This site is bad

[RedTomato]

I have an old MacBook from 2 years ago, and I'm still perfectly happy with it.

It runs faster (2.2ghz) than current macbooks (2.13ghz, the chip is slightly different but I ignore that), and upgrading it to max ram 4GB and max drive space (320 GB and now 500GB) was extremely cheap (£45 for the RAM, about £80 for the HD). The current top of the range MBPs don't really run much faster (apart from the graphics, but that doesn't bother me), so I feel no desire to upgrade.

I will stay with it till macbooks come out with 4-core and 8gb reasonably cheap ram, probably in late 2010.

I do notice that I read MR much more frequently just before making a major purchase, then after the purchase, I ignore MR while getting to know my new baby.

 

[allmIne]

Nothing cures upgrade envy like a 15in unibody!

Seriously though, my old MBP was the first of the intels, and it's still going strong for my mum. I got a good 3 and a bit years out of it, and didn't upgrade the RAM till just last week - was still chugging along just great on 1gb!

Macs just keep going. And going. And going

 

[Bennieboy©]

totally agree with ya haha, sometimes it feels like im the only on here still rocking a G5 PPC haha the upgrade itch has been driving me up the wall for a few months but i'm very reluctant to change.

i am kinda jealous of all the people posting " got a new mac pro " threads in the powermac area though haha does the worldwide recession only apply to england or are more people winning the lottery? haha

 

[Love]

This site made me just lay down $260 on an TV.

 

[Mike Macintosh]

I am running a 4 year old Powerbook G4, I don't believe in upgrading a computer but once every 5 years or so as long as I can still get on the net and all that basic stuff I am good.

I plan on getting a iMac anytime between late November to Early March 2010, and hopefully the new ones will be out by then, but I also want to make sure I am not draining my whole bank account upon doing it and that their is still enough in there for bills.

At the time I buy my iMac, I don't plan on upgrading my PB for another year, I will still use my PB for atleast another 9-12 more months atleast before I ubgrade to a Macbook Pro.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Use a netbook running Vista for a few months, and then go back to your Macbook... and it'll feel like new

 

[0098386]

My home stereo is 9 or 10 years old and only a 2 channel.

Nothing wrong with that at all!

My iPod is 3 years old too. Or is it 2? It's a 5.5G and its only since the 160gb update that I've thought about getting a new one. Nanos, Touches... Their capacity is so paltry that I couldn't consider getting one.

 

[toolbox]

Tell me about it, I was banging my head against the wall when I bought my macbook pro two weeks before the unibodies came out......

Same here, the fact you have to pull the whole unit apart just to get to he hard disk?? I want to upgrade it but scared of breaking something. At-least with the unibodies take the battery cover off - there is the hard drive.

Still rather have something then nothing!