i dont quite get the point of this thread
people buy computers if they need them
some upgrade to newer laptops and hold onto the older one for a secondary computers. the uses are endless![]()
That's what I did.nah don't feel bad. i'm sorta in that boat myself, with a massive g5 desktop that is now less powerful than my laptop.
if you rule out selling it, there are always alternatives like giving it to a less computer savvy relative who wouldn't need the latest in power...
Good ideas. I was thinking too with an old MBP you could also use it at an Apple TV with FrontRow. I guess this is possible too with a PB if you get an external IR transceiver. It could also be used as a webserver, fileserver, etc.or maybe leave it permanently connected to a tv and use it as a media server. or in the same vein, if you have wired connection to a router, you can connect all your external drives/printers/etc to the old computer and then you can print and access all your files on the new system wirelessly from anywhere in the house.
lotsa interesting possibilities!
I have a MPB 2.5 Ghz and PowerBook G4 1.25 Ghz. I wonder if someone else has something similar, if he/she uses both, why and how.
I had a Powerbook 12" 1.25Ghz and a Macbook Pro (still have the pro/sold the powerbook). I used the PB for school and basically my MBP was desktop-laden. All of my important stuff was synced via mobileme and I only had a handful of apps needed on my PB.
But I realized that my MBP wasn't getting enough usage as I commute 4 hours/day and get home pretty late, so besides some heavy weekend usage it sat idle during the week.
If it were me, I'd give the g4 to my parents so I would quit having to go over to their house every six months to disinfect their windows machine from malware.