>On 2/6/03 6:12 AM, "Geoffrey Loeffler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the
>Cybertrough:
>
> >> On 2/6/03 , Kyle spew out
>Maybe he's not cheap? Maybe he wants to buy a new Apple system every 4
>years or so to promote the company? Maybe he didn't want to take weeks
>rooting around for cheap used parts and half-witted advice from people who
>don't know what they are talking about half the time? Maybe he realized
>that even if he managed to fix his machine it would still be 400MHz slower
>than the current lowest end New Apple Product? Maybe he realized that he
>would make the money back in productivity in 6 months with the speed
>increases? Maybe he just hated his G4 and wanted a new Tibook? I don't
>know...
>Kyle H. Hansen
At 21:27 -0900 2/6/2003, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote:
Well I agree Kyle who knows, but the above has nothing to do with Apple Care
Well we all have options as did Steve Watkins in a LEM article
For the lump sum of much less than $400 in upgrades over the
course of eight years, I essentially have a PowerMac G3/450 with a 20
GB hard drive and 256 MB of RAM. Not top of the line, but not too
shabby.
My PowerMac 7500 is upgraded, and it could be upgraded a lot
more. A 1 GHz G4 processor upgrade is available and would take about
60 seconds to install. I don't need that right now, as the G3 is
sufficient. But it is good to know I have that option. I have room
for more RAM, too.
Eight years later, it is still a more than capable machine.
Five years later, the PC is a boat anchor. Today, the 7500 runs every
program I need,
You get what you pay for
When I upgraded the 7500, I snapped open the case, pulled out
the old processor, and snapped the new one.
I had to actually remove some screws to upgrade the hard
drive, but that was just to put the mounting rails on the new hard
drive. The point is, it was all pretty easy. Certainly easy enough
that even a novice could have done it. To see the whole article go to
http://www.lowendmac.com/practical/03/0204.html
Great article, hey if someone wants to buy a new computer every year
that is fine by me, if he wants to buy one when Apple Care runs out
we all have choices.
However, just because Apple Care runs out does not mean it is
time to start saving for a new mac. To tell a user that he should be
saving for a new Mac implies that the Mac is not going to be reliable
past the Apple Care cut off point and that is wrong. The Macs are
well built, easy to work on and there are plenty of good people
willing to give good advice to those who ask.
If you want to argue I will let you connect with my Mac 128K
he is a little slow but still types a page pretty good and handles
faxes just fine, scrappy little guy.
Geoff
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