Are Apple products addictive?

darg

I did'nt have a single apple product this time last year but since i got an Iphone 3GS as a gift in January it became a slippery (and expensive) slope. Since the 3GS i have bought a 13" Macbook Pro, Airport Extreme, Iphone 4 and a 21" Imac. Anybody else experience this slippery slope?

KeithM89_old

Yes! - i bought my iMac a few years ago when i started college, then an iPod, then 3 gens of iPhones (skipped the 3G), then an iPad and now a Macbook Air.
Got a Time Machine as a gift too. Very expensive habit

whippet

it is an addiction of sorts I suppose; my collection has:

21.5" iMac
13' MacBook Pro
iPhone 3Gs (will be 4 soon) with TomTom kit
iPad 64GB 3g
AppleTV
Time Capsule
2x Airport Express (for AirTunes)
1st Gen iPod Nano 2GB
2nd Gen iPod Touch 16gb
1st Gen iPod - 5Gb (the original)
iPod Classic 160gb

Dr.Sanchez

Any of you gents care to share some of that money you have..?

Stainless_Steel

Now that you mentioned it...it scares me to recall the amount of money I've spent on Apple gear:

20 inch iMac
iPhone 3GS
13 inch MacBook
iPad 16GB
Airport extreme router
iPod nano 4GB
Apple TV

I make that around €4k...eek!

miralize

I went from

iPod 5g as an xmas present
iPod touch 2gen
Macbook Pro 13"
iPhone 3gs
iPhone 4
Macbook Pro 15

& countless accessories... in other words.. yes they're very addictive :P

alexlyons

Ye same here, I used numerous machines from apple and bought way to much!

13" Macbook
15" Macbook Pro (Unibody
24" iMac
Mac Pro
16GB iPad (WiFi)
16GB iPhone 3G
32GB iPhone 4
iPod nano (think it was the 2nd G)

Used these two for a few months each. Basically got apple to change each laptop that broke with a better one!!
13" Blackbook (Black MacBook)
17"MacBook Pro


Never mind all the stuff to compliment it all!
Dell 24" Monitor
11 HD's
Logitech 5.1 Speakers
Logitech Keyboard and mouse
Wacom Tablet (yet to arrive!)
20" Samsung SyncMaster

Oh dear.....

conor.hogan.2

iPod classic then a Macbook - several more iPod classics and then a macbook pro.


Good products are worth it - not just Apple products. Technology however is addictive in general.

The Big Gig

I hear ya.
1 mac pro with cinema display
2 MacBook pro 15 inch
1 time capsule
1 airport extreme
1 iPhone 4
1 iPhone 3G
1 iPod classic
1 iPod nano
1 iPod touch
2 airport express
1 apple tv.
1 iPad 3G
Getting ridiculous.

banquo

Yup. Though I haven't been able to afford much, just outta college!

I went:

*iPod Touch, first Christmas they were out and I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Spent hours playing through menus, completely fell in love with the design. Gorgeous, especially for the first incarnation of a product. Hadn't known about iPhone then.

*iphone

*ipad

*Apple Tv

*Macbook Pro sooooon

Nemanja91

I'm still early on in my addiction:

iPod Mini
iPod Classic
iPhone
iMac 24"
iPod Shuffle (X-Mas)
iPhone 4 (X-Mas)

I hope to add a MacBook Pro to that next year.

Rowley Birkin QC

Got a gift of an 80GB iPod about 5 years ago.

Haven't spent a penny on any Apple products since. Crazy expensive when there are so many alternatives out there.

Willbbz

I only started getting apple shidizzle last year

80GB iPod Classic
16GB iPhone 3Gs
iMac
Macbook Pro 15"

My christmas list is mactacular!

SantryRed

I seriously don't get some of the people who have iPhones and then have several iPods. What's the point?

whippet

I have my old nano plugged directly in to the car, the classic has the whole collection on it and the touch was there before the iPhone

I don't pay any heed to heads telling me that there a better alternatives ... Not in my world where every thing is on the same platform and is totally integrated .. Im not techie and couldnt be arsed spending time trying to integrate everything.

The iMac has everything on it, the MacBook is the portable, the iPad is the new constant compaion..

The iPad controls everything now from the AppleTV to the AirTunes ... The iPhone is obviously the phone and all backed up and wireless from the time capsule.

Everything so simple a monkey could set it up and it just works

Willbbz

SantryRed wrote: »

I seriously don't get some of the people who have iPhones and then have several iPods. What's the point?

awkward trying to call someone on my ipod shuffle

chrislad

Not as much.

I have a 3 year old iMac, which is still going strong.

My wife is using a 4 year old Macbook, again, going strong, just needed a new battery.

She has an iPhone 4, I have an old iPod Touch and a new iPod Nano, as well as an iPad 16gig WiFi. I have had every version of the iPhone at some stage but due to work, currently using a Samsung Omnia 7, which is the first phone I can see replacing my iPhone and the first one that hasn't had me pining for the iPhone back!

Talisman

17" 2.33 GHz MacBook Pro (2006)
2.0 GHz Mac Mini (2007)
2.25 GHz Mac Mini (2009)
2.5 GHz Mac Mini Server (2010)
8GB iPod Touch
32GB iPhone 3GS
1TB Time Capsule

Have resisted the iPad and MacBook Air.

Stainless_Steel

Talisman wrote: »

17" 2.33 GHz MacBook Pro (2006)
2.0 GHz Mac Mini (2007)
2.25 GHz Mac Mini (2009)
2.5 GHz Mac Mini Server (2010)
8GB iPod Touch
32GB iPhone 3GS
1TB Time Capsule

Have resisted the iPad and MacBook Air.

Somebody likes mac minis!!

Do you use them as HTPCs or just normal desktop use?

Itching to get the latest one as a HTPC / Home server but can't justify the price tag.

Freddie59

27" iMac (June 2010)
8GB iPod touch (2009).
Apple TV (for Christmas).

Would love an iPhone but can't justify €600 for a phone.:eek:

Although our three adult children now have an iPhone each (bought by themselves I may add!). One of them also has a Mac Book Pro.

Talisman

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

Do you use them as HTPCs or just normal desktop use?

Itching to get the latest one as a HTPC / Home server but can't justify the price tag.

One is used as a HTPC, the other two are used for work.

I purchased the Mini server in the refurbished store. Keep an eye on it particularly after new versions of products are released/due for release.

PhilipMarlowe

iPod & 17" powerbook g4 from 2003, both still in everyday use.
Airport express (died) and extreme (no longer used).
Couple of iPod minis, one in the car and the other my daughter uses...
Iphone 3G.

Wish list was to get a 27" iMac i7 but changing now to wanting a mini (server) and maybe another mini for the TV... might be easier to slip multiple smaller purchases under the radar than one big(ger) ticket item

Breezer

I think some people get so caught up in Apple's marketing hype that they let it become almost like an addiction.

I currently own a MacBook Pro and a Mac Mini. I also have a 30 gig 5G iPod lying around that I intend using for something at some point. That replaced an iPod Mini about 4 and a half years ago. But after that, nah. I have a HTC Hero that'll most likely be getting replaced by another Android phone when it's past its useful life. This also serves me for music. I've a Linux server and a Linux nettop as a HTPC. I don't see the point in tablets really, but if I ever did pick one up I reckon it'd be an Android model. I've considered iOS plenty of times and decided it's fairly rubbish.

So I don't think I'm addicted. But I like Macs

whiterebel

1 x Mini 1.83 c2d (my Work)
1 x mini G4 1.25 (Family)
1 x 13" MBP bought a couple of months ago.
1 x iPad (Wife)
2 x iPhone 4s.
1 x iPhone 3G (Backup)
1 12" 1GHz Powerbook
1 Apple wireless KB
1 Apple wireless mighty mouse (not used - didn't like it went back to Wireless Logitech Trackball)
1 x Airport Base Station (Not used)
Next gen iPad is on my shopping list.

i saw the MB Air 11" yesterday, and it is gorgeous. Would suit me perfectly for doing presentations for work too. Seriously tempted to get one, I must admit, as I don't need it to do any heavy lifting, but its either that or that iPad

banquo

I came this close to buying the "11 MBA. It's just gorgeous. And so fast! Couldn't get over the speed of it.

Pity I've more debt than a failed African state. But I'll be getting either that or the 2g iPad. Gonna wait till January iPad announcement to make up my mind.

alexlyons

Ok people, this thread is looking pretty slick! What about photos of people's setups?

I'd get the ball rolling but it's a mess at the minute! I'll post something up in a while. If this takes off we might get the mod's to sticky it?

miralize

Out of shot is my iPhone 4 (which i used to take the photo) and my raindesign mStand - which I'm not using for the moment to try save desk space

Spec of MBP is

15" Mid-2010
Core i5 2.53Ghz
4GB RAM
500GB 7200RPM
Widescreen Hi-res display (1680x1050) - stunning screen

Hopefully upgrading 8GB ram in a few months and swapping the HDD for a SSD

Cook my sock

I'm missing a few boxes, so im gonna say yes.

alexlyons

love it! love the shot of the boxes. I still have all mine, never thought of including them! I'll do mine tomorrow!

banquo

Nice! I've always had a soft spot for the mac mini.

Won't be able to post my setup till I can get back to my office. Great idea for a thread though.

Swop or Swap?

Absolutely hate the iPhone for many, many reasons, and it has definitely put me off buying a mac, which I was considering, or any Apple products in the future... but I'm not going to go there just now except to appeal to anyone who can offer me a solution to the dwarf-sized charger cable, which even in the smallest boxroom in the house, fails to reach from the mains socket to anywhere near the bed!? Vodafone told me there is no such thing, there appears to be some online, but apparently it is quite hit and miss as to whether they will actually work, in terms of charging rather than just syncing? Can anyone tell me of an actual bricks and mortar establishment (in Dublin) where I can buy an extension cable for the iPhone 3GS? Thanks for any help!