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How long will an iMac last me?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1382707" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>There's really not an accurate way to say how long an iMac will last you (or any new computer).</p><p></p><p>Firstly because...everyone's computers demands/tasks/needs can be very very different. On one end a "Power-User" may need to upgrade to a new computer every year...on the other end...a "low-demand" user may get 10 years out of a computer.</p><p></p><p>Secondly...to accurately say how long someone will get out of a computer...we need to be able to predict the future (which almost none of us can do)!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> We do not know where the computer hardware or software industries will be in 2, 3, or 4 years...so it's hard to say what computer hardware requirements will be in the future.</p><p></p><p>You basically should buy as much computer as you can afford now...and then just "go with the flow"...like the rest of us!<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>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1382707, member: 56379"] There's really not an accurate way to say how long an iMac will last you (or any new computer). Firstly because...everyone's computers demands/tasks/needs can be very very different. On one end a "Power-User" may need to upgrade to a new computer every year...on the other end...a "low-demand" user may get 10 years out of a computer. Secondly...to accurately say how long someone will get out of a computer...we need to be able to predict the future (which almost none of us can do)!;) We do not know where the computer hardware or software industries will be in 2, 3, or 4 years...so it's hard to say what computer hardware requirements will be in the future. You basically should buy as much computer as you can afford now...and then just "go with the flow"...like the rest of us!:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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