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Early 2006 iMac 17" ... will this be good for my 5 & 7 year olds for music?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1664991" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Thanks for the info. I'm thinking that the biggest issue is that the newest OS these computers can run is 10.6.8. Apple no longer supports 10.6 (support ended Feb, 2014). Which means no security updates.</p><p></p><p>This may or may not be a big deal for a 5 or 7 year old…since they aren't going to be entering personal info, credit card info, finance info, etc (I'm assuming). </p><p></p><p>- Of course 5-7 years old will click on just about anything possible when they visit websites…so who knows what sort of ways the computer is going to get "jacked-up" with adware. malware, ransomware, etc.</p><p>- Internet performance could be problematic depending on the website. Video & graphics (which many websites have a lot of) will definitely challenge this computer.</p><p>- With an older OS…only older versions of Safari with be supported. So you may need to use other browsers to get better internet compatibility. Such as Chrome or FireFox.</p><p></p><p>These computers are definitely an attractive price. But older hardware does have it's limitations. Young children aren't usually known for their patience. So if the computers are slow…the kids may not like them.</p><p></p><p>You could try getting just one computer. Set it up the way you want…and let the kids use it. If it works out. Get a 2nd one.<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: 1664991, member: 56379"] Thanks for the info. I'm thinking that the biggest issue is that the newest OS these computers can run is 10.6.8. Apple no longer supports 10.6 (support ended Feb, 2014). Which means no security updates. This may or may not be a big deal for a 5 or 7 year old…since they aren't going to be entering personal info, credit card info, finance info, etc (I'm assuming). - Of course 5-7 years old will click on just about anything possible when they visit websites…so who knows what sort of ways the computer is going to get "jacked-up" with adware. malware, ransomware, etc. - Internet performance could be problematic depending on the website. Video & graphics (which many websites have a lot of) will definitely challenge this computer. - With an older OS…only older versions of Safari with be supported. So you may need to use other browsers to get better internet compatibility. Such as Chrome or FireFox. These computers are definitely an attractive price. But older hardware does have it's limitations. Young children aren't usually known for their patience. So if the computers are slow…the kids may not like them. You could try getting just one computer. Set it up the way you want…and let the kids use it. If it works out. Get a 2nd one.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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