Still have that 8500 case and the machine works great, but I have moved on to a G4 1.25Ghz Quicksilver for my fastest hobby mac (I am still a PC user for boring work related stuff). While I don't use the 8500 daily like I used to, that machine has been 100% reliable using the same components I purchased for it back in 2001. Maybe I am lucky but my hardware (even the ancient stuff) just seems to work forever, my issues tend to be brittle plastics (cosmetic). Few computer shops make money around here, mostly they just fix stuff other people can't be botherd to do (and mostly software). I feel sorry for owners who take machines to a shop to get them fixed at $50 a pop and the tech there is as bumb as a brick mindlessly swapping things until the machine stays on for 30 minutes then charging crazy money for cheap (and sometimes very used) parts. Its no wonder people just buy new all the time.
My opinion is too many people want to make money sitting at home creating content with a computer (and willing to do it for next to nothing undercutting people with real talent). Many people would be much better off not going to college and learning a trade. People will allways need their roofs redone, plumbing fixed, oil changed, etc. On Oct 23, 2:25 pm, "Wallace Adrian D'Alessio" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Powermac <[email protected]> wrote: > > Low end to me means the basic models, starter systems. If you are poor > > stick to an older used PC you can get for little money. Also learn to > > work on your own machines when they fail, this means buying some basic > > tools and using google to find fixes. > > Teo, > > How IS that 8500 case I handed over in Niles doing? Yeah, what you say WAS > fine until you actually try to make some money with them. Then you realize > how HARD it is. And whatever money you can make is wasted in a machine that > is still problem fraught and unproductive.I guess the trying to make money > part and the been doing that for way too long parts were not stated loudly > enough. Hobbyist work arounds are fine when you are a hobbyist. When you > want to CREATE the constant problems of old systems kill your effort. You > Know me from this list at least from when we met in 2003. I think I have > made myself plain about PC too. And do not forget my disdain of Linux. > > I want to create content. Being a perpetual computer mechanic may get you a > little shop on the corner. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
