For me, i started with an iPad Air first
iPad Air (2021) as just wanted a established tablet brand while holding on to my Pixel Phone
iPhone 15 Pro Max ( Oct 2023)
Apple Watch (Oct 2023)
Apple Airpods Pro 2 ( Nov 2023)
Apple TV 4K 3rd Gen ( Nov 2023)
Probably will get a macbook air late next year
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.
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.
I’ve kept every box since 2006 this is a few of them.
I really miss the iSight camera. iSigh.
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)
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.
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
First iphone iPhone (Late 2014) First Apple Watch (Mid 2019) First iPad (Summer 2019) First AirPods (early 2020) first Mac Mid/late 2021.
MacBook Pro/AirPods Pro 2020 | iPhone 2021 | Apple Watch 2023 | iPad Pro (if I can repair it) 2023
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
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.
