based on design, I gotta say the iPod shuffle. That little cutie had its own clip-on and was great for workouts.

By far the iPod classic. I also really liked the iPod nano touch which I wore around like a smart watch before one existed. It was actually amazing.

I haven't heard anyone mention the PowerBook G4 yet but that product casts a long shadow. I remember the impact when they released it, there hadn't been a laptop like that on the market. And they haven't really deviated from that esthetic for their laptops since then.

2012 15-inch retina macbook pro. I used it for 5 years and even then could have happily stretched it longer. It lasted me well into the era of terrible macbooks plagued with problems. The performance even held up, with its discrete GPU and formidable processor handling pretty much everything I threw at it. In lots of ways it was superior to even my current 2019 16" like port selection (display port, HDMI, SD card, USB-A), real f-keys instead of useless and annoying touchbar, smaller and less accidental-input-prone trackpad, magsafe, headphone jack on the left side (the only side that makes sense), and better user-serviceability. It so far outclassed every other laptop at the time that you can't really even compare. The things I built with that computer and learned while using it transformed my career and my life.

I adore airpods and overall wireless headphones!!! Also ApplePay and NFC. there are change my life, really.

In terms of impact - the iPhone for sure. But personally, my MacBook Air is the tech love of my life.

Let's see if people have some sense in this thread! What's the best Apple product ever designed?

Macintosh 512K aka 'fat' Mac. Increased memory made it suitable for business use. Built-in Localtalk file sharing, plus the Laserwriter came out around the same time.

I enjoy most Apple products, but AirPods were the first product I truly felt were magical. (I also think being a game changer doesn't necessarily correlate with being the best designed product of all-time... just a product that was better than the competition at its inception.)

The iPhone, because it gave way to the app store, freeing us from all the previous crappy phone experiences. Think about how many industries and new products were created from that product. Amazing.

Technically not a product on its own, but Mac OS is nice.

I think it depends on how old you are...for those of us who remember a time before personal computers, that first desktop was mind blowing, but the social game changer was going from a huge tower or 50 pound book of CDs to carrying all of your favorite music in your pocket at just 5-6 ounces...for the iGeneration, airpods.

the original ipod...it changed everything for Apple

Airpods: Simple, unique, industry changing and just works!

iPhone 5s Space Grey

iPhone 5s

From an aesthetic point of view, Apple products are deeply rooted in Dieter Rams design philosophy. In fact, they almost look identical side-by-side.

I loved my tangerine ibook.

iPod was the first product of apple that was highly desirable for me.

I adore my Ipad because you can work, play, read, watch videos, whatever you want