Apple IIc
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 8 of 16 home computers by recommenders
Recommended for its sleek, compact design and its speed for an Apple II, and for fond memories of using it as a home computer.
Recommended for its sleek, compact design and its speed for an Apple II, and for fond memories of using it as a home computer.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sleek, futuristic design for its era
“the Apple IIc and IIGS were built to Apple's "Snow White" design language and looked slicker than most contemporaries”
Comment from 1 Mar 2026 in “The Windows 95 User Interface: A Case Study in Usability Engineering” “the coolest, most futuristic computer I'd ever seen”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Laptop Based on 6502 CPU” “Just on account of its really lovely looks.”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time” Small and fast for an Apple II
“Neat, small, and ludicrously fast for an Apple II.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Playing Atari ST Music on the Amiga with Zero CPU” “Next came Apple IIc which ran circles around it.”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “A Communist Apple II and Fourteen Years of Not Knowing What You're Testing” Fond memories as a home computer
“Lots of computer joy early in my life was thanks to the IIe and IIc.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “An Apple (II) for Teacher” “This was my home computer. Good memories.”
Comment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Apple IIc: A smaller, sleeker Apple II from 1984”
Other home computers people recommend
The four most recommended other home computers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore 64 | 121 | 18 | 87% | 12 | 41 yrs18 owners | Approved |
| Commodore Amiga | 60 | 14 | 81% | 11 | — | Approved |
| ZX Spectrum | 31 | 8 | 79% | 10 | — | Approved |
| TI-99/4A | 26 | 8 | 76% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Apple IIcThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the coolest, most futuristic computer I'd ever seen”
“Just on account of its really lovely looks.”
“Lots of computer joy early in my life was thanks to the IIe and IIc.”
“Neat, small, and ludicrously fast for an Apple II.”
“These were nice little machines.”
“This was my home computer. Good memories.”
“Next came Apple IIc which ran circles around it.”
“Apple makes great hardware.”
“the Apple IIc and IIGS were built to Apple's "Snow White" design language and looked slicker than most contemporaries”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.