Simple question, what Mac do you have and if you have more than 1 *cough....Yves....cough*, then post your favourite or favourite first

Mac: Macbook Pro
Date: Dec07
Spec:

• Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• Memory: 4GB
• HardDrive: 120GB
• Screen: 15.4", 1440 x 900 resolution, standard widescreen

No.: 1st Mac out of 1
Rating: 9/10

Personal Review: http://main.muffindcc.com/macbookpro-review

So... tell me what you got, how many and how much you love it
 

Well, I have far too many Macs. But my favorite would have to be:

Mac: Mac Pro
Date: May 2007
Spec:

• Processor: 2xXeon 5365 Quad 3 Ghz - Upgraded by yours truly
• Memory: 32 GB
• Harddrive: 4x300GB SAS RAID5
• Harddrive 2: NAS 16x500GB RAID6 with 2GB Fiber connection
• Screens: 4x24" 1920x1200

No.: 23rd of 23
Rating: 10/10

Portable Mac
Mac: iBook
Date: August 2001
Spec:

• Processor: G3 600 Mhz
• Memory: 384 MB
• Harddrive: 20GB
• Screen: 12" 1024x768

No.: 11th of 23
Rating: 10/10


Well, I love my Macs so much that they all have their own names, (actually the reason why they have names are because in this way they are easier to find on my network,) and I am making my Mac-insanity my whole life.

Oh, and I just gotta say. My thesis for my masters degree was about the Mac-culture as a product culture. So the Mac has been a huge influence on my life.


PS: And before anybody start to think of me as an nutcase. Life is all about having fun. I enjoy going this far, so why not do it.

I am the Powerbook G4. It is the mac that I have had since 2002.

It is a titanium dream that has never needed a new battery and has only ever had one upgrade and that was a 512mb ram a year ago and it still runs CS3.

A lot like me... because... I am a vintage mac user with some bumps and scratches to prove, I am still running on the dream that made me buy one in the first place, and even when my memory is not so good, I can still trust my mac not to crash under pressure.

Mac: Macbook Pro 15"
Date: when first introduced, 06?
Spec:
    * Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel
    * Memory: 2GB
    * HardDrive: 120GB
    * Screen: 15.4", 1440 x 900 resolution, standard widescreen

No.: 4th apple, second mac
Rating: 9/10

Since 29 may 2008
Imac24
2,8ghz intel dualcore
Nvidia8800s (finally no more Ati)
320gb hdd
2 gig mem

(i wonder now, why didnt i got one earlyer!!!)

Mac: Mac Mini
Date: April 08
 
Processor: 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 1GB 
Hard Drive: 80GB
Optical: Combo

Screen Sony 17'' 1152x764
Mouse & Keyboard: MS Wireless Standard

No.: 2nd of 2
Rating: 8 to 10 / 10

Not ready to convert just yet, I needed a Mac to test some software.

Considering I already had some spare parts hanging around, the mini was a good choice.

With a new Intel Core 2 Duo, only $599.00 USD, cheaper than if I tried to buy a used Mac or Macbook.

Does exactly what I need it to do.

Pleasantly surprised that I can localize the OS and applications with a click of the mouse, no need to buy another OS and localized applications, dual boot for each language, etc...

That's a huge plus for me considering I need multiple languages.

From the fiddling around I've done so far, beyond the software testing, the OS seems pretty nice. 

What I don't like...

Pricing!

To get a 'SuperDrive' which burns DVDs, you're forced to purchase the 2.0 GHz model. 

When you configure the 'base model', there's every option EXCEPT an optical drive upgrade.

Granted, it's a little faster (.17 GHz), and the HDD is 40GB larger, but I don't think that and additional $200.00 USD to get the drive is justified.

Launch any application that needs a DVD burner and it tells you it will not function fully.

I feel bad for anyone that purchases the base model and wants to use any of the included iLife software.

Luckily, along with my other spare parts, I had an external case and DL DVD Combo sitting on the shelf, so I'm still smiling.

Upgrades:

See above....

Several years ago I stated some DTP work and it was recommended I try Mac.

I didn't want to dive in head first, so I bought one of the first iMacs, the funny shaped colored ones.

Come to find out the software I needed cost more than the iMac itself, and the windows version was half the price.

All was not lost I thought; it was cheap enough, fun to play with, and I could still do some video editing with it as it was faster than the Windows machine I had at the time... but where's the fire wire port....

No Way!!

There's no fire wire port, that's on the NEW iMac, released just a few weeks after my purchase!

Simple enough, I'll just order a card and install it, they're cheap enough right, only $30.00 or so at the time.

No can do!

The only way to get fire wire in an iMac is to purchase it that way...

BTW, this is not a rant....

Already eying the wireless keyboard and mouse and I've been spending more time in the Mac corner of the local computer shop...

The latest iMac could be my next computer.... 

Hiya fellow Mac aficionados

Well I feel really really old as my first Mac was a Mac Plus with 1 Mb RAM and a 20 Mb external HD and now; a MacBook Pro 17" 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 Gb RAM and 240 Gb HD

Yes, I wonder how many of you remember the Font/DA Mover !!!!


Ian

Mac: MacBook
Date: May '08
Spec:

    * Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    * Memory: 2GB
    * HardDrive: 160GB
    * Screen: 13"

I love my Mac ;-)