G+_George Kozi Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Originally shared by George Kozi Okay, let's do a little experiment: Add up the $ you spent on Apple products in the last ten years. Is it like a small house worth? A cruise around the world? No credit card debt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Brandon Mitchell Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 $0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Daniel J Brieck Jr Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Well if your going there why limit it to just Apple, so ya stop buy this tech crap and buy some hard goods that are not throw away value propositions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_George Kozi Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hmm... that opens up another can-o-worms... is today's tech a throwaway thing? Certainly there are steam engines and mechanical things (including calculators) that have been built more than a century ago... and still do what they are supposed to. Today's fancy stuff has a lifespan of about six months. So... have we progressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Peter Hanse Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Phone only ever 2-3 years. MacBook Pro still same since 2011 still does 3D CAD work and everything I need. Key is to buy quality. What concerns me with apple lately is lack of upgrade path with soldered ram and packaging that is almost impossible to open. My 2011 mac book pro has been upgraded to max 16 gb ram, SSD main drive and remove optical for secondary HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Instead of a MacBook and Mac Pro, I guess I could have gotten a super small, really crummy, used trailer, but the Macs have been better buys. The MacBook was helpful at school, and the Mac Pro has been essential for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Daniel J Brieck Jr Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 We have and at the same time we have not progressed, sure a lot things are better more efficient. However now more than ever things are designed to be Awesome and then fail beyond repair before it should. For what that thing is, classic example is keyboards, your dads or grandpaps throw away keyboard does not even compare to the throw away keyboards that come with computer these days... FYI their stuff was not really throw away it was built to be the best it could be... Typing on a IBM Model M now, how many of those where thrown away before their time... How many of the keyboard you get today new that come with a PC will be even useable in 20 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Daniel J Brieck Jr Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Also Macs or even PC's themselves are excellent value, trick is to buy used and buy Pro /workstation grade stuff... Bought a 2008 Mac pro in 2012 for less than $1200, still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Daniel J Brieck Jr Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 My real target is phones especially Android ones that cost $800+ and need to be replaced every 2 years to keep the software up to date, what a waste of money, can buy a lot of hard goods with that kind of money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_david mcgowan Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 £0 for me also. Money spent on android does not add to the price of a macbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Also $0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Peter Hanse Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Had issue with my 2011 MacBook Pro 17 graphics in 2016 took to local mac service figured I would spend 300-900 fixing but apple stood behind graphics card issue on 5 year old machine spent $0 new logic board and even replaced damaged case. I know say support your local non apple authorized service company easy to work with. Never like Apple Store way to many people and always trying to get to next customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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