Am I the only one realizing that your "new Winbox for $300-$400 running Win7 with modern multi-core cpus", will be running like crap after a few months? Whereas your mac, no matter how old, will be running great. For the average computer user, they don't NEED a new PC, and the old Mac will work out better for them in the long run.
Here's an example. My mom bought an Emachines PC a few years ago, running Windows XP, for around $350 with monitor and keyboard and everything. It ran great, for a few months, but it got SO slow, that I actually traded it out with a G3 iMac which I got for free, which worked great for about 3 years, before I replaced it with an eMac 800MHZ. She got WAY more use out of that free G3, than the PC she paid for. And we never have to buy and renew virus protection for a Mac:). It all boils down to what you want to use the computer for, but a new PC with Windows, using faster hardware, isn't going to out perform a G4 in the long run. A computer is only as fast as the weakest link. In the PC's case, the weak link is Windows. -Jonas -- 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
