Not trolling. He said he could build a state of the art PC for under $3K that would last more than 7 years. That's just not true. You can't it. Sure I can build a really good one, but not state of the art. And, no. It will not last 7 years without significant reinvestment before that 7 years is up. Technology just doesn't work that way. Moore's Law and major leaps in tech will push things so far that it's just not feasible to expect anything to last 7 years. I have a 2014 MBP still on the shelf. A few months ago, I decided to see what it could do with a fresh OS install and clean HD. So I wiped it, installed up through Snow Leopard (for speed and stability), and put it through the paces. It was perfectly functional - at first. But, as you install more (and newer) software, updated Safari to it's most current version against the OS, and re-examined, I noticed that some applications wouldn't work and others slowed the entire thing down. It's still a serviceable machine and works fine for basic tasks and web browsing, but it's nowhere near the powerhouse machine it was back in 2014. That same scenario is exacerbated with PC's running Windows, especially as you step down in hardware specs.
you should really do some research and reading where things are heading ...
a device like what? can you point to any x86 based device that can run without a fan?
Last 7 years doing what exactly? Like, the machine will still run. You'll still be able to get work done on it 7 years later unless you're a creative pro and need to render increasingly heavy stuff. What's the problem?
"Density not size" is exactly the reason AS is better.
If you buy a "State of the Art" PC for under $3K and expect to still use it for Pro-level apps and/or gaming WITHOUT significant upgrades in 7 years. You're either NOT upgrading your apps or still playing 7 year-old games. The OP implied that he could.
I can dig out my Apple II and still get work done on it, but it's not feasible as a modern machine. It always depends on WHAT work you want to do. For that matter, a typewriter works fine to type out a letter - but it's still old tech. Same with a 7 year old PC. It will turn on, and it will work, but 7 years is a long time. You're talking over a full get of Windows software later. 2014 was Windows 8.1. 7 years later we've gone through Windows 10 and are now on the launch of Windows 11. I haven't tried it, but I doubt a 2014 PC will be capable of running Widows 11 without replacing parts of the internals.
100% not true. I've switched back because from a pure power to price standpoint for running computational heavy applications Macs are a vanity brand. I will agree though that the new M1 MACS may change my mind during my next upgrade but for statistical computing/ heavy cpu bound applications Macs are not the be all end all. Therefore your statement is false, I'm fully sane... a masters degree student in engineering and I've switched from a Mac to a Linux based PC for my CS courses and applications.
And 7 year old mac can do all this things same way as new macs can?
Perhaps not in terms of global revenues, but in terms of units sold Macs are still less than 10% of the overall PC market. There are many many more Intel PCs sold than Macs.
9to5mac.com
