Apple

I feel pretty old. My first Mac was a dumpster find in 1996. I joined a Mac user group, mowed lawns and saved up and bought an iBook in 2000. Then went to Macworld expo that same year and every year until 2010. I bought things as they came out. iPod. Airport base station, iSight camera. Started working at Apple in 2004. Still stood in line for the iPhone because I love the camaraderie. I’ve slowed way down on Apple spending and skipped some generations of devices but still own an iPhone, iPad and MacBook. So really the build up came as a result of Apple releasing new devices.

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I’ve kept every box since 2006 this is a few of them.

2011: first iPad

2012: first iPod touch

2016: first iPhone

2017: first AirPods

2020: first Apple Watch

2021: first MacBook

My current ecosystem is iPhone 14 Pro, Watch SE 2, AirPods Pro 2, 2020 iPad Pro 12.9”, and 14” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro

From 2019 until this September I only had iPhone (6, then 8).

Then in September I got iPhone 13 Pro, then 15 Pro, Apple Watch S8, iPad Air, and AirPods. I’m probably not taking full advantage of the ecosystem, but I love how seamless everything is. Yesterday I figured out that pinch to copy thing I keep seeing on TikToks so that has been fun to play around with.

2004 - 2009: A variety of iPods

2010 - iPad

2012 - iPhone 4S + MacBook Pro

2013 - Time Capsule + Apple TV

2014 - iPhone 5S

2015 - iPad Air 2

2016 - Apple Watch 2

2017 - iPhone 7

2018 - Apple Watch 4

2019 - iPhone XS

2020 - AirPods

2021 - iPhone Pro 13

2022 - iPad mini, AirPods Max, MacBook Pro, Apple Watch 8, and 4 AirTags

2023 - iPhone 15 Pro

I was doing okay with a steady stream until all hell broke loose in 2022 and I had to replace a lot of stuff. My bank account is still recovering.

2010 - iPhone 4

2012 - iPhone 5

2015 - iPhone 6S

2016 - Battery pack for iPhone (Yes lol. we all know how small the 6S battery was), MacBook Pro

2018 - Apple Watch S3, AirPods, Apple Mouse, Magic Keyboard

2019 - iPhone XS

2020 - iPhone 11 Pro, Apple TV, iPad Air 4th Gen

2021 - iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple Watch S6

2022 - AirPods Pro, Apple Pencil, new Apple TV 4K

2023 - Apple Watch Ultra, New Apple Mouse, New Magic keyboard, Mac Studio, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9, Magic Keyboard for iPad (I think I went a little crazy this year)

First iphone iPhone (Late 2014) First Apple Watch (Mid 2019) First iPad (Summer 2019) First AirPods (early 2020) first Mac Mid/late 2021.

First Apple product was a IIe.

Then years later a Performa 5215CD

Then a G3/233 desktop. G4/400 PowerBook Lombard 333 iBook 600 Then a gap. Until a 2010 Air And a 2015 15” pro

iPod classic 2G Classic 4G First iPod touch iPad 2 iPhone 4/5/6/X/11

Now I have a large collection of old Mac’s. Including a color classic II and a quadra 950

MacBook Pro/AirPods Pro 2020 | iPhone 2021 | Apple Watch 2023 | iPad Pro (if I can repair it) 2023

lol that iPad really was a gateway drug for you. Lasted 2 years before dropping $2k on Apple products in a month lol

2007- iPod Nano (Current: none)

2011- iPhone 4 (Current: iPhone 15 Pro Max)

2014- Macbook Pro 15 Retina (Current: M1 Pro 14)

2019- Airpods 2 (Current: USB-C Earpods)

2019- Apple Watch 4 (Current: None / Sieko SNXS79)

Airpods - 2017

Airpods Pro - 2020

Airpods Pro 2 - 2022

Iphone 15 Pro - 2023

I'm brand agnostic so I'm not really in it it for whatever ecosystem. I just care about each individual device ad if it's the best for my needs or not. That said, guess it took a year or two? I don't own most the stuff you said though. Just a couple of apple products for the "ecosystem" I care about.

I find ecosystems to be overrated and other brands have competitive ecosystes or whatevs themselves so I don't actively pursue that. If apple has best products in enough areas they get my money. Otherwise, I continue having the best experience by buying the best products regardless of brand.

iPhone 3G in 2008 and basically iPhone ever year since. Had an iPad from 2010 until 2016 and only just purchased a new one this year. I have a Watch, AirPods, and an ATV that I’m not super fond of except for HomeKit.

I’ve had MacBooks over the years, but I don’t like macOS and although the M series is great, I can get a more useful PC laptop for the price (I play PC games).

I try not to rely too heavily on iCloud though - OneDrive/Office for most files, Google Photos for my photo library. iCloud is too much ecosystem lock-in for me.

like 4 months. iPhone, watch, iPad, MacBook all cuz I work at apple.

2016 - iPad 3 (first Apple device, gifted by my cousin after she upgraded to an Air 2)
2017 - iPad 5th Gen, iPhone 7 Plus
2019 - iPad Air 3, Apple TV HD
2021 - iPhone 12 Pro
2023 - iPhone 15 Pro, Apple Watch S9, AirPods Pro 2
Bold denotes currently owned
Overall, I’m very happy with my Apple purchases. The only thing I feel I’d add to the ecosystem is a MacBook, but I have a great gaming laptop and don’t see a use case for a MacBook in my life.

I’m pretty sure I can’t remember them all I used a Mac classic at work around 1990 I bought a used Apple 2e in the early 1990s I bought an iPod 80 MB for my wife at some point. 2009 is when I got a MacBook for my son for college, a MacBook for my wife and an iPod touch for myself. In 2010 I bought two original iPads. One with 3g. Then a 15” MBP. In 2012 a 27” iMac, a stream of MBAs, iPad 3s, 4, 10.5”, Pro, 12.9”, 11”, MAC Mini’s, many Apple TVs, two AirPods Pro, Home Pod Mini, several Airport Extremes, an Airport Express, the first Apple Watch and several since. Currently series 8, iPhone 4 was my start there..4S, 5S, 6, 6s, X, Xs, 11Pro, 13Pro, 14Pro

The list shall continue…

Airpods Pro in 2019, right when they came out. Then iPad Pro, HomePod mini, iPhone 12 and Series 6 watch, MacBook Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, Airpods Max, iPhone 14 Pro and Watch Ultra...

Former Apple hater, then I got a job at Apple and discovered the ecosystem, and then I went a little crazy with the discounts haha.

2005-2009: a few different iPods. Can’t remember which ones when.

2009: iPhone 3G

2010: iPad 1

2012: 13 inch retina MacBook Pro

2013: iPad mini

2015: TV HD

2015: iPhone 6

2016: iPad Pro

2017: iPhone 7

2019: 13 inch MacBook Pro

2019: iPhone 11 Pro

2020: iPad Air

2021: watch series 6

2021: TV 4K 1st gen

2022: iPhone 13 Pro

2022: watch series 8

2022: TV 4K 2nd gen

Also had numerous AirPods and HomePod minis that I can’t keep track of, not to mention stuff like AirTags.

Pretty much switched this year M2 MacBook Air 15 and IPhone 15 after each of their announcement.

Was always planning to jump to Apple ecosystem but was hesitant due to either my phone or pc being in a different ecosystem and the issues and inconveniences that can cause

Luckily this year both the upgrade cycle of my laptop and phone synched up

Also lot of favourable changes happened such as the 15 inch display on the air and also usb c on the iPhone. I never cared about anything more than 60hz . Hence it was an easy decision to buy just the basic models. But I did upgrade the ram to 16 gigs on the air just for mental peace

Shifted from a msi gaming laptop with 1660ti and Samsung s20fe 5g

iPhone 6 Plus (August 2014)

Apple Watch Series 0 (October 2015)

MacBook (July 2016)

iPad (circa 2017)

AirPods (February 2017)

Apple Card (August 2019)

So I guess August 2019 lol

Started with an iMac in 1999, next was the iPod (no idea when), then the iPod Touch when it came out…didn’t get an iPhone til 5 - couldn’t see the point before then - or an iPad til Air2, which was a bit lighter.

Since then I’ve only updated the iPad once (Air 3), but I’ve had the iPhone 6, 8, 12 mini (a disaster), 13 Pro and 14 Pro; bought a souped up MBP in 2015 which is still going strong; have had a watch 4 and 8; 2 generations of Apple TVs, a mini HomePod…plus accessories like keyboards and AirTags…think that’s about it. Got rid of the last non-Apple device when I bought the MBP.

Used iMac G3s back in like middle school (and by 8th grade we had polycarbonate MacBooks), hadn't used them since

Ex-gf convinced me to buy an iPhone 5C some nine or ten years ago, ended up sticking with iPhones after coming off an old Android (the ex is long gone now), currently on a 14PM

Got a series 3 Apple Watch not long after, now have an Ultra

Got a free gen 8 iPad from some promotional deal through my carrier, now have an M1 iPad Pro 12.9" w/ gen 2 Pencil (I still keep the gen 1 Pencil as a backup option)

Bought a 4K Apple TV 3rd gen on a whim after seeing it on sale at Best Buy last year

Finally got sick of some janky older earbuds and replaced them with gen 2 AirPods Pro a few months back

Just got a 15" M2 MacBook Air today that I'm currently typing on.

One year. I upgraded all of my devices and ended up picking up the 2020 MacMini M1, 2020 i5 MBP, 2020 iPhone 12 ProMax, the Series 6 iWatch, AirPods Pro, and the 2020 iPad Pro.

Made quite a bit of extra money in overtime in the year 2020.

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