white Macbook
Late '08 MacBook(Al)
Late '08 MBP
2009 15" MBP
2010 17" MBP
2011 17" MBP
2010 Unibody White Macbook
Late 2011 13" MBP
2012 13" MBP
Mid 2012 15" MBP(classic) w/hi-res matte screen
2015 13" Retina
11" MBA 2011
13" MBA 2012
68K 22
PPC 106
Intel 30
Original Macintosh(1984)
512Ke
Plus(x2)
Plus upgraded from 128K, w/HD20
SE
SE FDHD
Classic
Classic II
Quadra 700
Macintosh LC
Macintosh II
Macintosh IIci
Performa 550
Performa 636CD
Macintosh Portable
PowerBook 100
Powerbook 140
PowerBook 160
PowerBook 180
PowerBook 520c
Powerbook Duo 230
Powerbook 520c w/PPC upgrade
PPC:
PowerMacintoshes/PowerMacs
Performa 6300
6500/225
7100/66
7200
7350 WGS
8500/180
8600/200(w/700mhz Sonnet G4 upgrade)
9600/200MP
G3 Beige Desktop 233
G3 Beige desktop 266
G3 Beige desktop w/400mhz processor out of a B&W(and overclocked to 433mhz).
G3 minitower 233mhz
G3 mintower 266mhz server(w/3 factory 10K UW SCSI drives)
G3 minitower w/1ghz Sonnet G4
G3 AIO("Molar Mac"), 500mhz Sonnet
G3 B&W 300mhz(near mint) w/matching 17" display
G3 B&W 400mhz(all DP versions of OS X installed)
G3 B&W 400mhz
G3 B&W upgraded with Fastmac 450mhz G4 upgrade
G3 B&W w/400mhz G4 and VooDoo 5 55000
G4 Yikes! 350mhz(w/matching 21" CRT)
G4 Yikes! 400mhz(x2)
G4 Sawtooth 400mhz(retail Radeon 8500)
G4 Sawtooth 450mhz
G4 Sawtooth 450mhz(Gigadesigns at 1.2ghz, Radeon 9800)
G4 Cube 450mhz w/DVD
G4 Cube factory 500mhz w/CD-RW
G4 Cube originally 450/CD-RW but with a Sonnet 800mhz/2mb L3 upgrade
G4 Cube originally 500mhz/CD-RW but with a 1.5ghz upgrade
G4 Cube 1.8ghz Sonnet
G4 GigE dual 500mhz(every version OS X installed)
G4 DA 533mhz
G4 DA 533mhz(test computer for various purposes)
G4 DA 667mhz(17" ADC CRT monitor connected)
G4 DA 733mhz
G4 DA dual 533mhz
G4 DA in rackmount case with dual 1.8 Sonnet upgrade
G4 DA with 2.0ghz Newertech Single, Radeon X800XT, Sonnet SATA-this one was bought already upgraded
G4 Quicksilver 733mhz(may do something fun with it)
G4 Quicksilver, originally 733 mhz but with a factory dual 1ghz installed
G4 Quicksilver, dual 800mhz
G4 Quicksilver 2002, originally 800mhz but now with a Gigadesigns dual 1.8 running at 1.6ghz
G4 Quicksilver 2002, originally 933mhz but now with Newertech 1.6ghz(I think a rebranded Sonnet)
G4 Quicksilver 2002, original factory dual 1ghz
G4 MDD, dual 867
G4 MDD, dual 1ghz
G4 MDD, dual 1.25ghz
G4 MDD FW800, single 1ghz
G4 MDD FW800, dual 1.42
2x G4 MDD 2003, single 1.25
G4 Mini 1.25ghz
G4 Mini 1.42ghz(x4)
G5 single 1.8(nVidia 6800 Ultra!)
G5 Dual 2.7
G5 late '05 DC 2.0ghz
G5 Quad(x2)
Xserve G5 dual 2.0
Xserve G4
iMacs
233mhz Rev. A "Bondi Blue"(not running)(will soon be fixed with an NIB analog board)
233mhz Rev. B "Bondi"
333mhz tray-load "Lime"
333mhz tray-load "Grape"
333mhz Tray-load "Tangerine"
333mhz Blueberry non-FW slot loaders
400mhz iMac G3 DV graphite
500mhz iMac G3 indigo
2x 1.25ghz iMac G4 17"
iBooks
"Clamshell" 366 Graphite
"Clamshell" 366 Blueberry
"Clamshell" 366 Tangerine
"Clamshell" FW 366mhz Indigo
G3 "Snow" 600mhz
G3 "Snow" 800mhz
G3 "Snow" 900mhz
G4 12" 1.02 ghz
G4 12" 1.33ghz
G4 14" 1.42ghz
G4 14" 1.42ghz high end BTO
eMacs
700mhz
1.42ghz
PowerBooks
1400/160cs
1400c
5300c(x2)
2400c
3400c
Wallstreet 233mhz "Mainstreet"
Wallstreet 292mhz
PDQ 266mhz(x2)
Lombard G3 400mhz
Lombard G3 350mhz
Lomboard w/500mhz G4
Pismo G3 w/500mhz G4
Pismo G3 500mhz
TiBook G4 400mhz
TiBook G4 867mhz
TiBook 1ghz
1.5ghz 12" AlBook
2x 1.67ghz SLSD AlBook
15" DLSD 1.67ghz A1138
Intel
Mac Pro 1,1
Mac Pro 2,1
Mac Pro 5,1
MacBook Air 1,1
Macbook Air 2,1
iMac late 2006 base model
iMac 2007 unibody
BlackBook 2006
Blackbook Late '07
Blackbook early '08
MBP 2,2 Glossy
MBP 3,1(x2)
MBP 3,1 17" HR screen
MBP 4,1 15"
MBP 17" early '08
2006 white MacBook
Mid-09 white Macbook
Late '08 MacBook(Al)
Late '08 MBP
2009 15" MBP
2010 17" MBP
2011 17" MBP
2010 Unibody White Macbook
Late 2011 13" MBP
2012 13" MBP
Mid 2012 15" MBP(classic) w/hi-res matte screen
2015 13" Retina
11" MBA 2011
13" MBA 2012
68K 22
PPC 106
Intel 30
We both started off with such humble beginnings at the start of this thread 6 years ago... now look at us! 😂
A fair few of the machines on my list were previously in your possession too.
Yes indeed.
In fact, I've gone hunting for replacements after regretting selling some of them
The MBA 1,1 is one of the notable ones on that. I have a love-hate relationship with that computer. I dumped a bunch to get a good battery and SSD into the one you have now.
The one I have now has an okay-ish battery and a factory SSD. The KingSpec SSD I put in yours was actually better than the stupid expensive factory option one that's in the one I have now.
I'm not sure you believed me when I told you how terrible the MBA 1,1 was-it really is that bad. The 2,1 is quite a different story. When I told you I'd send you the one from the last batch of early MBAs I bought, I was glad that it yielded a good spec 2,1. I went hunting for the SSD that's in my current one, and that one(IIRC) fortunately came with one. As much better as the 2,1 is overall, SSDs are a pain since they only interchange with one model Xserve.
Are you an 80's kid ?
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I never liked the G3 - it was slow and couldn't do much.. the G4 was a much faster processor and of course the G5 as well. I never came on board Mac during the G3 era, nor before the G series. The 68k's were worse because I felt those too were slow compared to a Pentium III.
LOL. This is like saying a slug is slow compared to a cheetah. Besides, the Pentium III was introduced in 1999, so why even compare it to 68k? The G4 is the one to compare it to.
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Agreed. Couldn't get rid of mine fast enough - despite the RunCore Pro IV SSD that was in it. There's one good thing I have to say about it though: it can run Tiger (without accelerated graphics).
@bunnspecial/Gamer94/AphoticD/ProjectAlice and others. If you could keep one, and one only of your collection, which would it be? And the reason.
You show me your's, I'll show you mine.
You show me your's, I'll show you mine.
@bunnspecial/Gamer94/AphoticD/ProjectAlice and others. If you could keep one, and one only of your collection, which would it be? And the reason.
You show me your's, I'll show you mine.
My little 12” PowerBook G4 1.5GHz is probably my go to portable PowerPC, but my PowerPC workstation is the DC G5 2.3GHz. For Intel, my cMP 2008 gets plenty of power on time for file serving and general usage...
Although, if I had to give up all but one for the sake of remaining portable, I would keep my Aluminum MacBook Unibody ‘08. It’s certainly not the most capable in my collection nor the most feature rich, but it holds sentimental value. I bought it new in 2008 and it probably still gets more use each day than any other Mac.
In fact, I did exactly that in 2011. I hit the road with just one Mac, my ‘08 MB unibody. Once I landed and settled back down in 2016, I travelled to pick up my G5 and PBG4 15” from storage along with the rest of my gear and started building up a collection.
In short, I could let them all go again if I had to.
I felt like a hoarder when I had 5x PowerMac G4's, so I gave 3 away on craigslist.
@bunnspecial/Gamer94/AphoticD/ProjectAlice and others. If you could keep one, and one only of your collection, which would it be? And the reason.
You show me your's, I'll show you mine.
Thats a tough one... I could go in many different directions with an answer to this question, and this could easily make a thread on its own. But if I had to keep one single Mac regardless of if its PowerPC, 68k, Intel, supported, unsupported, up-to-date, etc, I'd probably choose my MacBook Pro 8,1 (Late 2011, 13in). Reason being is because it was the first Mac I had ever received and the first new computer I could call my own. That MBP opened an entire world to me and I can honestly say has led me to where I am today, kickstarting my interested in Macs, computers, and technology of all ages, then how I began to collect computers a few years later, and all the people I've met through that. It has really shaped me into who I am today thanks to those experiences and my knowledge of not only how to work on computers of various ages, but also looking at the professional business choices and decisions made by Apple and other computer/technology companies over the years to see what things worked and what didn't from a historical perspective.
If I had to choose one PowerPC Mac to keep, I'd absolutely say my original PowerMac G5 Dual 2.3GHz, aka the one that started it all. That machine has served me well for it's several years of active use under my ownership and never failed to amaze me with its capabilities despite being over 10 years old by the time I started actively using it. Its a true testament to how amazing these machines were for their time and how apple really left PowerPC with a bang. Sure Intel overtook even the late G4s and G5s shortly after their discontinuation, but the fact that they were still able to do so much even up until a mere few years ago. While they aren't completely useless now in 2020, a lot of my daily routines (especially now in a post covid-19 world) just simply cannot be done on a PowerPC Mac anymore, which is a shame. Nevertheless, I'd still say my original G5 would probably be the one PowerPC Mac I'd have to keep above all else, including my rarer G4 Cube, iMac G4, 15 and 17in DLSDs, 1.5GHz 12in PowerBook, all of my Clamshells...
I only have two:
iMac G3/400 DV
iMac G4/1000 15"
I do have a 3rd and 4th PPC-based gizmos, but they aren't Macs (sorry 😊) but I'll list them here regardless:
Cisco Catalyst 2960SI (10/100M) x2
Cisco Catalyst 2950 (defunct, long gone)
iMac G3/400 DV
iMac G4/1000 15"
I do have a 3rd and 4th PPC-based gizmos, but they aren't Macs (sorry 😊) but I'll list them here regardless:
Cisco Catalyst 2960SI (10/100M) x2
Cisco Catalyst 2950 (defunct, long gone)
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That’s definitely a tough question. I actually have quite a bit more since the last time I was in this thread too. I’m not home but when I am maybe I’ll get an updated list.@bunnspecial/Gamer94/AphoticD/ProjectAlice and others. If you could keep one, and one only of your collection, which would it be? And the reason.
You show me your's, I'll show you mine.
If I’m keeping only one Mac in my “collection”? I’m gonna say my 15” PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz, because it’s actually very useful and near mint. Second choice would be 12” iBook G3 snow 500Mhz or 500Mhz iMac G3 (indigo) this is because the last two machines I got as a kid and have owned them for over 10 years.
if you mean one Mac at all, it’d have to be my 2009 Mac Pro (4,1 flashed to 5,1) with Dual X5680s and lots of other upgrades. It is my main computer for everything so it would have to stay. I don’t really count it as being a part of a collection anymore than the last PC I built.
For me it would be my 17" PB. It's not the fastest PB I have but that screen gives it the edge.
Yeah, those 17" PowerBook's and 17" MBP are true desktop replacements.
It's such a shame the last 17s ever are plagued by those GPU failures.
I would call it more of a lack of cooling failure. Hopefully ARM will finally solve the lack of proper cooling that Apple has been dealing with for over a decade now. But one thing that has shown us, is that Intel CPU's are VERY resilient to high heat. The average GPU... not so much.
It's not really inadequate cooling. The GPUs in these are fundamentally defective, and even if you do things like keep the fan profiles aggressive to keep the temperatures down they will still fail sooner or later.
The 2008s were fixed when nVidia actually properly repaired the issue with the GPUs. Apple eventually started fitting LoBos with the revised GPUs installed(green dot in the RAM compartment), and if you have Dosdude fix one he fits the one that won't go bad.
The Radeons in the 2011s never got that repair, and it's not Apple's fault.
Some fair points for sure, but lack of proper cooling is certainly an Apple flaw over the last many years. If you look at wintel hardware with the same chips inside, they will always offer better cooling and temps. Apple has always known that Intel chips can get to 90c within a few seconds of heavy load if not cooled properly the whole time, yet have always kept a very subpar fan curve, and stayed thin obsessed.
The GPU failures, while not Apple's fault directly, certainly weren't helped with all that extra heat. And Apple also has a history of not choosing the best GPU for the job in many systems.
