On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:58 PM, James E. Therrault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > lampbay wrote: >> Running any form of Windows or Microsoft software on my Mac is not >> the issue - not because I dislike MS software, but because I prefer >> Apple and Mac software. Plus, I don't want to have any pesky bugs to >> deal with - that's the main reason I switched to Apple - afterwards I >> discovered what a pleasure working and playing with a Mac is. >> >> Here's an example - the G4 eMac had a Pioneer or Sony combo or >> superdrive, higher-quality name brand hard drives and a CRT screen >> for those who prefer them to LCDs. The pre-Intel Apples were >> manufactured better - the machines are sturdier and the parts last >> longer. Why get technical about the logic board and the case - the >> facts are that the newer Macs - with the possible exceptions of the >> most expensive MacPro and the new aluminum "brick" MacBook Pro - are >> built with cheaper parts and with less quality than the older boxes. >> Which would you rather have - a Seagate or Western Digital hard drive >> or a Toshiba? How about a Pioneer DVD writer vs. a Matshita? >> >> Actually, I'd prefer a Mac mini (that I had bought at a low price - >> even a refurbished one) that I'd remove the hard drive and >> superdrive from, allowing it to run much cooler. Then I'd plug in my >> externally-powered boot drive, externally-powered DVD writer, CRT, >> keyboard and mouse to USB ports. >> >> What I want from Apple is higher quality hardware at a lower price - >> because I paid more than for a PC to get not just superior software, >> but, at least, comparable quality hardware to the best that I can buy >> off the shelf or online. Now, I will admit, that PCs have gone the >> route of cheaper insides as well and that is due to the marketplace >> and the fact that just about everything is manufactured and assembled >> in China and the far East. Apple has dropped the price a bit on >> their latest notebooks but they are still asking too much for their >> hardware - but that has always been an argument that since Apple >> provides a superior software product and the hardware it runs on is >> designed and engineered to work flawlessly (for the most part) with >> that software as well as that produced by other developers who follow >> Apple's exacting specs. Apple could make me happy by allowing users >> to buy a version of Mac OS (?) that will run on our choice of PC >> hardware - say a DIY homebuilt that has exactly what we want in and >> outside of the box. My main complaint with Apple, since the move to >> Intel, is that the hardware inside their boxes is getting poorer - >> except for the performance of the Intel chip and the memory you can >> add yourself. Plus, the heat of packing so much into a small space >> can contribute to early failure of parts. Both Intels I've used were >> sent in for warranty repairs - logic board failure and superdrive >> failure - both within one year of purchase. >> >> >> J. >> > > > You make a good point regarding quality then vs. quality now. > > For example, my mainstay desktop 400 MHz G4 Gigabit bought new in > January of 2001 runs 24/7 except when sleeping. I have replaced all the > drives, (upgraded to a superdrive Pioneer in 2006 and replaced all hard > drives twice to increase capacity, not failure based). Other than that, > this thing has performed flawlessly and is currently running 10.4.11 > along with Classic. > > I think the drop in quality of new Macs is related to Chinese > manufacture as a basis. Cheaper parts indeed! >
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