My first mac was a Woz signed Apple 2 GS limited edition my dad bought for $1500 back in 1986. It was kind of a “welcome to high school/you better freekin get good grades” present to both my sister and I.

I didn’t get the best grades in High School and changed schools 3 times before graduating but it wasn’t cause I didn’t like school. It was more of the distractions.. Break Dancing was at it’s peak, Graffiti was on the rise, and being a DJ, I had to be at all the parties. I guess you can see where this attitude of “collect everything” comes from.

Anyways, back to hardware… Ever since getting my Apple IIGS (the GS stood for Graphics and Sound), I got excited everytime I heard there were new models coming out. And even though Apple is turning into this mobile giant, they still have the best computers out there and everytime I get new stuff, I get real excited about work. Not that the product makes the designer but you do feel good when you’re designing with new hardware.

15″ Unibody and the new 24″ Display. If you’re looking for a good deal, theres some refurbished ones at the Apple store online for $599. A steal if you ask me.