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How big is your Apple ecosystem?

1 Mac Pro (2006)
1 27" Apple Cinema Display
1 13" MBP (Mid 2010)
1 20" iMac (2008)
1 13" Macbook (2007)
2 13" MBA (Original)
1 15" MBP (Original)
1 15" MBP (2008)
1 Apple TV 2
1 Apple TV 3
1 iPod 60GB Classic
1 iPod 4th Gen Nano 8GB
1 iPhone (1st Gen) 16GB
1 iPhone 5 32GB Black
1 iPhone 5 16GB White

Oh and an old iBook G3 that still works perfect
 
Personally?

1x 27" iMac
1x 24" iMac
1x 17" iMac
2x 17" Macbook Pro
2x 15" Macbook Pro
2x 13" Macbook Pro
1x 13" Macbook
1x Time Capsule
1x Airport Express
1x Apple TV
1x iPad 2 64GB
2x iPad Nano
1x iPhone 4s
2x 23" Apple Cinema Display
1x 20" Apple Cinema Display

At the Job?

108x Mac Pros (virtually useless now)
15x Power Mac G5s
215x 23" Apple Cinema Displays
2x Apple Cinema Displays
4x 15" Macbook Pros
2x 17" Macbook Pros
35x 20" iMacs
10x 17" iMacs
1x MacMini
2x Power Mac G4
1x Xserve G5 (totally useless)
2x Xserve Raid (even more useless)
2x Time Capsules
2x Airport Extremes
1x Airport Express

I mention to stuff at work to say, that I get my work done faster and on deadline when I am at home in front of my 27" iMac. I tell students and colleagues alike that if you have to buy a Mac for low to mid-range video/media production get the best 27" iMac you can afford. Otherwise, get a PC workstation.

Apple has pretty much made it a total waste of money to build a high end post house on entirely Apple products . . . . which WAS possible just a few years ago.
 
pmontanarella said:
Hi all,

Lately I've been thinking of the whole Apple ecosystem and I was wondering how big your Apple ecosystem is. How many devices do you have? How do they all integrate with each other? Personally I have a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 5 all syncing with iCloud and wifi-sync with iTunes, and the ipHone backing up each night to iCloud. I also have a Time Capsule for backups for the macbook Pro and a Airport Express I use as a wifi extender. My mom has a MacBook Pro, an iPad and an iPhone 4 and my sister also has a MacBook and an iPad. All the laptops are backing up to the time capsule and they each have iCloud to sync with each other. Lastly we have an Apple TV as a centerpiece in the living room for all media consumption and movie renting.

I'd love to hear what you guys have as an Apple ecosystem and how it works. Additionally, if you have any suggestions on how to improve even further my ecosystem please let me know, suggestions are always welcome 🙂

Pietro
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iPod touch 3G
iPad (3rd generation)
iPod touch 5G

The devices in bold are part of my ecosystem. The iPod touch 3G is left out. I use iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and Game Center between the bold devices.
 
At Home

2009 iMac 27" i5
2010 iMac 27" i3
2011 iMac 27" i5
2012 Mac Mini i5
AppleTV3 x 4
2012 Macbook Pro Retina 15"
2012 Macbook Air 13"
iPad 4 16GB
iPad 4 32GB + LTE
iPhone 5 x 2
Time Capsule 3TB
Airport Extreme x 2
Airport Express

At Work/ My Wife and I's business

iPad Mini x 7
iPad 2
iPad 3 16GB x 3
iPad 3 32GB + LTE
iPad 4 16GB
AppleTV 2 x 2
2010 Mac Mini
2011 Mac Mini x 2
2012 Mac Mini x 3
2008 iMac 24"
2010 Macbook Pro
2009 Macbook Pro
Airport Extreme x 2
 
1x Apple TV 3
1x iPad Mini
1x iPhone 5
1x iPhone 4S
2x iPhone 3GS
1x iMac 21.5" 2012
1x iMac 17" 2007
1x MacBook 2010
1x MacBook 2009
1x MacBook Air 11" 2011
1x Powermac G5
1x iMac G3
1x iPod Touch 5G
1x iPod Touch 2G
1x iPod Nano 6th Gen
1x iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen
1x 20" Cinema Display
1x Airport Extreme 2009
1x Airport Extreme 2007
1x Custom Built Hackintosh
 
In use:
1 x MBP 15" mid-2009
1 x iMac 27" mid-2010
1 x MBPr 15" mid-2012

Sold:
1 x iPad 16Gb 2011
1 x MBA 13" mid-2011

Returned:
1 x iPhone 5 64Gb
 
Rather small ecosystem:

27" iMac 2010
Mac Mini early 2009
MBA 11" late 2010
ACD 24"
ATV 2
iPhone 4
iPad 3
iPod Touch 4
iPod Touch 5
AirPort Extreme
AirPort Express

Wife: iPhone 5, MBP 17", iPod Mini (square one)
Son: iPad 2

Trashcan: 2 TC
 
I won't go into detail of what I've owned in the past as that doesn't seem to the the question, i.e., Macintosh SE/30, Bondi Blue iMac, etc.

I currently have the following apple gear.
  • 2 iPhone 5s (not 5s but multiple fives 😉 ) One for me and one for the wife.
  • 2 first gen iPads
  • 3 iPad minis (one for me, and two for my kids)
  • 2009 Mac Mini for my kids
  • 2010 13" MBP for my wife
  • 2012 15" rMBP for me
  • 2 Air port Extremes

As for integration, most of the macs and iOS devices use my apple id so the apps are purchsed under my account. The exception of course is the stuff for my wife where she has her own apple id.
 
I currently have

Gen 2 20gb iPod
iPhone 5
Apple TV 3
iPad mini 16gb white ( wife's)
iPad mini 16gb black ( mine )
Imac 21.5" 2012

Looking at swapping my asks rt-n56u to a AirPort Extreme as well though.

iMac has external had with films t Apple TV streams as well as music.
iTunes Match across all devices to stream music when not at home
 
For those who have more than one laptop and one desktop:
Are these *personnaly* yours, or belong to family members? If not, how do you manage around more than 2 computers? Was wondering out of curiosity.

I have a MacBook Pro, an iPad (4th generation) and an iPhone (4S).
I want to get the cheapest air, so I can mess with it, and maybe take some of Apple's training programs with it. Don't want to do experiments with mine 😛
Also planning to get 5S on release.

I wish I could get an iMac, but dorm rooms are pretty limited space-wise 😱. Probably will get one when I get my own place.
 
My devices:
15" MBP
13" MBP
iPhone 5
iPhone 3GS (don't use it much anymore, but it's my last remaining jailbroken device, so it still has some utility left in it)
iPod touch 2g (use it on my iHome)
Airport Express

The rest of my household:
13" MB
20" iMac
13" MBP
PowerMac G4
iPad 2
iPhone 5
iPhone 5
iPhone 4S

So yeah I guess my family's Apple ecosystem is pretty expansive.

Edit: I only listed devices we actually use. I have many more old Apple devices that sit in disuse (but still function!)
 
I suppose this is a show-off-your-stuff thread 🙂

I am using
3x Apple TV 3
1x Airport Extreme
2x Airport Express (as extenders)
2x MacBook Pro 15" Retina
1x Mac Mini as server

2x iPad 3 and 2x iPhone 5

I think it's a reasonable setup.

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chevelleguy3 said:
1 Mac Pro (2006)
1 27" Apple Cinema Display
1 13" MBP (Mid 2010)
1 20" iMac (2008)
1 13" Macbook (2007)
2 13" MBA (Original)
1 15" MBP (Original)
1 15" MBP (2008)
1 Apple TV 2
1 Apple TV 3
1 iPod 60GB Classic
1 iPod 4th Gen Nano 8GB
1 iPhone (1st Gen) 16GB
1 iPhone 5 32GB Black
1 iPhone 5 16GB White

Oh and an old iBook G3 that still works perfect
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I think you might be a hoarder 😀
 
Airport Express
Airport Extreme
iPod Nano
iPhone 4-s
iPad mini
iPad 4
Macbook Pro 15
Mac Mini
Magic trackpad
Apple wired keyboard
Apple wireless keyboard
Apple mouse (the cordless one with the scroll ball)


Uh.... i think thats it?

the iPads and iPhone are work stuff....


edit:
Forgot the AppleTV 2
 
15" MBP
11" MBA
27" iMac
24" iMac
2 white minis
white server mini with Snow Leopard Server
ATV 3
2 iPod Touches (2nd Gen)
2 iPod Touches (current)
iPad (1st gen)
AEBS
various keyboards, mice, and remotes.
 
Rossatron said:
For those who have more than one laptop and one desktop:
Are these *personnaly* yours, or belong to family members? If not, how do you manage around more than 2 computers? Was wondering out of curiosity.
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For me it depends on the job. I personally own and use most of what's on my list save for the 24" iMac and 13" Macbook Pro that my wife uses.

Some of the hardware is used when I am on location and need a few assistant editors, sometimes it's me using multiple machines to handle multiple tasks on location.

It's a somewhat similar situation in a studio or back at the home office. An assistant will be using one machine, while I use the others, or I have different machines handling different tasks at the same time.

For me, getting multiple machines to do many medium weight tasks was a bit more cost effective than getting one $7000 workstation to do them all at once, and at times, I needed the machines to come with me, so multiple laptops it was.

maflynn said:
I won't go into detail of what I've owned in the past as that doesn't seem to the the question, i.e., Macintosh SE/30, Bondi Blue iMac, etc.
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How does, "How big is your ecosystem?" translate into "Not what you've owned in the past," especially if you actually use the hardware in your list? I've always been a proponent of buying and using older hardware if you can find use out of it.

Lucky for me I didn't list the 12" Powerbook G4, iBook G4, 15" iMac G4, and Bondi blue that I don't use or don't have. Some folks DO have and use that much gear.
 
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2012 27" imac
2012 13" macbook pro
Ipad 4
Ipod touch gen 5
Ipod touch gen 4
Ipod touch gen 2
Ipad mini (my sons)
Airport Extreme (best...router.... ever)

Trying to find an apple TV gen 2 so I can jailbreak it

I love apple stuff
 
Digital Skunk said:
For me it depends on the job. I personally own and use most of what's on my list save for the 24" iMac and 13" Macbook Pro that my wife uses.

Some of the hardware is used when I am on location and need a few assistant editors, sometimes it's me using multiple machines to handle multiple tasks on location.

Somewhat similar situation in a studio or back at the home office. An assistant will be using one machine, while I use the others, or I have different machines handling different tasks at the same time.

For me, getting multiple machines to do many medium weight tasks was a bit more cost effective than getting on $7000 workstation to do them all at once, and at times, I needed the machines to come with me, so multiple laptops it was.

Ok, I get it know 🙂 thanks for clarifying.
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