On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 2:34 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > From: Rob Studdert >> >> On 9 April 2013 05:02, Steve Sharpe <d...@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> >>> In my experience, PC's don't have the longevity of Macs. >> >> Not my experience, I run Dells, IBMs and homebrew systems (based on >> top line components) and I have many reliable dell desktops that I >> really can't believe are still working away perfectly and servers that >> are ancient, the only boxes that I have found to be truly unreliable >> are the IBM 1RU servers, I've had an inordinate amount of them die >> after only 5 years service. The system that I am working on right now >> had a supply date of June 2007 and many of my displays are older than >> that, in fact I should look into my old work horse HP2065's as they >> have an hour meter for the screen power and back-lighting (curious as >> they all still calibrate very well). > > > This computer I use for rummaging around on the internet has got to be close > to 15 years old. It's still got the "Certificate of Authenticity" from > Windoze98 on the shell from when I first built it. > > Of course, I've repaired it & updated it so many times I think the only > original component left is the floppy drive ... which no longer works.
Okay, so just the metal case is 15 years old. Not sure that really supports the argument. :-) The PC that gives me access to the Intertubes is an HP Vectra from 1999. It is 100% original, and is running 24x7 as a firewall (running FreeBSD though, not Windows98 that's on the sticker). I do have a cold standby for it though. Major components in there are HP-custom and not easily bought. It replaced a 1994 HP Vectra VL3 that is now on a shelf but most likely still works. I also have a 2003 vintage IBM desktop that's running my VoIP voicemail system and some net services. Also fully stock, 24x7, and running FreeBSD perfectly. Well-spec'ed hardware from any company can last a good while. It's just that consumer PCs are usually not well-spec'ed whereas Apple stuff for consumers tends to be. It makes more sense to compare office grade PCs to Macs when evaluating. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
