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This is not meant to be inflammatory, but in my experience Macs last twice as long as most PCs anyways, say nothing of saving the IT department time. I DON'T W
by tpowell 14y ago
This is not meant to be inflammatory, but in my experience Macs last twice as long as most PCs anyways, say nothing of saving the IT department time.
I DON'T WANT the thing to come apart easily with common tools.
- ajross 14y agoI think your intuition is 100% wrong, actually. PCs in cost-sensitive IT environments (especially government ones), are routinely stretched into useful lifespans far longer than consumer devices. It's routine to walk into a government office and see people limping along with 6-8 year old desktops, dusty CRT monitors with screen burn, etc... The ability to take the machines apart and replace components is an important part of this.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoI could get along with a 6-8 year old desktop, as well. The reason I don't is because it would suck, not because it would physically break down.
- untog 14y agosay nothing of saving the IT department time. [...] I DON'T WANT the thing to come apart easily with common tools. You might not, but let me tell you: IT departments do. It doesn't make as much sense for an individual, but the benefits of manually repairing machines increases when you're buying them in bulk.
- bryanlarsen 14y agoTell that to the buyers of first or second generation macbook pros. My family owned 3 of those things, all of which failed within 3-4 years.