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But you can't add a modern gpu to an old iMac and still enjoy the latest (and not so "latest") games, nor install a modern wi-fi card on an old macbook and enjo

by amlib 2y ago

But you can't add a modern gpu to an old iMac and still enjoy the latest (and not so "latest") games, nor install a modern wi-fi card on an old macbook and enjoy fast wireless, among many other small upgrades you can do to keep windows/linux computers kicking.

exe34 2y ago
i don't play video games. the WiFi works as fast as my router is able to handle, I have no need for anything faster. do windows people really upgrade hardware every other month like this? what do you do with all the e-waste?
- amlib 2y ago
  I'm talking about extending the life of a >5 year old machine, not upgrading it every few months. It's pretty common for people to have a, let's say, 10 year old notebook with wifi 4 which could be greatly improved by adding wifi 5 or 6 capability. On a congested place with lots of neighbouring wireless networks where the 2.4ghz band is exhausted all the time your wi-fi could go from 5mbps to 500mbps, it's a BIG deal. Obviously the ability to do that on windows/linux notebooks isn't guaranteed, but it sure as hell is much more common than macbooks.
  - exe34 2y ago
    oh is that 5ghz? I've had that since 2012, before I even had a router that could handle it. I don't think there's much better? anyway, I've never had any issues with the WiFi, I don't see why I'd want to replace it.
  - cassianoleal 2y ago
    Why did you buy a new laptop without 5GHz WiFi in 2019?
mikestew 2y ago
nor install a modern wi-fi card on an old MacBook Your point is taken, but I put a new WiFi card in a 2012 MBP so I could use Airdrop and other newer features that required 802.11ac.
windowsrookie 2y ago
Actually you can add a modern GPU to the old iMacs, they use an MXM GPU. I have upgraded my 2010 iMac to a 2012-era GPU from a Dell laptop to get metal support. I have also upgraded the CPU, Wifi card, and added 32GB of RAM to this 2010 iMac.

by amlib 2y ago

exe34 2y ago

i don't play video games. the WiFi works as fast as my router is able to handle, I have no need for anything faster. do windows people really upgrade hardware every other month like this? what do you do with all the e-waste?

amlib 2y ago
I'm talking about extending the life of a >5 year old machine, not upgrading it every few months. It's pretty common for people to have a, let's say, 10 year old notebook with wifi 4 which could be greatly improved by adding wifi 5 or 6 capability. On a congested place with lots of neighbouring wireless networks where the 2.4ghz band is exhausted all the time your wi-fi could go from 5mbps to 500mbps, it's a BIG deal. Obviously the ability to do that on windows/linux notebooks isn't guaranteed, but it sure as hell is much more common than macbooks.
- exe34 2y ago
  oh is that 5ghz? I've had that since 2012, before I even had a router that could handle it. I don't think there's much better? anyway, I've never had any issues with the WiFi, I don't see why I'd want to replace it.
- cassianoleal 2y ago
  Why did you buy a new laptop without 5GHz WiFi in 2019?

mikestew 2y ago

nor install a modern wi-fi card on an old MacBook Your point is taken, but I put a new WiFi card in a 2012 MBP so I could use Airdrop and other newer features that required 802.11ac.

windowsrookie 2y ago

Actually you can add a modern GPU to the old iMacs, they use an MXM GPU. I have upgraded my 2010 iMac to a 2012-era GPU from a Dell laptop to get metal support. I have also upgraded the CPU, Wifi card, and added 32GB of RAM to this 2010 iMac.