On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 05:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have a question for members of the group with oldr macs. Please do not > start flaming and yelling.Thanks. > > Why do so many people have such old machines? Is it a hobby thing, or a > money > thing? > > I work for a living too so I know these machines can cost a lot. One big thing is Mac's keep on going long after other brand "X" boxes went to the great computer graveyard in the sky. If it's still working and doing what you need it to do, why replace it? Secondly many Macs were designed from the beginning with the idea of upgrading and expanding so it wasn't necessary to buy a new machine every year. I have an iMac, and a Power Book, but my every day workhorse is a 7 year old clone, albeit upgraded, and running 10.1.5. I also have one of Carley's newest wincrap boxes, all the goodies, P4 etc., etc., running XP pro, that belongs to the company. On a good day it averages 2-3 freezes, crashes, etc. The 7 year old Mac only crashes maybe once a year and then only when I do something stupid. Why replace it, when it does everything I ask of it? Sure I would love to have a dual G4 with a 23" cinema display or the new 17" iMac, just cannot justify buying one when this one is going strong. They are fun to work on too. Pretty hard to argue with 6 PCI slots, four large bays, two small bays and a raid rack. JM2�W Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
