A few months before my AppleCare expires usually. I will be selling my MBP and upgrading when I go off to college in 2010.
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How Often Do You Replace Your Macs?
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your poll is all wrong
like who changes their computers in such a short time!? A computer is an investment!
Some one else posted better choices for such a poll.
I say it is almost impossible that you need to change you computer in the first two years. I think simply because no one makes software that is not 2 years backward compatible(unless they want to lose a lot of money).
An older computer does not show any need of change before 2 years. In 3 years you start feeling it is getting slow. In four years you feel it is time to change. In 5+ years, you definitely need the upgrade.
You only need to change your computer in less than 2 years if you need every mhz on your side and it saves you time and makes you hundreds of dollars. You can only stay with 5+ years computer if your needs are very simple like internet browsing and e-mail(I bet most people).
When I used to use Windows it usually was 3-4 years then my computer really sucked and needed the change. I switched to mac and bought one in like September 2002, it survived me well until April 2009!
7 years!
Shows the quality on the mac! But in reality it kind of needed changing to stay with the technology like in 2007 .
It was an imac 17 that still works well
like who changes their computers in such a short time!? A computer is an investment!
Some one else posted better choices for such a poll.
I say it is almost impossible that you need to change you computer in the first two years. I think simply because no one makes software that is not 2 years backward compatible(unless they want to lose a lot of money).
An older computer does not show any need of change before 2 years. In 3 years you start feeling it is getting slow. In four years you feel it is time to change. In 5+ years, you definitely need the upgrade.
You only need to change your computer in less than 2 years if you need every mhz on your side and it saves you time and makes you hundreds of dollars. You can only stay with 5+ years computer if your needs are very simple like internet browsing and e-mail(I bet most people).
When I used to use Windows it usually was 3-4 years then my computer really sucked and needed the change. I switched to mac and bought one in like September 2002, it survived me well until April 2009!
7 years!
Shows the quality on the mac! But in reality it kind of needed changing to stay with the technology like in 2007 .
It was an imac 17 that still works well
Based on your previous computers, I'm curious why you are now going with a Notebook? I really respect your decision to go with a 17" UMBP though, that's one hell of a computer. I'm really swayed by that spiffy new battery. The Macbook Air is super sexy, but I really don't think I'd be happy with it. And I don't think you would be either, after having a G5 iMac, that Macbook Air is going to feel painfully underpowered.
I personally don't think you're timeframes encompass a broad spectrum of people. I know this is MacRumors and all, but really, who changes their computer out so frequently? Obviously based on your poll results thus far, not many. I usually wait until AppleCare runs out, and then try to time my next purchase alongside the next major release. I recently had to break that cycle though, as my trusty 1.83ghz Macbook Pro took a nosedive into traffic. So now I have a Unibody Macbook Pro, which I really feel like it's a prototype. That's especially hard to deal with, considering my 1.83ghz Macbook Pro was the first Intel mac ever launched, and despite only have a 32bit Core Duo processor, I never once felt like I was beta testing a product. Don't get me wrong, this Unibody is nice, it just some how feels "incomplete".
I already admitted that I should have expanded my poll options but I realized too late. Just relax with it lol. But anyway, I'm glad to see lots of people replying