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Never Gonna Give You Up!

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Esmereldah

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As someone who likes to keep my devices a long time, and has never been a yearly upgrade type, I find it hard sometimes to let them go when I need to get a new one - my iPad mini 4 is not that great, and to maximize its resale value I know I need to sell it now and not wait until the mini 6 drops, but I've had it for so long that in a way it makes me kinda sad! While not something I really need at all (I don't do anything on it I can't do on my phone or computer), it's been a good companion throughout the years.

Does anyone else ever feel this way?
 
Almost always, especially if the item has been in regular use during that time.
I mean I'm sure we all have worn out shirts that we still keep because of sentimental value. :)

Converting that feeling into opportunity cost do sometimes help me in trading in gadgets. :D
 
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Esmereldah said:
As someone who likes to keep my devices a long time, and has never been a yearly upgrade type, I find it hard sometimes to let them go when I need to get a new one - my iPad mini 4 is not that great, and to maximize its resale value I know I need to sell it now and not wait until the mini 6 drops, but I've had it for so long that in a way it makes me kinda sad! While not something I really need at all (I don't do anything on it I can't do on my phone or computer), it's been a good companion throughout the years.

Does anyone else ever feel this way?
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I know how you feel. I get sentimental with my older tech. For many years I would give my old iPhones to relatives when I upgraded. But now they are up to speed and they don't need them. I have a 6s that I've been keeping as a spare. But it may be time to trade it in if they'll still take it.
 
I've felt that way for some computers. Mostly it has to have some extra sentimental reason behind it.
- First DIY computer
- First built for my Dad (which I have now)
- First new one I bought outright with my own money
- First I've ever owned
- Vintage models I dreamed about owning as a kid (Once I got a few, I lost the nostalgia thanfully and haven't bought any more, I'll probably keep what I've got though)
- Two Mac conversions to use PC parts. Mostly because each took over 40 hours to mod for ATX or mATX. I could give up the parts inside without caring. But I sure as shootin' won't give up those cases.

Haven't felt that way about phones though. My only hesitation on selling them is getting ripped off. It's probably because I've never been that into smartphones. They're just devices I use.
 
Love my iPhone 4S - best phone I've ever had (still working) - love the small size and all the legacy apps that no longer work on later versions of iOS - still orginal battery - but only lasts 45 min now 😢


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I rarely get sentimental over electronic devices. But instead when I have a favorite device and I’m ready to upgrade, I hand it down to one of my grandkids. They love getting them.
 
I can't say I get sentimental over my devices ... but I do use them for very a very long time regardless of resale value. I am fine using my laptop or phone or ipad until it no longer works or becomes obsolete for one reason or another and then I'll just recycle it. It makes me feel that I got my money's worth.
 
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Richard8655 said:
Still have it, still sentimental about it, but totally unusable technology now.

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Although if you're really determined. You can do an awesome 27" iMac G4 mod. Just picture this iMac mod with an M1 Mac Mini in the base.
www.tonymacx86.com

iMac G4 MOD with 27' curved screen

Hello, it's me again. Three years ago, I did a little mod work on my first iMac G4, and post it here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/sinoneptunes-imac-g4-mod-with-reproduced-screen-and-android-system.181972/ After the first one, I did another two iMac G4 Mod: zMac G4: iMac G4 MOD with 27'...
www.tonymacx86.com www.tonymacx86.com
 
I used to keep old tech but last year I disposed of an iPod nano, iPod Classic, an iPhone SE original generation, an iPad 3, and a MacBook Pro 2013. In the house I only want what I currently use. Minimalism is freeing and provides me with a more pleasant living environment. It helps that my wife likes a tidy home as well.
 
velocityg4 said:
Although if you're really determined. You can do an awesome 27" iMac G4 mod. Just picture this iMac mod with an M1 Mac Mini in the base.
www.tonymacx86.com

iMac G4 MOD with 27' curved screen

Hello, it's me again. Three years ago, I did a little mod work on my first iMac G4, and post it here: https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/sinoneptunes-imac-g4-mod-with-reproduced-screen-and-android-system.181972/ After the first one, I did another two iMac G4 Mod: zMac G4: iMac G4 MOD with 27'...
www.tonymacx86.com www.tonymacx86.com
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Pretty cool! And pretty involved too, but amazed at what Apple fans can do.
 
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I’m really disappointed this thread wasn’t a rickroll.
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Yeah, and I've got the song on 45!
But anyways, I remember the feeling when I had to put away my eMac G4 (2005 1.42 GHz version) due to space issues in my room after having had that mid-2009 polycarbonate white MacBook for quite a while and finding myself using it more. Then when said MacBook's screen backlight started failing, I had to sell it for parts because I needed a laptop for use at my college campus (by that time I had my 2012 quad-core i7 Mac Mini for a year and a half to use at home), but I was able to say goodbye and get a great deal on a late 2009 unibody polycarbonate MacBook that I was able to restore to full operating condition. Plus, it had a working SuperDrive, compared to the old MacBook's optical drive being broken.
But now that I have this computer tech job for an electronics recycling/reselling company, I can afford to keep some older Macs for a little collection of them, and my unibody white MacBook is part of said collection. Besides, a big reason why I got my M1 MacBook Air (that I often use as my main computer) was so I could have a much newer Mac laptop that could run Mac OS 11 Big Sur and later before I eventually replace my i7 Mini with whatever the more beefed-up Apple Silicon Mac Mini will be (or the rumored Mac Pro Cube.)
 
I thought that this was a rickroll.


The oldest computer that I still use regularly is from the 1970s. I'd say that the quality is probably at least as good as Apple's. It has magtape storage for reading and writing software. It's rather amazing that this computer is older than a lot of people on this forum and is still in weekly use. I use it a few times a week for trading.
 
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I used to keep old tech but last year I disposed of an iPod nano, iPod Classic, an iPhone SE original generation, an iPad 3, and a MacBook Pro 2013. In the house I only want what I currently use. Minimalism is freeing and provides me with a more pleasant living environment. It helps that my wife likes a tidy home as well.
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The PowerMac G5 makes a good charging stand, chair or backpack stand.
 
I am impressed af over what that gentleman did to upgrade the iMac G4. With those kinds of skills, surely he can remake the interior of the computer with an M1 board. That, frankly, would be awesome.

The G4 iMacs were in my opinion one of the best designs Apple ever came up with.
 
Blue Quark said:
I am impressed af over what that gentleman did to upgrade the iMac G4. With those kinds of skills, surely he can remake the interior of the computer with an M1 board. That, frankly, would be awesome.

The G4 iMacs were in my opinion one of the best designs Apple ever came up with.
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My friend calls it the "table lamp" iMac. They were so unique and original, looked nothing like the big, square, ugly utility box pc's churned out by the pc mass market. Everything was square and sharp-cornered then. This was boldly round, smooth, and very compact.

It was an aesthetic design with no appologies or pretensions. I still have mine for many of these reasons.
 
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Getting to the point of this thread: I'm not going to buy another MacBook Pro until I earn enough reward points from my credit card until I can get one "free" with it. They have a program where you can buy Apple products from within the banking app.
 
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