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How long does a Mac last?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1299272"><p>I routinely see Mac hardware running far longer than I would have expected, but as time goes on (starting immediately from when you buy a machine), a number of technological forces begin conspiring to make that machine obsolete as quickly as possible. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>What really "ages" Macs is the changes that continue to take place on the internet, and the changes in processors and software (graphics processors included). My 2007 Blackbook still does nearly everything I might ask it to do, but since then HD video has become a huge factor, graphically-intense programs like Google Earth are the norm (my Blackbook's Achilles Heel is its graphics chipset), and some software has since come out that really leverages the graphics card (like Adobe CS5 -- but I haven't got any real graphics hardware for it to leverage!).</p><p></p><p>This is what makes my Mac start to feel "behind the times" after "only" four years -- about a year longer than I expected, so I'm not unhappy about this. Do I *have* to upgrade? No, and I don't expect that moment will come for a number of years yet, but do I *want* to upgrade to continue expanding what I can do with my hardware? Yes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1299272"] I routinely see Mac hardware running far longer than I would have expected, but as time goes on (starting immediately from when you buy a machine), a number of technological forces begin conspiring to make that machine obsolete as quickly as possible. :) What really "ages" Macs is the changes that continue to take place on the internet, and the changes in processors and software (graphics processors included). My 2007 Blackbook still does nearly everything I might ask it to do, but since then HD video has become a huge factor, graphically-intense programs like Google Earth are the norm (my Blackbook's Achilles Heel is its graphics chipset), and some software has since come out that really leverages the graphics card (like Adobe CS5 -- but I haven't got any real graphics hardware for it to leverage!). This is what makes my Mac start to feel "behind the times" after "only" four years -- about a year longer than I expected, so I'm not unhappy about this. Do I *have* to upgrade? No, and I don't expect that moment will come for a number of years yet, but do I *want* to upgrade to continue expanding what I can do with my hardware? Yes. [/QUOTE]
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