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Probably because my 8 year old core2 based desktop is still fast enough for everything but gaming.
by tw04 11y ago
Probably because my 8 year old core2 based desktop is still fast enough for everything but gaming.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoYup. Same reason tablet sales are slowing... Though at a slower pace.
- partiallypro 11y agoOnly because tablets are a new medium, with time their upgrade cycle will slow more.
- tim333 11y agoI wonder if phones will start to go the same way. My 2.5 year old iPhone 5 is going fine apart from needing a battery replacement and Apple helpfully trying to stop me using an ad blocker because you know, you should really have a 5s or higher for that (bastards).
- JohnTHaller 11y agoThey're going to slow down just as tablets are. PCs have been around a long time in tech-time compared to tablets and modern smart phones. Just as computers no longer need to be upgraded every couple years, tablets are no longer upgraded every year or two. Phones are getting to that point as well with the faster CPUs and faster storage. A mid-range phone now has the same specs as a top tier phone from a year ago. As for ad-blocking on your iPhone 5, you could just install an alternate browser that supports extensio... oh, right. :(
- EvanPlaice 11y agoI'm currently using my late 2009 27" iMac. It's virtually indistinguishable from current models and is more than fast enough for everything except gaming. I added more ram so I could run some VMs, and recently replaced the Hard Drive. Otherwise, I don't see this thing failing in the foreseeable future. Doesn't make me miss the days of using cheap plastic PCs with a 3 year usable life.
- jseliger 11y agoIt's virtually indistinguishable from current models and is more than fast enough for everything except gaming. I had a 2009 or 2010 model, and while I agree with what you're saying overall, the new 5K models have incredible screens: http://jakeseliger.com/2015/01/01/5k-retina-imac-and-mac-os-x-yosemite-thoughts/ http://jakeseliger.com/2015/01/01/5k-retina-imac-and-mac-os-....
- pjmlp 11y agoI would say even gaming, as there are many types of games to choose from, specially if one goes for the indie ones.
- silverlake 11y agoI have the same but replaced it recently with a QNAP TS-251 NAS. It supports containers and virtual machines. Added 8GB memory and it works great.