12 Aug
2007
12 Aug
'07
10:44 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: Can someone tell me what this means?
Apple computers aren't throw away disposable items
to most users.
Even 6 years later they can still have value (just price something
like a clamshell iBook). I think you'll find that the average Mac
users uses their systems for a longer period of time than the average
PC user. Shoot I just finally retired the PowerMac 8500/180 I bought
over 10 years ago this year (my G4/450 was retired nearly 4 years
ago).
The build quality is part of what makes the Mac the computer that it is.
Zane
I find people with newer Macs are upgrading much faster then people who used
the pre OSX machines, and build quality these days is not much better then a
DELL or other mass produced x86.
Out of curiosity why did you keep the 8500/180 4 years longer then the
G4/450? I still have my 8500 running in my room (g3-400, 704MB of RAM)
because it runs OS 7.x apps and hardware very fast.