I’m curious, how many of you got a Mac or an iPod for Christmas?

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Comment by Doolie
2006-12-26 01:02:54

I got a 1gig iPod Shuffle that I wasn’t even expecting.

Comment by noval
2006-12-26 08:10:30

After fending off those Ipod fans for years, someone finally broke though my defenses and got me a 2gig nano. /sigh I’m now part of your cult.

Comment by Ananth Panagariya
2006-12-26 10:23:00

One of us, one of us …

Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:15:27

lol

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Comment by Taz8080
2006-12-27 12:07:02

I am with you dude. I also tried for years to fend off the evil empire that is Apple but alas they have won me over with a red 8 Gb Nano. That with the running kit, now I am an iPod junky!! =(

 
 
Comment by Wilson
2006-12-27 07:30:07

i got a ipod nano. schweet.

 
 
Comment by Dorian
2006-12-26 01:31:06

I got a 30 gb ipod

 
Comment by Cody
2006-12-26 01:44:06

I got a shuffle and a $25 iTunes gift card

 
Comment by Rimbo
2006-12-26 01:54:56

Yo. 80GB black iPod, to replace my old 3rd-gen 40GB model. Mostly because the ear-buds were breaking, and so that I can use the old firewire 40GB model as an extra hard drive. :)

Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:16:01

Good on you!

 
 
Comment by wedgejaeger
2006-12-26 01:56:32

i wish i got a mac for Christx, i did however had a 1 in 40 chance in getting a wii, that didn’t work out either

 
Comment by Deejay Knight
2006-12-26 02:00:17

I got an iPod Nano 2GB - which is perfect for me. I don’t need too much music, especially since I try to use it for running, etc.

 
Comment by DragonQueen
2006-12-26 02:10:48

I got a 4GB ipod nano. Its silver… i like silver. I checked my music folder and i found that i don’t even have more than 4GB of music! Quick i need more! iTunes is really hard for me to get through. it seems very confusing….

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 07:50:20

If you have any questions about the ipod or itunes, feel free to email me or check out the AG forum.

Comment by Cathy Walters
2007-07-26 13:44:07

When are they going to come out with blue 8 gig ipod nanos?

 
 
Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:19:21

Perhaps you should get music from other sources. I have to say, I’ve never used the iTunes store for anything other than Podcasts, and I still have around 5000 songs (and thats not counting my podcasts, fear for my poor hard drive.). There are many places where you can get free music - I recommend downloading some of the Depthcore Albums. They come with great music, and brilliant art.

 
Comment by Niveck
2006-12-27 06:19:12

I would suggest opening up iTunes and popping your cds in. copy them, transfer the music over to your iPod and if you don’t want the music on your computer, delete it. It’s still on your iPod and you don’t ever have to lug around any more cds. it’s great also if you have a car stereo that has an auxilary jack or the pre-built iPod connection.

 
 
Comment by Novaoblivion
2006-12-26 02:11:25

I got a gift card for my dad so he can get an iPod, but I didn’t get one my self (I already have a Mac and an iPod :D)

 
Comment by Krasus19
2006-12-26 02:12:53

I got the 80gb black video iPod. very cool, i wasnt expecting an iPod, since i jokingly said id take my brothers broken one.

 
Comment by Danno
2006-12-26 02:13:26

We got my Mom a Mac for XMas. She seems happy with it so far.

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 07:51:08

She will love it.

 
Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:20:41

I’m just curious, but what model did you get her?

 
 
Comment by Jimbus
2006-12-26 02:22:06

My bro got an iPod and my girlfriend got an iPod.
I’ve got one already… but I got a giftcard for iTunes that I couldn’t redeem…
Was the iTunes store not working for anyone else this christmas?
Oh and I got a renewal for my .mac account. ^_^ Yaaaaaay!

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 07:53:11

The heard the store was down, but I forget the reason.

Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:22:21

Because of all the people who received apple products for xmas - thats why the store was slow. I forget the actual figure, but it was something like 75000 people. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

 
 
 
Comment by Mark
2006-12-26 02:26:50

I just got my first mac, a black macbook. I love it.

 
Comment by TheNowhereMan
2006-12-26 02:34:12

I got my father a G5.

 
Comment by Faisan Joe
2006-12-26 02:46:01

ipod for the win ^^

 
Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-26 02:47:42

Well, I got nothing Mac related, but my younger brother got a 2gig Nano, and one of my friends mothers got a brand new MacBook. I’m really jealous of her :B .

 
Comment by Mike
2006-12-26 03:03:32

I got a 15″ Macbook Pro, to replace my old iBook G4 that was slowly succumbing to college life.

 
Comment by Darcy
2006-12-26 03:08:25

I gave my sisters iPod nanos back in October. XD

 
Comment by HybridAngel
2006-12-26 03:15:03

I got an iPod nano XD OMFG

 
Comment by Siegel
2006-12-26 04:00:42

I get money for an ipod for christmas (white 30gb). And i get an icq virus one day after chrsitmas. Maybe a mac would help…

 
Comment by Millsy
2006-12-26 04:10:10

Got my sister a 4gb ipod nano.

And I counted my Mac pro that I got in november as my christmas present to myself ;)

 
Comment by cmdrkettch
2006-12-26 04:17:41

I got a blue iPod Nano, which I’m going to exchange/trade for a green one.

 
Comment by Natmun
2006-12-26 04:39:08

I was suppose to get an iPod….however…..apparently Santa hates me. ;_;

 
Comment by claudia
2006-12-26 05:41:07

i got a 3 year old mac book 400 bucks (good quality no scratches a;; disks and accesorys) plus extra ram and space ^^

 
Comment by Lettucechips
2006-12-26 06:00:29

I got a 30GB iPod to replace my 20GB which died on me a few months ago. :o

 
Comment by FireEcho
2006-12-26 06:14:26

I got a MacBook to replace my old ibook G4 =)

 
Comment by Sarah C
2006-12-26 06:23:18

80 gig Black iPod…. Pure awesome.. Now to find 80gig worth of music and video ¬_¬

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 07:48:52

hehe yeah. i got a 80 gig video iPod a while back and I’m still having a hard time filling it up.

Comment by Fluffy
2006-12-27 01:26:09

How can you people struggle to fill it up? I got a 30g one, and it took me a week to fill it up… am I that sad? -_- weep.

 
 
 
Comment by Jesse
2006-12-26 07:28:02

I got a black 30GB iPod Video. ^_^ It’s awesome. *pets iPod*

 
Comment by Daxxifer
2006-12-26 07:37:52

my ipod died on on christmas….. it’s last gasp… has been gasped. anyone got an extra one now that they got a new one? no? thought I’d ask….

 
Comment by Ridgewalker
2006-12-26 08:07:30

I got my wife a MacBook, does that count? No more PC for her!

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 10:18:21

yup!

 
 
Comment by Sarah
2006-12-26 08:41:11

I got a shiny new white MacBook for Christmas and I’m so glad! It’s my baby….

 
Comment by Dave I.
2006-12-26 09:02:52

I got an iPod Shuffle, I purchased one for my wife, and I had bought her a 20″ iMac about a month ago so she can work on her portfolio (both longtime PC sufferers).

 
Comment by Tachi
2006-12-26 09:05:29

Xmas is coming late for me, but it will include a new 15″ Macbook Pro! I’ve been waiting to be untethered from my desk for 2 years and now it’s finally going to happen.

 
Comment by Masker
2006-12-26 09:06:30

Bought the wife a black refurb MacBook 2.0 GHz Intel CD (alas, not C2D) to replace her aging 400 MHz TiBook. She’s still discovering teh new hotness of it.

 
Comment by redtail
2006-12-26 09:28:02

i got my hubby a 30 gig video ipod. he loves it.

 
Comment by Canada
2006-12-26 09:35:48

I got an iPod Shuffle! Most technologically advanced Christmas ever!

 
Comment by Ren
2006-12-26 09:38:31

15″ Macbook Pro, 2.33Ghz, 3GB memory. >.> I somehow swindled my way into getting this even though I still have a perfectly good 15″ Powerbook G4… but I must have the super-speediness of CS3!

 
Comment by Rioni
2006-12-26 09:44:43

Well, it’s not a brand new Mac, but it’s certainly good enough. My brother got a laptop for college a while ago, so I’ve been using the desktop he left home. For Christmas, he gave me a card saying it was all mine. Needless to say this made me SQUEE. It’s a 20in iMac with 2 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 2 GB of memory… losta goodness. Plus all of the games and everything that’s been on it for the past year or so that we’ve had it. *hearts*

Is this what heaven looks like?

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 10:19:30

yup and it will get better next year.

 
 
Comment by Mary
2006-12-26 10:09:23

I got new earbuds and an iTunes giftcard, but not the iPod that I wanted. :{

 
Comment by bad karma
2006-12-26 10:11:09

The woman got me an 80 gig Black IPod video. ^_^

 
Comment by SimpleCap
2006-12-26 10:18:56

I didn’t get one, but my brother was sure showing off all the videos he had downloaded to his ipod all weekend. But, no ipod for me yet, although, my bro did hook me up with a 2gig memory stick for my PSP, so it kind of doubles as a ipod nano now, which is nice.

 
Comment by Kris
2006-12-26 10:27:42

I got a shiny new 24″ iMac and I’ve been running around screaming in joy for the last 2 days now ^_^

In between playing with it ofcourse.

 
Comment by Jay
2006-12-26 10:45:50

I got a 4GB nano after my old mini was stolen last year, also my siblings and I bought my folks 1GB shuffles.

 
Comment by Compo
2006-12-26 10:56:32

I got a 4GB nano too and I love love love it!^^

 
Comment by Kiyoshi
2006-12-26 10:58:54

my brother told me on Christmas that he might like an iPod. He’s got lousy timing.

 
Comment by GLue
2006-12-26 10:59:51

I got an 80 GB ipod, gf got an itunes card, sister got a printer from the mac store (albeit canon, but it was bought at an apple store)

 
Comment by Jeff
2006-12-26 11:12:11

well I’ve always loved mac os but I’m a pc gamer so I have to stay with windows.

Thankfully I was blessed with a 2gig ipod nano this Christmas so now I finally have a mac toy to play around with. :)

Totally love it. ipods rock.

 
Comment by Mark S.
2006-12-26 11:22:05

Long time reader, first-time commentator. I got a 2GB iPod shuffle for christmas, but that as well as my new 1GB Lexar JumpDrive seem to freeze up my computer upon plugging them in, but my Canon PowerShot A520 and my old 64MB nexXtech MP3 player, however, does work.

 
Comment by Jonah
2006-12-26 11:23:20

I got told I could spend 3 grand on a macbook of some sort so I am looking into a nice 15 inch macbook pro ^^ any suggestions are appreciated :D

 
Comment by sean
2006-12-26 11:38:53

i bought my folks a 4gb ipod nano for christmas. they are buying me a macbook this week for a christmas present. i would have gotten it before christmas but the store was out of stock on the model i wanted.

Comment by sean
2006-12-27 11:56:55

i got my macbook last night. haven’t named it yet. any suggestions?

 
 
Comment by Taellosse
2006-12-26 11:46:26

No Apple goodness this year, but my wife and I, totally without discussing it in advance, got iPods for each other last Christmas: she got me a 60gig black one, and I got her a white 4gig Nano (which she replaced a few months later with a 60gig full size).

And I’m currently about 2/3 of the way to saving the $3k+ I need for a new Mac Pro. I figure by the end of January, maybe February, I’ll have it all. Then my fall to the Mac Side shall be complete. I’ve never been overfond of Windows, but I like my games (even if I’m not hardcore), so I’ve always stayed away from owning one. That, and they do cost a good deal more. But now that Intel cores and BootCamp has come along, I have no reason to avoid it any longer. I’ll just keep XP on there for the handful of things I actually would need it for, and the rest of the time stick with OSX. Sadly, I’ll still be on Windows at work, and when I use my TabletPC (Apple doesn’t make one, so I couldn’t get one if I wanted to :-( Still waiting for that prototype touch-screen tech that was released a while back to make it into a product of theirs).

 
Comment by Jessie
2006-12-26 11:48:03

I bought my husband a 4 GB Product RED iPod nano… I wanted to save the world by buying an Apple product. :-)

 
Comment by Dawni
2006-12-26 11:54:12

Got a blue IPod Nano with the Nike Sport attachment for my workouts.

That’s the best part of having my dad work for the Mac Store. *grin*

 
Comment by Shad
2006-12-26 12:03:47

Hahaha.
I had iPod on my list, but I got a Zune. It’s working just as fine, though.

 
Comment by Harry
2006-12-26 12:04:31

well i didnt get one for Christmas but i get to pick out whatever mac i want for graduation. im so excited ^_^

 
Comment by Ling
2006-12-26 12:18:22

If spending all the money I got on christmas for a Macbook pro the day after christmas, than I got a mac :)

 
Comment by Hathair
2006-12-26 12:23:31

I got a flash drive mp3 player because my cousin walked into the apple store and picked a fight with the clerk. He thought you had to buy the charger separate, and got pissed off.

No worries though. I have gift cards that can be used for Ipods. :D

 
Comment by Patrick
2006-12-26 12:25:27

I didn’t get a macbook pro like I want but I did get parts for my Linux based DVR. :-) That’s how you fill up a 80g ipod btw :-D Also how you fill up a 500gb harddrive.

 
Comment by Dev
2006-12-26 12:45:06

I got an Black 80GB iPod Video Still trying to fill it up.

Comment by Dev
2006-12-27 01:19:58

Well I finally got it filled up

Got ot love the ability to have the Godfather parts 1, 2, and 3, Full Metal Jacket, and the complete Neo Genesis Evanglion Serries, along with all my favorite, music(AC/DC, DevilDriver, Mastadon, Megadeath, and Orange Range), at my finger tips.

Its enough to make me wanna cry.

 
 
2006-12-26 12:48:39

I got a black 80GB iPod and I got my dad a Shuffle.

 
Comment by pyro318
2006-12-26 13:10:16

I didn’t get one this year :-(, but I did get a Nano for both of my parents, as well as chipping in to get my college student of a brother a MacBook. He’s really happy with it.

 
Comment by Alan J Castonguay
2006-12-26 13:10:56

I got a new 20″ iMac for Christmas. Upgraded from the stock model to the 2.33GHz processor, Radeon X1600, and two wonderfully delicious gigs of 667 DDR2 SDRAM. mmm…

 
Comment by Logan5
2006-12-26 13:32:29

Grandma sent money; wife and I translated it into a new MacBook Pro to replace our ailing G3 iBook. That counts, no?

 
Comment by Charcoaltare
2006-12-26 13:59:19

black 30 gig! +giftcards which will soon be movies/games

 
Comment by Piscareous
2006-12-26 14:21:01

I got a 30 gig ipod. I love it so=)

 
Comment by Lt.G.
2006-12-26 14:29:52

I got a 2 gig nano, and am now wondering where I can place the apple stickers that came with it in a way that will most upset my PC whore friends and classmates.

 
Comment by CarbonX
2006-12-26 14:45:57

I got a 30 GB iPod, recently bought a 20″ iMac too :D

 
Comment by Ryan Boone
2006-12-26 14:46:56

8 gig black iPod nano. I’m an iPod virgin, so this is a big deal for me. Unfortunately, I have yet to be able to fill it up with tunes because iTunes was busted last night! I can’t wait to get home…

 
Comment by am
2006-12-26 14:56:10

Gave the wife an 8GB Red Nano which I got with an Apple employee discount :). New job will be getting me a new 15″ MacBookPro sometime between now and the epiphany (12th day of xmas). That counts in my book.

Comment by Niveck
2006-12-27 11:01:48

someone else who celebrates Three Kings Day :)

 
 
Comment by a_g
2006-12-26 15:02:51

I got a macbook, I plan on putting bootcamp on it but just so I can use certain PC apps. Mac’s OS is better on my eyes though and it will dominate the macbook!

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 15:09:07

I recommend Parallels if you want to use certain PC apps.

http://www.parallels.com/en/download/desktop/

Comment by a_g
2006-12-27 00:29:21

as much as I would like that. the prog I would use requires full use of the processor… (i.e. - no emulation)

 
 
 
Comment by Jacob Peters
2006-12-26 15:05:26

does it count if i bought myself an iBook last year? i plan on getting an iPod with the rest of my left over christmas money

 
Comment by Keith
2006-12-26 15:16:25

i got an iPod Shuffle for Christmas

 
Comment by Hellrose
2006-12-26 15:26:10

I got a $25 gift certificate and a 4 gig nano (Just a week after my 2nd generation iPod died, I miss that thing).

My little sister got a Shuffle.

 
Comment by MacGuyver
2006-12-26 15:37:52

I didn’t get anything mac-related, but I gave a friend of mine my long-dead 1G iPod and an Apple gift card. She’s interested in getting an iPod for herself, so she can use my old one for 10% off.

BTW, I love the slogan I saw on an employee’s shirt in the Apple store this weekend: “For PC users, it’s not a gift - it’s an intervention.”

I will be getting myself Stubbs the Zombie this week. Does that count?

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 15:43:43

lol love that quote.

 
 
Comment by sciboy1190
2006-12-26 15:57:10

….I got a 30 gig Video iPod, named sciPod, for by birthday a month ago and speakers for it for Christmas. Does that count?

 
Comment by Stopa
2006-12-26 16:01:24

Mac? Ew, not me:P(windoze user)
Got a WoW. Been wanting to try that out for some time now. If anyone’s playing on Emerald Dream, I’m Taurenstopa , Tauren druid.

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 16:08:36

……. you sound…lonely.

Comment by Walin
2006-12-26 19:27:19

Roll on Anvilmar. Tauren Druid. Look for Wailin troll Shaman. :D

 
 
Comment by Jules
2006-12-28 03:11:36

I play on Emerald Dream….
and I play WoW on my mac.

ITS BLASPHEMY I TELL YOUUUU!
Actually, WoW loosens me up to create tattoo designs all day ha.

For the Whored.!

 
 
Comment by Fthreat
2006-12-26 16:06:54

Got a new battery for my PowerBook G4 and an XtremeMac Micro Memo for my iPod.

To answer your (Hawk) question…kind of.

 
Comment by CoasterG
2006-12-26 16:09:24

Got a 8g iPod nano Product(RED) to replace my iPod mini.

Love it! Especially the size.

 
Comment by quiksilvr
2006-12-26 16:29:23

yeah i didn’t get a mac… but i got something that will be working with whatever mac i get in the future! i got 200 bucks cash towards the last home stretch in saving for a tablet.. im getting a 9×12 intuos3!! yeah.. now i need a mac to use it with!! anybody got an old one they would spare! (never kills to ask!

 
Comment by Dolso Johnson
2006-12-26 16:32:15

I got an i-pod nano

 
Comment by IceRose
2006-12-26 16:41:53

didn’t get an ipod or mac, but I bought my mum an 8 gig nano.

 
Comment by Reynard
2006-12-26 16:47:11

I’m using my Christmas money to upgrade my desktop from a G3 to a G4 or G5 (Whichever I can afford) so that I can finally upgrade to OSX. Does that count?

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 17:22:08

sure.

 
 
Comment by Lona
2006-12-26 17:04:42

my mother got me a iPod then my grandmother got me another iPod and i just got a package from my grandfather from england and he bought me another iPod so now i have three iPods this is sooooo cool XD!! i was actually hoping someone would get me a Mac but oh well…

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 17:21:48

damn.

 
Comment by Niveck
2006-12-27 11:05:38

lucky……

 
Comment by Don
2006-12-27 13:19:10

Feel like donating an ipod to my charity? ie my empty pockets?

Comment by Lona
2006-12-27 21:16:46

i am just seperating my music my genre it is a whole lt easier this way…hehehehe…. i am starting to figure out how to work this iTunes…and i realized that i still have more music than iPods

 
 
 
Comment by Nate
2006-12-26 17:32:06

I got a 4gb silver ipod nano. And Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 for my Dual G5. Hoping to upgrade to CS3 when that’s released.

Comment by Hawk
2006-12-26 17:37:33

I messed with CS 3 beta for a bit. They changed the interface, but in a good way I think. Photoshop boots a lot faster as well.