Dammed Apple

[Pliablemoose]

It started so simple, daughter wanted an Apple notebook for college.

Bought a MacBook from Kaido for her
Bought a gen 1 iPad
Bought an iPad 2
Bought a MBA 11" first gen (gave it to daughter for college)
Bought a MBA 13" second gen
Just bought a used iPhone (Verizon) on eBay to replace my Android phone.

HTPC is the only Windows device I own now... Holy crap, I would never have thought I'd go Apple.

I have 500+ shares of Apple stock too.

 

[Ns1]

Yeah me too. I was so anti-apple 5 years ago



jealous of your apple stock though =P

 

[Patranus]

Yeah me too. I was so anti-apple 5 years ago

Usually how it works.
Once you cave there is no going back.

 

[alfa147x]

What do you use your HTPC for? Time for a mac mini or Apple Tv + firecore

I no longer have a windows device. It feels good

 

[manly]

I'm sure you realize AAPL essentially has been paying you to drink the Kool-Aid.

Usually how it works.
Once you cave there is no going back.

I just went from an ancient iPhone 3G to an LG Optimus One. Wouldn't mind a real upgrade to an iPhone 4, but I'm cheap.

 

[vi edit]

Ha! Same for me.
- Bought iPhone4 @ Verizon release in February
- Got Apple TV in June
- Got iPad 1st gen on cheap closeout at Sam's in July
- Wife ordered 4S iPhone for Verizon last week
- Got a 13" MBA this week

And now I'm eyeing an open box 27" iMac for $1450 at Best Buy.

 

[Tweak155]

I've owned a few different Macbooks / pros. I've never really gotten into them. Sold them all.

I really liked the iPod Touch, but the Zune subscription service was a much better value for the money so I had to get Zune players, and I sold the iPod.

The iPad (2) though, that was a keeper. Possibly until I get the iPhone. Not sure if I'll need / use both.

 

[Eug]

You're a big man to admit to being a Zune fan.

Anyways, it's interesting to have watched this AnandTech PC geekdom gradually turn into an Apple love-fest.

Ironically, as the Mac lovin' ramped up, I got more PCs, because Windows 7 doesn't actually completely suck. I'll also likely be holding off on a new Mac until they get USB 3.

 

[vi edit]

I'll also likely be holding off on a new Mac until they get USB 3.

That's my biggest hesitation right now in not getting an iMac. I might hold off until the spring and see if Ivy Bridge and USB 3 make their way into them.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Anyways, it's interesting to have watched this AnandTech PC geekdom gradually turn into an Apple love-fest.

I think it's a long way from being a love fest, start a thread about Apple and you have an instant flame war. It's more than a little stupid.

Actually, getting over my attitude about Apple was a big issue for me, sort of swallowed my pride to start using Apple.

As far as the HTPC, is there anything that works as a tuner card in the Apple world? Streaming is fine, but I like OTA HDTV and the DVR like features of Windows Media Center.

 

[drquest]

Well similar....
12" Powerbook G4, got it right after OSX came out
20G ipod in 2006, I have 7 more of them now, including 1G Ipod touch and two upgrades from nano's to Ipod Touch 4G.... Wife and daughter have Verizon Iphone 4's, wife has Ipad 1, I have a Macbook Pro 13". I also have two Airport Extreme's, 1 at home and 1 at work.

I'd love to pick up a 1G Ipod TV or Mac mini, or a MBA but maybe not....

 

[Red Storm]

I went with Apple because I decided I no longer needed a desktop, and I'd rather buy a laptop that I can sell later for little loss. Enter MacBook Pro.

I imagine my next laptop will be the next version of the Air.

 

[chin311]

I can see what you mean. I was big against Apple myself but I sucked it up and bought an iPhone 3g a few years back because it was the only phone to give you true web browsing on a mobile and I was in much need of that. I had to ditch it for Verizon and the original Droid purely because of AT&T being horrid in my area at the time.

I bought an iPad2 back in May kinda on a whim, thinking it'd be cool to have but I wouldn't really USE IT, but now I use it TONS lol.

& now I'm getting an iPhone 4S tomorrow, the slippery slope has begun.

the wife has a macbook pro which I have rarely use, I still use PC's in my main desktop environment, and since I work with Windows-based computers everyday/all day I can't really see myself switching in that department....but only time shall tell.

 

[LookBehindYou]

Same here. Never had anything Apple, Microsoft for the past 13 years. Bought an iPad last year, an iPod last year, MacBook Pro this year, wife got an iPhone 4 on verizon in july, and I am getting my 4s tomorrow.

Only thing left is the Apple TV (had to leave something for my wife to get me for Christmas)

word.

 

[vi edit]

I think it's a long way from being a love fest, start a thread about Apple and you have an instant flame war. It's more than a little stupid. Actually, getting over my attitude about Apple was a big issue for me, sort of swallowed my pride to start using Apple.

It's been a very slow warm up for me. I used to be a "PC Fanboy" even just a few years ago. But as I get older, find tinkering with computers much less enjoyable, and find my actual useage patterns to be much more predictable and narrow in focus (web browsing and skype mostly) I just want something that works. I don't want to mess with things. I don't want to constantly upgrade. I don't want to spend hours trying to clean off malware. I just want to turn on the thing and have it do what I need.

Apples device integration between products has been excellent. I no longer have the deep rooted hatred of iTunes that I used to...but then again I don't have a single song loaded on there. I stream everything at this point. So backing up devices and copying movies to the iPad has been very easy.

OS wise, OSX is simple enough to use that I was up and running in minutes after turning on my Macbook Air. For my narrow focus of use, it's a great web browsing device and iPhotos is a great built in app for picture management. I've been very happy so far in my limited use. There's still a lot of Windows based stuff I need to do for work, so I'll either end up bootcamping or keeping a windows box laying around. But for most of our household consumption I think Apple will eventually supplant the PC.

 

[Eug]

12" Powerbook G4, got it right after OSX came out

The 12" PowerBook G4 came out a long while after OS X did.

The useless 10.0 beta came out March 2001, and the true release 10.1 version came out in September 2001. (However, in truth I didn't start recommending OS X until about 10.3.)

The 12" PowerBook G4 came out in 2003.

Pissed me off too. I bought the iBook G3 600 immediately after OS X 10.1 was released. After using it a year I decided the G3 was too crippled and waited for the next PowerBook. I desperately wanted a 12" G4 iBook, but figured it wouldn't come out for a very long time. In November 2002, Apple released the PowerBook G4 Titanium with SuperDrive and I bought one.

The part that pissed me off was the fact that the 12" G4 iBook I wanted came out just 2 months later, except they just called it a PowerBook.

 

[TheStu]

I think it's a long way from being a love fest, start a thread about Apple and you have an instant flame war. It's more than a little stupid.

Actually, getting over my attitude about Apple was a big issue for me, sort of swallowed my pride to start using Apple.

As far as the HTPC, is there anything that works as a tuner card in the Apple world? Streaming is fine, but I like OTA HDTV and the DVR like features of Windows Media Center.

I have a little USB stick thing with a coax input as well as component, then you use elgato eyetv software for the playback. I don't use it any more, but the tech is there.

 

[Ns1]

Usually how it works.
Once you cave there is no going back.

We went...

Custom PC -> MacBook -> Mac Mini -> Mac Mini Server -> Mac Mini -> Dell Win7 Gaming Laptop -> iMac

in addition to...

iPod -> iPod Nano (x2) -> iPhone 3gs(x2) -> iPad + iPhone4s(x2)

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I followed a pretty similar progression.

I was a very tech-literate PC user for many years, and built many machines and made many major upgrades (mobo, CPU, RAM, video card) over that time.

In late 2006 I needed a new laptop after my Dell more or less self-destructed, just out of warranty. I bought a T-series ThinkPad and really disliked my experience with the computer and Lenovo support, so I sent it back. I ended up buying a white MacBook with the intention of running Windows. I quickly realized I preferred OSX, and was off and running.

Since then I have purchased an iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, 13" MacBook Pro, iPad 1, a second iPad 1 as a gift, iPad 2 as a gift, and a 13" MacBook Air as a gift, as well as a Time Capsule, Airport Extreme, iPod Classic, and a couple of iPod Nanos. I just find Apple products much more pleasant to use than Windows, and now the only time I use Windows is for work. My 13" MBP is the best machine I've ever owned, by far: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2170868&highlight=. If I wanted a desktop (I really don't use one at home), I'd buy an iMac, and in fact I am toying with getting one for my next computer at work - we only have one application that requires Windows and I can run that virtually if necessary.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I went from custom PC --> crappy HP laptop --> 13" MBP --> just ordered a 4S last night (replacing og EVO). Next up will probably be an iPad. Not sure if I'll get into Apple TV and doubt I'll ever buy another desktop.

 

[Kadarin]

You're a big man to admit to being a Zune fan.

Well, I sort of figured there had to be at least one.

 

[Lotheron]

2x iPhone4s
2x AppleTV2.

Eyeing an iPad 2 and probably will buy at least 2 Apple TV 3s.

Still gaming on my Windows PC/XBOX console though

 

[disports]

Went through multiple desktop PCs and one Dell E1505(?) laptop as my setup.Then went to 13" MBA (which I currently use), 27" ACD, Magic Trackpad, and Apple Wireless keyboard (sold latter three).

Thought about going with a mac mini for server and streaming (something like that) or time capsule for backups but I've been itching to build a small all-in-one PC (already have two 2TB HDs from previous builds, W7 pro 64-bit OS that needs to be used, i3-2100t, and mITX mb) for that - just need to find the right case. Love apple laptops but I still like having a PC around (especially since it's easier to connect to with my droid inc2 and nook color - though its not out of the realm of possibility that I'd get a iphone down the line and maybe ipad [nook color was a gift from gf so i don't know about that haha]).

 

[manly]

I have a little USB stick thing with a coax input as well as component, then you use elgato eyetv software for the playback. I don't use it any more, but the tech is there.

Elgato EyeTV is great, too bad it's a little pricey.

 

[Ns1]

oooh yeah baby!!
Ship date

Oct 13, 2011

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Oct 14, 2011 by 3:00 PM

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