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In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - pRICE cUBE - 01-24-2019
Set your own parameters and explain what you believe which Mac it is.
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - NewtonMP2100 - 01-24-2019
.....the Greatest (Love) of All....
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - Fritz - 01-24-2019
MacPro1,1. Still going strong, on Mavs, 12 years later. When I get to the proc upgrade, a killer back-up box.
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - mattkime - 01-24-2019
Powerbook G5
Just look at those ports!
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - p8712 - 01-24-2019
The Plus - overcame the first two mac model's limitations, and enshrined the 9 inch form factor as the mac's platonic ideal. It sold well, for years. It ensured there would be other macs, and that macs weren't just a sideshow to the Apple II.
Runner up: the original iMac. Without it Apple dies. No ipod, iphone, ipad, or billions of dollars. It was the perfect product at the the perfect time.
Second Runner Up: The Pismo. Classic, awesome laptop deign. If it had a retina display and an i7 CPU you know you'd buy five of them.
Going home with a years supply of Coco Puffs: the IIci. Super easy to work on, super powerful, and upgradeable to a PPC! It was like a IIfx you could afford.
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - mrbigstuff - 01-24-2019
The II series was pretty stout.
My iMac iLamp G4 is still going strong, the original drive lasted 12 years. I think the grandkids will be getting that one (my kids are just tweens).
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - Z - 01-24-2019
What - nobody is saying the TAM?
I'll second the Plus and Bondi iMac as the two key machines
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - p8712 - 01-24-2019
What - nobody is saying the TAM?
Nice design, bad performance, horrific price. Made to look good on a shelf. Every mac from that era is less-than stellar. They should've produced a 30th anniversary mac done right.
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - apocketfulofwry - 01-24-2019
Mid-2010 iMac 27".
$1900 for a refurb.
Over the years, I had to replace the hard drive [SSD, baby], and the power supply, but despite an occasionally dodgy video card, paltry RAM, and being obsoleted to Sierra, it still does everything I need it to do [Knock on wood].
Runner Up: PowerMac 8500.
My Dad bought it for me shortly after my Mom passed away because she wanted me to have a computer.
It's a $4500+ doorstop, but I ain't ever getting rid of it.
2nd Runner-up: Titanium PowerBook G4
In its day, nothing could touch it. No, literally, you couldn't touch it or the hinges might crack.
Re: In your opinion, what is the Greateat Mac of All Time? - michaelb - 01-24-2019
+ on the plus; to me, the best computer and the first real computer that could do everything.