I have a 2017 1tb 27" Fusion drive iMac, a 2018 13" 8gb/512gb MacBook Pro, and a 12" 8gb/256gb MacBook. I am thinking about buying a 13" Air for work and leaving the expensive MacBooks at home. How many Macs do you own and what uses do you get out of each one?
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How many Mac's do you own?
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Can you tell us what occasions you use each Mac for? Why leave MacBooks at home if you have an iMac? Not judging, just curious.
Personal machine: 15” MBP 2018 - i9 2.9Ghz, 32GB DDR4, Radeon Pro 560X 4GB, 1TB SSD.
Using off the clock for personal projects and to keep my private stuff.
Work machine: 15” MBP 2017 - i7 2.8Ghz, 16GB LPDDR3, Radeon Pro 555 2GB, 512GB SSD.
Using at the office and when away on business.
Using off the clock for personal projects and to keep my private stuff.
Work machine: 15” MBP 2017 - i7 2.8Ghz, 16GB LPDDR3, Radeon Pro 555 2GB, 512GB SSD.
Using at the office and when away on business.
iMac G4, iBook G4 12", MacBook Air (1st Gen), MacBook (1st Gen unibody), Mac mini (2011 late), MacBook 13" (2017 with Touch Bar), MacBook Pro 15" (2018), consider to purchase a new Mac Pro if updated this fall
Had a late 2014 iMac 5k that I felt needed an upgrade. Instead of buying a 13" MacBook or 12" MacBook as a companion for it I went all out and got the 2.6/16/512/560x that will be a complete desktop replacement and my portable travel machine. Sold the iMac and I'm happy with my decision.
I don’t own any 
hope to get my first Mac in a few months.
I’ve wanted one since 1995 after watching the martinettis bring home a computer -
hope to get my first Mac in a few months.I’ve wanted one since 1995 after watching the martinettis bring home a computer -
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- 2017 iMac Pro 1TB/32GB (base)
- 2014 Mac mini 1TB/8GB - good for being a Plex/iTunes server
- 2017 MacBook 256/16GB - main laptop
- 2017 MacBook 256/8GB - for my kids to fool around on, occasionally
- 2016 nTB MacBook Pro 256/8GB - work issued/business use
- Late 2013 MacBook Pro (i5 2.4 GHz, 16 GB DDR3 RAM, 250 GB PCIe SSD, Intel Iris 1536 MB) - Primary Laptop
- Mid 2010 MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, 500 GB 5200rpm SSHD, Nvidia GeForce 320M) - Old Laptop now owned by my Mother
- Early 2008 MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB 5200rpm HDD, Intel GMA X3100) - OS X Hackers Testing Machine
5 in total
G5 Mac Pro (old machine from work, cant remember spec)
1,1 Mac Pro (Running El Capitan, 16gb Ram flashed to 1,2 and dual X5365 @ 3.00 GHz
4,1 Mac Pro ( flashed to 5,1 24gb Ram W3680 @ 3.33 GHz)
2012 rMBP (First Retina 8gb Ram)
2018 MBP (2.6 Mid spec Standard)
G5 Mac Pro (old machine from work, cant remember spec)
1,1 Mac Pro (Running El Capitan, 16gb Ram flashed to 1,2 and dual X5365 @ 3.00 GHz
4,1 Mac Pro ( flashed to 5,1 24gb Ram W3680 @ 3.33 GHz)
2012 rMBP (First Retina 8gb Ram)
2018 MBP (2.6 Mid spec Standard)
2017 15" (2.9/16/512GB/R560) Recently picked this up at a good price.
2016 15" (2.7/16/512GB/R455) Been my main mac for awhile.
2013 13" (i5 2.4/8/256GB) late 2013, being used by gf
2008 24" iMac (3ghz C2D/4GB/500GB HDD) Backup machine
(older stuff)
2x 2005 12" Powerbook G4
2004 15" Powerbook G4 (screen backlight doesn't work)
2003 15" iMac G4 (sunflower!) original 800mhz model that runs OS9 natively along with OSX.
1992 Macintosh Classic II (need to replace the capacitors on it)
2016 15" (2.7/16/512GB/R455) Been my main mac for awhile.
2013 13" (i5 2.4/8/256GB) late 2013, being used by gf
2008 24" iMac (3ghz C2D/4GB/500GB HDD) Backup machine
(older stuff)
2x 2005 12" Powerbook G4
2004 15" Powerbook G4 (screen backlight doesn't work)
2003 15" iMac G4 (sunflower!) original 800mhz model that runs OS9 natively along with OSX.
1992 Macintosh Classic II (need to replace the capacitors on it)
Interesting video. I'd never seen it before, thanks for the link.I don’t own any
I’ve wanted one since 1995 after watching the martinettis bring home a computer -
mid 2007 imac 2GH core 2 duo, 4GH ram, 1TB HD - Great machine handles extensive photo library
late 2009 mini 2.54GH core 2 duo, 8GM ram, 500GB HD - general purpose, in use every day by family
2012 macbook air in use by family member.
2015 macbook air 1.6 I5, 8GB ram, 128GB - best laptop ever made You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
older stuff
Apple ][ plus - Still works
Apple GS
late 2009 mini 2.54GH core 2 duo, 8GM ram, 500GB HD - general purpose, in use every day by family
2012 macbook air in use by family member.
2015 macbook air 1.6 I5, 8GB ram, 128GB - best laptop ever made You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.
older stuff
Apple ][ plus - Still works
Apple GS
1984 Mac (upgraded to 512K 'fat mac') with programmer switch, 10 MB external hard drive
2009 Mac Mini (for display only in a box on bookshelf)
2018 15" MBP 512
other computers
Deskside Workstation (2-GTX 1070, 32 GB, 2 TB) - 2 X Dell 2K monitors
MS SurfaceBook Pro (i7, 512 GB, 1TB)
4 or 5 iPad
2 or 3 Galaxy Pads
2009 Mac Mini (for display only in a box on bookshelf)
2018 15" MBP 512
other computers
Deskside Workstation (2-GTX 1070, 32 GB, 2 TB) - 2 X Dell 2K monitors
MS SurfaceBook Pro (i7, 512 GB, 1TB)
4 or 5 iPad
2 or 3 Galaxy Pads
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Since the question is worded in the present tense, I’ll answer it the same way: two. My 2018 13” MBP, and my 2016 15” MBP that is with Apple having the top case (and keyboard) replaced. I’ll sell the 15” once I get it back as I don’t need two laptops. I’ve owned other macs and Apple devices, but that’s not the question being asked.
Just one, 2017 13" MacBook Pro with Touchbar. I had to sell my two older MacBook Pros (2012 15" and 2014 13") and my Mac Mini that I had to buy this one, and it has totally been worth it!
2013 13" MBP
2018 15" MBP
Other devices:
Cheap iPad released this year.
Pixel 2
Windows desktop so I can upgrade it as I need to.
2018 15" MBP
Other devices:
Cheap iPad released this year.
Pixel 2
Windows desktop so I can upgrade it as I need to.
I love how the main question and answers started as which Macs do you currently own, then everyone started listing Macs they have ever owned, finished off with someone just listing all the tech they currently own....
No wonder, sometimes we hear the joke, we had to sell two kidneys and a liver for the new MacBook Pro.
Coming to the question:
I have a Late 2011 MBP 15 (2.4/16GB/256GB/6770m) that is retired sort of, and the 2016 MBP 13" with Touch Bar (2.9/8GB/256GB/Intel 550).
Fluctuating between selling this 2016 for $1300 and pay for a 15" that would be more of a "real" upgrade in all respects to my Late 2011 MBP. The 13" ones in India cannot be configured with 16GB RAM.
I've had various Macs through the years, but right now the current residents of the household are:
2015 15" MBP (lives on a stand, used as a sort of "desktop"machine, with external keyboard and mouse)
2015 13" MBP (for a while this was the traveler that accompanied me on trips but now she mainly stays at home but still gets quite a bit of use, especially when the other one is busy transferring data between external drives and such.)
2017 12" MacBook (this is the one which travels with me now, and also is used in various other rooms of the house, and/or out on the deck from time to time, but primarily lives in the bedroom.)
All three have 512 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM. The 13" is now out of AppleCare coverage, and the 15" will be come December 2018.
I am thinking about getting one of the new 2018 MBPs, and if so it would probably be a 15". I would then sell or trade in one of the two 2015 MBPs, most likely the 13" one, which I'd actually intended to sell at the time I bought the 12" MB but just never got around to doing so.
2015 15" MBP (lives on a stand, used as a sort of "desktop"machine, with external keyboard and mouse)
2015 13" MBP (for a while this was the traveler that accompanied me on trips but now she mainly stays at home but still gets quite a bit of use, especially when the other one is busy transferring data between external drives and such.)
2017 12" MacBook (this is the one which travels with me now, and also is used in various other rooms of the house, and/or out on the deck from time to time, but primarily lives in the bedroom.)
All three have 512 GB SSD and 16 GB RAM. The 13" is now out of AppleCare coverage, and the 15" will be come December 2018.
I am thinking about getting one of the new 2018 MBPs, and if so it would probably be a 15". I would then sell or trade in one of the two 2015 MBPs, most likely the 13" one, which I'd actually intended to sell at the time I bought the 12" MB but just never got around to doing so.