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In the fine tradition of TDP moot questions, I have one. Is there such a thing as preppy technology? Is some technology more preppy than others?(Caveat one: what is considered technology changes from person to person, and month to month. Caveat two: technology, from automobiles to social networks, integrates into and extends our nervous system. Almost all of us are "half machine.")
Also: are there certain technologies that a preppy family should or, more interestingly, should not have?
Our technology guidelines:*
- Never buy the first generation of a new device
- Decide on a purchase based on 3 years of use, but push for 6. Push off any technology purchase as long as possible
- Buy on ability to meet existing needs - don't assume it will meet new needs down the road
- Recycle when done
- Create more than consume on any device
- Stay away from monthly charges
- Embrace broadly-used products over niche
- Learn how to use technology before not after you buy it
- Never buy something for the sake of showing off
- Buy the middle priced product of a top tier line.
- Look at ability to sync data easily, with complete data import and export capabilities.
*Added after the post was put up.
69 comments:
I just did the same from Apple on Friday, though somewhat begrudgingly. I loved it instantly. Technologies I can think of have historically included commercial aircraft, weaponry commissioned by the Pentagon, and complex financial instruments.
Generally my experience says that its the younger generations who break the ice on technology for the older folks, who then embrace it wholly. I guess I'm now somewhere in the middle.
Extra points to you if you cut apart an old Barbour jacket to make the iPad cover!
It should be noted that despite the congruencies of apple's minimal, un-ornamented design ethic and the preppy habit of understatement and simplicity in fashion, there is a larger question of where technology sits in the cultural sphere of 'prepdom.' The cultish embrace of the apple constellation of devices has succeeded marvelously in late american consumerism and deviated from its origins as a stable, reliable computing platform which seems more fitting of the prep ethic than the pursuit of the latest baubles, iPhone, iPad, iPod, devices specifically designed to tap into a customer base that can neither afford or practically justify the purchase an actual computer. These devices through their limited lifespan are necessarily consumerist as opposed to the ibook g4 this author employed 8 years without incident.
The smaller devices additionally lack the computing power and software that precludes their use outside the sphere of entertaining applications and all the other convenience and social media trifles that tend, inversely, to impoverish peoples experience through a cult of multi-tasking and the maintenance of a persons digital social footprint at the cost of actual experience, this blog's mildly narcissistic content is no exception.
While preps are not typically luddites, their embrace of mobile devices is likely to be with some distance and reservation, most likely the result of work requirements than any great love of modern technology.
One would like to think that persons espousing a skepticism toward contemporary trends in fashion and lifestyle would be equally as critical of the cults of connectivity and communication.
Technology enables me to enjoy your Blog, pictures (yours and your dad's, and your readers' comments.
Muffy - Perhaps you should consider writing a "Christmas" article listing some of your favorite gift ideas for men and women.
Is this question a "jump-the-shark" type?
Moreover, isn't there something somewhat ver "unpreppy" by dwelling so much on the nature of "preppy"?
@David - "Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe." - Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor, Superman, The Movie.
Boy Muffy - For someone who produces a free blog for all of us to enjoy, you sure do take a lot of cr@p.
@David Sucher - For children, Christmas is magical and requires very little work. But those of us who have grown up realize that a bit of thought, planning, and work is necessary.
To me, the trademarks of "preppy" are simplicity, un-fussy, practical, and something that serves a purpose. If it can be translated into a technology that embodies those same characteristics, or makes something more efficient and less complicated, then yes, it's could be a "preppy" technology. Just because "preppy" things are timeless doesn't mean there can't be any evolution.
The people on the train who seem "tethered," read "addicted" to mobile devices and especially social networking I tend to think of as NQP, but this may be a generational thing.
My cell phone does things besides "phone," but I've never bothered to learn what they are; and I Killed my Television 5 years ago and have never been sorry. . .
Muffy:
Although I have a Mac laptop and phone, I have never had a television since I moved out to go to college. That was almost two decades ago and instead read a lot and subscribe to numerous magazines. Why? I simply loathe the banality of TV and its propagandistic influence. However, I do not mention it ever and rarely does anyone notice except when they mentions programs I can't comment upon.
I'm not sure about whether technology itself can be preppy, perhaps not since the roots of prepdom are tradition, but one imagines that the iPhone case or iPod case might well have a preppy style or design.
Just a thought, but maybe we should not have the ability to network worldwide. Where have we really come, have we really made such great strides? If we have, then why is the economy so bad? Ever noticed how life just "worked" before the advent of the computer? You had to go buy shoes down the street,from biil,and not from a store 1,300 miles away. I think globalazation is a bad thing as is technology, but i guess there is no going back now....sigh..
I don't have or use a television and I find myself free of much time-consuming nonsense and force-fed consumerism.
I miss the sports, though.
Not to sound entirely nutty (heck), but I don't have a smartphone although I love Apple products. I took a look at the ways most folks use them, and it's just not something I see myself using or needing.
Hey, Anonymous above, I think it was at college that turned off the TV for me: I was too busy with studying, etc. and just never picked up the habit again after grad school.
David's embrace of both colloquialism and contradiction is a somewhat novel defense though it betrays as much insecurity in thought as his social orbit, that a reasoned analysis can only inspire defensive or dismissive comments by readers should raise the question of whether such ire should be directed at this mirror and not the reflection people seem to increasingly conflate it with.
@Anonymous 9:14 - I don't watch much TV, but, I don't agree with your comment that ALL TV is banal and propagandistic!!! I truly enjoy such shows as Downtown Abby, Sherlock, and Homeland. Also, my PBS channel shows Inspector Morse weekly. I just finished watching the series "Broadway, The American Musical" (PBS) and loved it. Had I not watched TV since college, I would have missed John Adams (PBS), Grey Gardens (PBS), To Serve Them All My Days (PBS), Masterpiece Theater (Inspector Lynley, Inspector Lewis, Miss Marple...and so much more..PBS). It sounds as though you consider yourself better than most people. How rude and ungracious an attitude to take. I LOVE books and magazines too, however, I doubt I would enjoy being around an "anonymous" like you.
I was asking myself a similar question after viewing an earlier post on your blog. It was some pictures on a shop with traditional/vintage fittings including a cash register box that matched. What was out of place were the debit card interfaces which were made of plastic and had LCD panels.
Perhaps it is superficial to mention that the elements of the preppy aesthetic should be superimposed on the device to make it preppy, as with the case of putting a preppy cover on a iphone or buying a device which comes in preppy colors.
Instead attributes which are inherently preppy/trad - timelessness, quality and durability should be sought. For example, the shared liking of volvos by many readers and Muffy.
I would agree with the earlier post by non_such that many of these newer gadgets from apple have built in obsolescence. Their lack of extensibility and utility beyond the period that they were intended to be used by the corporation that developed them should be considered the opposite of preppy.
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I see you are familiar with Marshall McLuhan.
I like the mention of Volvos: I had a 740 that was so "user friendly"/easy to deal with, that I even got to the point of changing its timing belt.
I think Wendell Berry has much of value to say about these issues. You have to love technology that lets you fix it.
Unfortunately most of what I consider technology--televisions, smartphones, computers--seem to me to discourage person-to-person interaction, engaging with one's community, and richly interfacing with the world. For example, one thing I loved about living in New York was walking out of my front door to the sights and sounds of a bustling city. But walk down any New York street today and you'll find people staring down at a device as they walk, oblivious to the teeming world around them, and unavailable for conversation, directions, or a friendly hello. It's ruining one of the best parts of city living. I also think the Internet, with its vast amounts of easily-accessible yet typically incomplete or shallow information sources, gives people a false perception of being knowledgeable on any given subject, without the benefit of actually reading a book or consulting with an experienced person.
I could go on and on--and I, of course, am probably guilty of all about which I gripe. But to the extent that a preppy life means engaging with the world deeply and regularly and being informed, I think technology may be more of a hindrance than a help.
--sent from my iPhone
I think whether a specific gadget is "preppy" has more to do with its use than anything else. Like many other commenters, I "cut the (cable) cord" from my TV a long time ago. Instead of going completely without TV, I opted for a media streaming device. My family now watches less TV than ever before, and when we do, it's exactly what we want to watch instead of whatever's on the "tube." The touchstone I use for any consumer electronics purchase is this: will it simplify my life and allow me more time for the important things, or will it become yet another time-sucking distraction?
I never considered the thought of whether technology was preppy or not and my first response would be technology and the word preppy just don't seem to go together.
When I think of the actual word preppy, I immediately think traditional, classic, old school and authentic and for that reason "technology" just doesn't seem to fit in there.
Sorry, I don't mean to be the voice of opposition, just my personal opinion. I never said I didn't appreciate technology though.
When my older grandson was five (now 16), we only had dial-up internet. However, one morning sitting at the breakfast table and watching hummingbirds feeding just outside the window, we dialed-up and identified six different hummingbirds native to our area.
A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a book on I. M. Pei. In the first 30 minutes, I had looked up four words on my iPhone.
From my perspective - I truly enjoy the "new world."
@Greenfield: I have been in the quest for a phone that has a black and white screen and has numbers to dial. That's it. No camera, no texting, no other stuff. Anyone know of such a thing?
I don't get this obsession with "tradition" for tradition's sake.
If that is the case, people should throw away the GPS devices in their cars, convection ovens in their kitchens and women should wear only dresses and skirts as they did in the 1940s.
They should also stop using the Internet. And credit cards.
The problem is not these innovations themselves, it's the extent and ends towards which they are used.
Enormous televisions with 700 channels should be on the "no" list.
Nutrivore: My phone is a Samsung Rugby. It's military-spec and you can drop it, submerge it, sit on it and it's very small but wicked loud, being designed for use outdoors. Contractors and tree guys love these. Mine has a grosgrain-ribbon lanyard with a small Swiss Army knife on the end. It DOES have a camera, though I've never parsed how one would go about using it, and you could theoretically text I suppose but that's a skill I steadfastly refuse to acquire due to its annoyance value alone. Just CALL me already! ;-)
@David Sucher - I was thinking exactly the same thing until...
@Muffy - I still use my fourth generation iPod and feed the signal to my 10 year old Harman/Kardon receiver (cousin's hand-me-down). It is subtle but I believe there is something to be inferred.
Enjoy your new iPad, Muffy!
@Greenfield: Thank you. I have the Maxpedition military bag to match.
I also just purchased an iPad and absolutely love it. I'm going to sum this up in Reader's Digest fashion: Prep is about quality and products that will be around for the long haul. Apple fits the bill perfectly. I gladly paid a premium over an inferior product for the same reason there are four BMWs in my driveway. They'll be around for the long haul and I will enjoy every moment of using them.
@Greenfield: Thank you. I have the Maxpedition military bag to match.
So many interesting aspects of the basic question "what is preppy?" Thx, Muffy.
One writer said that "preppy = simplicity, un-fussy, practical." No bad as a summary but maybe a bit overly broad? Wouldn't such a definition suggest that, say, some Japanese products and ways of doing things can be considered preppy? Or maybe a cowboy boot can be preppy? What about pizza? And bagels?
If you spread preppy so broadly then all good things in the world ("simplicity, un-fussy, practical") can be characterized as preppy. I think that is just a bit much.
To Elizabeth at Nov. 12, 1:27 PM --
You might think differently of Apple if you ran a search on "Apple" with "planned obsolescence". Ethical issues aside, Apple has now made it the norm to issue "new" products that are strikingly similar to previous incarnations; to differentiate, discontinue, and reinvent hardware (you used to be able to use the same cable for multiple generations, and sometimes multiple devices); to prevent you from "skipping" OS generations (so if you're more than one OS behind, you may have to upgrade twice -- technologically unnecessary).
I used to swear by my Apple products, but these obvious moves away from practicality and reliability are not my cup of tea.
(Casting a vote for Apple as a "non-preppy" company here.)
I remember taking my dead cell phone to the Verizon store figuring that they would fix it, seeing as it was only a year and a half old. Much to my horror, the sales associate casually informed me that I'd gotten several 'extra' months of use out of my phone beyond what it was built for.
I think the preppiness of an item of technology has more to do with its durability and suitability to my needs than anything else. It wouldn't be very wise of me to buy an item I know is designed to give out quickly so that I must replace it soon (although sometimes this is unavoidable, such as with light bulbs), nor should I buy something that's ill-suited to my needs out of greed or vanity. I have to admit I am guilty of this, as I own an iphone that I certainly could be getting greater value out of than I am currently. However, I've learned my lesson, and once it eventually gives out, I will replace it with something a bit more basic, simply because I do not personally need so many bells and whistles. I think that thoughtfully gauging my actual needs with an item like a computer, phone, or tablet, and then investing in the most well-built item I can afford is the best long-term approach.
In short, if you have actual need of a tablet, then an ipad is well within the bounds of preppiness. If you purchase an ipad simply to play games on while riding the subway, or because everyone else is getting them, then that's falling outside the stone wall of prep.
The first time the first prep slipped the first iPhone into the pocket of his twenty-five year old Helly Hansen rain slicker before taking his Labrador for a walk on the beach, iPhones became prep. :-)
Although I work on the forefront of technology each day, I despise the cell phone.
People answering them in the middle of conservations (rude !!), students answering them in class (a complaint of a number of professors at a number of schools).
I am proud to say, I have never owned a cell phone or a mobile.
Pete, I understand the notion of not using cell phones in any number of entirely inappropriate venues, but how is not having one a source of "pride," exactly? What's the "pride" source?
For whatever it is worth, my 92 year-old, ultra WASPy, downeast grandfather reads blogs (mostly weather and politics), has cable television, sends instant messages, and uses a cell phone. So, I would say that technology can be preppy because the preppiest man I ever met fully embraces it.
At the same time, he does it on his own terms. For example, I cannot imagine him talking on his phone in public. And as for blogs, he glances at them for a few minutes each evening when he has his scotch before dinner; that's all.
My grandfather uses technology to cultivate his interests, but it doesn't define him. I would say that is the prep relationship to technology. In any case, preppies can't reject technology altogether. A new Spirit or Hinckley yacht is probably technologically advanced than an ipad!
@MichaelRowe - I totally agree with you. 700+ stations is, like modern supermarket shelves are, sensory overload. Simplify, simplify, simplify.....when less is more and quality over quantity is valued. This comes from a girl who grew up on Best&Co, Peck&Peck and small shops that brought clothing selections out to you. Then....a brief stint at hippy clothes...or as my MIL said clean hippy, followed by topsiders, cable sweaters, pearls, turtlenecks, oxford cloth shirts, Bean boots, fair isle and norwegian sweaters and khaki's. Pick a few types of clothing that are flattering and made of good quality, a few brands of personal care items that have the least amount of toxins, and a few TV shows that are must-see's ...and life will become far less complicated. Write important notes and letters on good quality paper...and save emails or phone calls from iPads, iPhones, or Macbook Pro's for simple and quick ways to stay in touch during current times. Important things are timeless...while others things need to be adapted to, as times change. Those who know the difference will find life much easier to navigate through.
Aside from a few shows, I only watch PBS. If were stranded on a desert island with just one television channel to choose from...it would be PBS... as it represents quality TV to me and fulfills most of my needs.
No one yet has mentioned NPR--if there is ONE media source I can NOT live without, it's them; since I was a little girl they always have seemed like a quiet, considered voice of reason in a surging sea of manufactured noise!
(Oh, and I am a member).
Our technology guidelines:
1. Never buy the first generation of a new device
2. Justify a purchase based on 3 years of use, but push for 6
3. Buy on ability to meet existing needs - don't assume it will meet new needs down the road
4. Recycle when done
5. Create more than consume on any device
6. Stay away from monthly charges
7. Embrace broadly used products over niche
8. Never buy something for the sake of showing off
9. Buy the middle priced product of a top tier line.
Nutrivore
This afternoon I heard of such a phone as you are seeking. However, it was priced in excess of $400.00. The commentator called it a dumb phone-made of titanium it has no special features except making calls!
I don't like mobile phones. I have one because in many places it is now hard to find a pay phone. I almost never use it.
The showiness of ostentatiously claiming to avoid technology because one thinks it makes one seem more "preppy" is a profoundly unprep concept.
My husband and I are in our early 30's and terrible with technology. After putting off opening our iPads for almost a year (they were a gift) due to fear and, yes, laziness, I was shocked by how easy it is to use. In fact, I'm in love with it. The ease of use makes it a great product, in my opinion.
On another note, my prediction for a child who grows up without (appropriate, limited) access to tv is that they will become a producer of the Real Housewives of Miami.
Muffy, good guidelines above.
The word "technology" is fuzzy; most people use it to mean the furiously spewing cornucopia of internet/computer gear and smart phones.
For me the internet was VERY over-hyped; I don't get as much value from it as I believed I would. Email makes me value the practicality of the telephone. I don't play games or wander about the web. I find I usually get MUCH more information from a book on a specific topic than from a website on a specific topic. . . but the web's good for quicky answers and shopping.
I worry deeply about over-consumption (and to a much lesser degree, the ugliness of conspicuous consumption); filling landfills with dangerous garbage and scoring our short-term, tiny personal gains at the expense of the future generation.
We also have lost some national focus from "technology."
There may also be a big Social Experiment here, for many: let's see what happens when we do away with books.
I think both the "planned obsolescence" and the furious pace of normal obsolescence both are pretty anti-"preppy".
Oh, and per Mr. Rowe: I've done without TV VERY EASILY and VERY WELL since about 1991 or 2. Anyone can do it, and it makes your house much more of a home and personal retreat.
We have learned over the years not to reveal our condition. It just generates the same conversation, the response, "oh, we have a TV but we don't watch much of it. There are no good shows," etc. We just avoid the topic and avoid making people feel a bit uncomfortable.
I don't get a Superiority Blitz from it. I suppose the most I get is just wondering how on earth people get all their chores, meetings, tasks, involvements, done when so much TV is being consumed per week. Me, I could still use more hours per day! :)
SO GREAT !
Bravo!
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-Flo
An interesting question, Muffy. On the one hand, anything too technological violates the preppy principles of favoring archaism and organic materials (e.g., a wooden boat with analogue brass instruments is much preppier than a fiberglass boat with digital aluminum instruments). On the other hand, preppies do rely on many modern conveniences, including mobile phones. As smart phones go, the iPhone has the preppy virtues of being functional, elegant, and unfussy, and the glass display certainly outshines any other made of plastic.
But I think that what really determines whether a technology is preppy is the use one makes of it. Someone who keeps an iPhone in the pocket of his Barbour jacket and uses it to listen to Cole Porter and NPR, to take pictures of his kids at the summer house, to order groceries for delivery, and to view the train schedules while vacationing in Europe is harnessing technology in the spirit of all things prep!
The 1960s were my college (not preppy) and grad school (preppy) years. I never thought of myself as preppy but have always valued authenticity, stewardship and sustainability in the way I live and what I buy and wear.
Thinking about technology during the 1960s, it seems to me that the most important impact of technology on preppy lifestyle at that time was related to how we enjoyed and shared our music. We placed a lot of emphasis on the quality and capability of our speakers and turntables. Now technological developments allow us to develop, enjoy and share great music collections easily.
Computer technology has also enabled us to access a broad range of information easily without having to trudge through the the slush to Baker Library.
Other technology advances allow me to take online history courses from Princeton, Computer Programming courses from Stanford, and Ethics courses from Harvard all from the comfort of my home office.
I also appreciate the technological advances that keep my pacemaker ticking along enabling me to enjoy my family and lifestyle.
Keep up your good work. I really enjoy your blog, your photos (yours and your Dad's) and your readers' comments.
Muffy, perhaps you could clarify your rule no. 7? It seems contradictory to your overall aesthetic, in that the "widely embraced" preppy things are imitation, and that "true" prep is now - unfortunately - niche. Thanks!
I feel that planned obsolescence is truly "UN-preppy" as one would like to get as much use from a product as possible. I have nothing against technology. I loved my Volvo 240 but I am thrilled with the AWD of the newer models. What I have an issue with, and as many of your readers have stated, is how and when the technology is used. I am in sales and I find it so rude when someone interrupts me in mid-sentence and then expects me to wait while they finish their call. Talking on cell phones in a restaurant is also tacky!
I've been in the IT/software development and design field since 1993, and interestingly enough, I am not a tech-head, although I do love it. We have what we need to be efficient at home, but a far cry from what some of my associates in the field have. You can really go over the top with it. --Holly in PA
@Christy - that is a great question. I do not buy Bill's Khakis, for example, because they're niche, but because they are very good. Similarly, my fear when niche products I buy go more mainstream is that they will change as they're influenced by a broader base with different goals.
With technology, volume increases value. I would rather be on an email system with the world than just one organization. Standards decease waste, as a keyboard, thumb drive, mouse, or monitor can be reused. Niche products get discontinued rendering them fairly useless, And Paradoxically in this context, a widespread computing environment will get more developers writing for it, increasing the availability of - yes - niche apps or features.
Muffy, is this your first iPad, or have you had one before? Just curious if you liked it enough to buy another?
Thanks...
I view technologies as tools. I don't value them as objects in and of themselves, I value them for what they can do.
I am generally slow to adopt but not a Luddite. Whenever I get frustrated with the march of technology I remind myself how technology is fueling breakthroughs in medicine every day.
The recent technology I value most of all is the GPS. Like many preppies I have a crummy sense of direction and walk around most days more or less in a fog.
@Sartre
That's a new one: is poor sense of direction to be a common trait of Preppies?
@ David Sucher "is poor sense of direction to be a common trait of Preppies?"
While we're extrapolating "new ones," does man-made global warming mean hurricanes are no longer an "act of God" which renders them uncoverable by insurance?
-Flo
Muffy, thanks for the clarification! Personally, when I think of this topic, I think back to my "prep" ancestors and how they probably treated the arrival of the automobile. My great grandfather bought a good quality, mid-level car, then taught himself everything he could about it. That car, and his subsequent vehicle purchases, were passed on to his son and then grandson. They are treasures in our family. And while the concept of passing a cell phone from generation to generation may seem absurd, I don't heed the needling of my more tech "savvy" brothers who mock my "old" phone. With maintenance, care, and repair, it's still quite functional - and I don't have to relearn a new format every 3 weeks. I view even "temporary" technology with a view into it's use in my life and it's future: Do I really NEED it? Will this be obsolete in the next year? Lastly, is there one device that does multiple functions, rather than shuffling 3 or 4 devices separately?
Michael Rowe said...
The showiness of ostentatiously claiming to avoid technology because one thinks it makes one seem more "preppy" is a profoundly unprep concept.
November 12, 2012 10:42 PM
Agreed. To answer the technology question, the asker probably meant "tech," as in electronics. Anyway, contemporary preps are fond of iPhones and Macs.
Just wanted to say that I love your guidelines. If only everyone would follow those, think of the mass reduction of waste overall!
I love technology to a point, but as with anything, finding the fine line between useful and nuisance is not only difficult, but does vary from person to person based on a number of factors. Everything in moderation.
I would also have to add being frugal to the requirements of being preppy. I'm still using my iphone3s. Getting an iphone5 just because it's newer is a sign waste and frivolity. I still use an older TV but have a streaming device that I watch shows on Netflix with. We have only local stations and no cable. The laptop I'm writing this on has several keys missing thanks to the cat and is over 5 years old. Frugality is in my DNA.
Muffy:
...But whereas a Walkman allowed facile recording and dissemination, our Ipods in their "progress" now allow corporations to dictate how we listen to music and cost multiple times more plus we no longer "keep" the music since it's a veritable loan stored in the corporate-owned "cloud."
Most unpreppy ( among other things) and surely the greatest swindle of the music industry since its inception.
I won't discuss its preppiness, but the fact that people now seem to need to be connected 24/7 does bother me. I see it with the young and now, also at my new job, where I just received my first-ever company provided cell phone.
Had I had my druthers, I would have done without the company phone. I do not like the fact that my employer now requires my FT availability. We all need downtime and time to de-compress. That's why if given a choice, I try to minimize my dependence on any and all extra technology beyond the minimums tha make my life convenient.
I will leave the debate on that existential question to others.
I'd say a preppy family's camera should be a Pentax or Nikon. In the old days, I would add Konica, Minolta, Leica, Hasselblad, Rollei, and Linhof. Just throwing that out there.
As a photography enthusiast I agree with RA Sasayama, Nikon and Leica for cameras and I would add in Rolleiflex twin lens reflex cameras for good measure.
In terms of technology, the preppy in me embraced Apple, first with an iPhone4 (purchased in December 2010) and a 13" Macbook Pro a year and a half ago. I love the fact both devices just plain work when you want them. I'm still on the fence with the iPad, part of me wants one but currently can't justify the expense.
Is white a preppier option?
I've noticed on various websites, Vineyard Vines for example, that they display their Apple accessories with white devices.
Is this just an arbitrary/marketing thing, or is white Apple the preppier option?
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