At 1:44 PM -0400 8/12/07, Teo Zenios wrote:
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.
Don't ask why I split up my replies to this message. I goofed.
I suspect you might find that depends on the type of people using
them, and the type of Mac they buy. If you buy a low-end system
you'll need to replace it more often than a high-end system. My G5
2x2 was top of the line when I bought it nearly 4 years ago. I
really hope to get two more years use out of it, and as long as it
doesn't die, I think I can do it. With my G4/450 (I purchased the
middle range of the very first G4 towers released) I was feeling the
need for a new system when it was only a couple years old. Same with
my 8500/180.
With my G5, I still don't feel the need for a new system. It really
helps that I've been able to easily expand the disk space and RAM.
It started out with 512MB and now has 5.5GB RAM, and a 160GB HD, but
now has a 300GB and 750GB HD. I rarely feel like I'm taxing the CPU,
and since I added the last 2GB RAM, I have little problems with RAM.
This isn't to say I wouldn't like a nice Mac Pro, as I would like to
be able to have one system running my Mac, Unix and Windows
applications all at the same time. However, I have such a limited
need for Windows, that doesn't weigh to heavily. Besides I upgraded
my PC about a year ago to be able to better run one game.
Zane
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