lifespan of the mac
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- svenreed
just wondering how long everyones mac usually lasts?
ive had my 1.83ghz iMac for 4 years now and im getting more and more errors that are now causing me to back-up much more frequently. finder keeps on freezing and other native mac applications. anyways, just curious on how long these guys usually last.
- e-pill0
1 day after apple care expires...
- hahasvenreed
- you laugh but that happened to me this yearMeeklo
- It happened to me too, my powerbook's motherboard failed on the day the Applecare expired.Josev
- my mac died and then three days later it rose from the grave. i have worshiped it ever sinceapplepirate
- Lol Applepirate.dMullins
- meemorize0
im still on my first mac; mac pro 2008. but my sisters iBook G4 is still running really well. No errors to speak of and it's roughly 5 years old now..
- Meeklo0
older models like performa and such are probably still working today..
the newer macs went down in quality, and now all sort of unexpected things might happen, usually like epill said.. 1 day after apple care.
- magnificent_ruin0
I've always ended up getting a new one before the old one died... so I have four or five perfectly good machines on my floor.
- acescence0
you can expect the hard drive on any old machine to eventually die, but no reason a mobo and ram and whatnot can't last a long time. i have a blue G4 tower that has been used as a server and has been continuously up and hammered on for the past 8 years.
use disk utility to check your drive. if it's on its way out, 60 bucks and you're back in business.
- magnificent_ruin0
sven, maybe you just need a new hd? they're so cheap these days, why not get a few?
- im running an imac, at this point id like a bigger screen, but not a glossy onesvenreed
- ArmandoEstrada0
yeah replace drive and maybe re-install fresh system.
- we have old quicksilver G4's (about 4) doing everyday work on CS3 no problems, like 6 years old.ArmandoEstrada
- 5timuli0
I usually update every 3 years. New Mac, either keep the old one or give it to family. Selling doesn't do much good considering what you paid for it.
- 5timuli0
End of next year I'll get a nice new iMac or Mac Mini. Fed up of spilling shit on my MBP.
- jkmohr0
i don't think it's very accurate. i've had my battery for around three years now. doesn't hold a charge for more than 25 minutes, yet this stat thing says it's at 53% health.
- Tungsten0
Only when my old machines won't run the new software. If they made Lightroom and CS4 that ran well on an old G4 733mhz I would never upgrade.
- dMullins0
My first iBook last three years without any problems whatsoever.
My first Powerbook lasted me four years with no problems. I eventually sold it to a friend who is still using it to this day with no problems, a year and a half later.
My first MacBook is now on tail-end of its first year, and it's performing well still.
My new iMac fucking sucks. Great processor power, but the screen is absolute shit with more dead pixels than I can count.
My girlfriend's iBook G4 has lasted her about three or four years now with absolutely no issues to speak of.
- theycallmecarl0
My 4.5 year old PowerBook G4 still runs fairly well and I've never had a problem with it – I still use it for movies and music from time to time, but it was recently replaced with a new MacBook Pro.
- Those G4 Powerbooks are rock-fuckin-solid machines.dMullins
- Tungsten0
I bought a used ibook g4 last year for next to nothing. It ended up being my most used beater for internet / e-mail. Who needs an Eee PC.
- dearhead0
I usually buy high end, and expect to not have to buy for at least 3-4 years after that.
I dunno, i still run my old g4 tower for movies such, but I'm dare not work on that beater.
- akrokdesign0
i still use my G4 867Ghz. the HD has some writing exit error on it. so its probably about to give in. :-)
- ribit0
I've got a couple of Mac Classics here that would probably run if I switched them on...
- ribit0
and a 1998 PowerBook that runs OSX
- dog_opus0
Stage 1: The young Mac, emboldened by its new independence from the safety of the Cupertino breeding grounds, is generally spry, energetic, and ambitious. The fawning attention accorded it at this formative time by the masters of its new environment imbue the Unix-based youngster with a fearless confidence to perform all manner of tasks that may be asked of it.
Stage 2: At this stage, the maturing Mac has come into its own. With the installation of the latest version of Creative Suite and a plethora of other software, its youthful exuberance has been tempered by the need to focus processing power and memory on massive amounts of computing. Barring operator mishandling – chronic negligence in software updates, opening malicious files like a hapless dolt, obdurate refusal to back up important data, and the like – the dauntless Mac is more than able to meet such challenges with aplomb. In fact, it will laugh with overweening assurance at the prospect of being replaced by a newer model.
Stage 3: Having endured years of daily multi-app. operation, several hundred bizarre George Bush Photoshops, countless cookies from pr0n sites, and all manner of fluids – both bodily and otherwise – carelessly splashed over its casing, the aging Mac has undeniably lost its former brilliant luster. As a matter of fact, its most colorful feature at this point is its omnipresent spinning beach ball – a portent of imminent replacement by its latest progeny, if not full-blown fatality due to the lack of cleaning, collisions with the floor, and other hardships it has withstood in its faithful service to you, the self-centered ersatz Sagmeister. It is at this juncture that the lifespan of the Mac has run all but its course, and it is best to let it while away its remaining days in quiet dignity – in your Mom's breakfast nook, serving as her email/Sudoku machine.