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Favorite Mac of All Time?
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You know what mac I always lusted after? This sounds bad, I can't think of the model name right now. It was the more powerful laptop option that was out around or right before the time of the clamshell iBook. Carrie Bradshaw used it on Sex & The City. It was black and I think had a backlit keyboard where the letters would all turn orange.
that one!
that one!
I would have to go with the 2006 macbook, the magnetic closing mechanism, great keyboard, and user replaceable hard drive, built in isight, great wireless reception all in a pretty small package.
And of course the imac G4, apple really should reintroduce that one.
And of course the imac G4, apple really should reintroduce that one.
iMac G3-G5,iBook clamshell,Tibook,12 in Powerbook G4,and b&w g3's and all G4 powermacs and those easel displays.
dmw007
macrumors G4
My favorite Mac has to be my 12" 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 - what an awesome little computer. I also fondly remember my PowerBook 165c - it was my first Mac, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. 🙂
I never had the chance to own one, but I still think that the iMac G4 is also a beautiful machine. That, and the Power Mac G4 Cube. 🙂
I never had the chance to own one, but I still think that the iMac G4 is also a beautiful machine. That, and the Power Mac G4 Cube. 🙂
SFStateStudent
macrumors 604
Scooby_Doo
macrumors member
Powerbook Duos, especially with a docking station, were so useful and had a solid size/performance for their time.
Mac II series had a lot of fans for it's power and expandability, but in that era I'm a little partial to the SE because it was the first Mac I remember using.
B/W Powermac G3/G4 Tower, easy to open and upgrade, clean insides, and really powerful (although towards the end of it's lifetime G4 Tower was losing competitiveness).
Titanium Powerbook, which I am still using as seen in signature. Great that they had all sorts of connectivity relevant to the time (S-video, full size DVI, Firewire, audio in, modem, ethernet, airport).
Mac II series had a lot of fans for it's power and expandability, but in that era I'm a little partial to the SE because it was the first Mac I remember using.
B/W Powermac G3/G4 Tower, easy to open and upgrade, clean insides, and really powerful (although towards the end of it's lifetime G4 Tower was losing competitiveness).
Titanium Powerbook, which I am still using as seen in signature. Great that they had all sorts of connectivity relevant to the time (S-video, full size DVI, Firewire, audio in, modem, ethernet, airport).
Scooby_Doo
macrumors member
They were more or less killed when the G3 chip was introduced, so bad timing.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/stats/powermac_6500_300.html
snowleopard48
macrumors regular
LizKat
macrumors 604
MacBook Air, no doubt about it. I call it the Airhead but it's a completely affectionate nickname.
Still room in my life for an Apple ultra-light with a 12" footprint, but I have a feeling it's going to be a tablet and slightly smaller... shrug... time to settle for "less". 😎
Still room in my life for an Apple ultra-light with a 12" footprint, but I have a feeling it's going to be a tablet and slightly smaller... shrug... time to settle for "less". 😎
Mine's on loan to a friend right now. I really miss it.🙁
Back in the days I always wanted one like that or iMac red color - but had to do it with pc including windows 🙄 I stick to my macbook pro now 😀
Stephen73
macrumors newbie
I totally agree. I genuinely miss my 12" PowerBook. I loved being able to sandwich such a powerful pro tool between 2 A4 books and stuff it in my bag... no dedicated laptop bag to announce to the world what I'm carrying. I also see the gaping hole in Apple's current line-up of MacBook Pros.
Apple, bring back the 12" Pro laptop... please.
miniConvert
macrumors 68040
I think my Mac mini will always be my favourite Mac of all time. Sure, I haven't had a lot of the older Macs, but there's something about the mini's form factor that I just love.
My very first one was DOA, so all I could do was hold it and look at it. And hold it and look at it I did - I could barely put the thing down! 😉 Such a great, compact package. Having a working one is even better of course, there's a lot of punch in my 1.66GHz CD Mac mini (the original Intel one) with its two gigs of RAM.
Yes, I've had to replace the HDD (and wow am I glad I did, the 500GB WD Scorpio Blue is just a terrific drive), but otherwise it just gets on with things. It runs 24x7 and houses my entire iTunes/AppleTV library. It's quiet, pretty cool, but most importantly when I do want to use it for something it doesn't lag at all - it feels as quick as any other Mac I own for basic tasks.
Only thing that lets it down is the wireless. It's pathetic. I have to use a wireless bridge, connected via ethernet, to keep a stable connection to the AEBS, and it was the same story with numerous Linksys and Netgear routers, too.
I just love it. I hope it lasts forever.
My very first one was DOA, so all I could do was hold it and look at it. And hold it and look at it I did - I could barely put the thing down! 😉 Such a great, compact package. Having a working one is even better of course, there's a lot of punch in my 1.66GHz CD Mac mini (the original Intel one) with its two gigs of RAM.
Yes, I've had to replace the HDD (and wow am I glad I did, the 500GB WD Scorpio Blue is just a terrific drive), but otherwise it just gets on with things. It runs 24x7 and houses my entire iTunes/AppleTV library. It's quiet, pretty cool, but most importantly when I do want to use it for something it doesn't lag at all - it feels as quick as any other Mac I own for basic tasks.
Only thing that lets it down is the wireless. It's pathetic. I have to use a wireless bridge, connected via ethernet, to keep a stable connection to the AEBS, and it was the same story with numerous Linksys and Netgear routers, too.
I just love it. I hope it lasts forever.
Stephen73
macrumors newbie
Ooh, I'm getting all nostalgic here.
Yes, my 12" G4 PowerBook was my absolute favourite, but I just remembered my first Mac I ever worked on... a Quadra with 100MB HD, 4MB RAM running a processor of about 15MHz. This was a beast capable of just about anything. I don't recall it ever crashing on me, ever, in an 18 month period. A absolute workhorse.
Reading the other posts, there seems to be a common trend appearing... so many of these listed machines were people's first Apple Macs. I seems that everyone views their first Macs like their first cars. We quickly forget it's shortcomings and instead associate all the good times we had with it.
It's a sign of just how much impact our Macs have on our lives.
Yes, my 12" G4 PowerBook was my absolute favourite, but I just remembered my first Mac I ever worked on... a Quadra with 100MB HD, 4MB RAM running a processor of about 15MHz. This was a beast capable of just about anything. I don't recall it ever crashing on me, ever, in an 18 month period. A absolute workhorse.
Reading the other posts, there seems to be a common trend appearing... so many of these listed machines were people's first Apple Macs. I seems that everyone views their first Macs like their first cars. We quickly forget it's shortcomings and instead associate all the good times we had with it.
It's a sign of just how much impact our Macs have on our lives.
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
I just gifted my 10 year old orange iBook clamshell to my aunt for her 80th, so she can finally learn how to email and internet, etc.
That was a great computer design. It's still my top vote for best Apple to date. Wish they would still make them, but with high def. screens, and updated tech inside.
Aside from that, the newest MacPros are the best. All other notebooks and floor models I had were BS compared.
That was a great computer design. It's still my top vote for best Apple to date. Wish they would still make them, but with high def. screens, and updated tech inside.
Aside from that, the newest MacPros are the best. All other notebooks and floor models I had were BS compared.
iBook
iBook G3, G4 and 12" PB. Also PB G3 pismo.
iMac g4-aluminium. I hated the iMac G3 design. It looked like a little toy
My favorite out of all of them is the Ibook G3 with the translucent keyboard.
iBook G3, G4 and 12" PB. Also PB G3 pismo.
iMac g4-aluminium. I hated the iMac G3 design. It looked like a little toy
My favorite out of all of them is the Ibook G3 with the translucent keyboard.
iMac G4. I want one sooo bad. Maybe I can get one for 300 or so. For my room. Get it with leopard.
1.25 GHz
1GB RAM
64MB video
Wireless.
And I don't remember the hard drive size.
1.25 GHz
1GB RAM
64MB video
Wireless.
And I don't remember the hard drive size.