Life expectency of my powerbook

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ichiban_jayichiban_jay
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I just bought a 12" 1 GHz powerbook last week. I wonder... how long will my powerbook last until I would have to buy a new laptop. That is at this rate, how long will it take for the powerbook to outdate to a point that I would have to buy a new one?

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    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    It depends on what you use it for. If you only use it for really basic stuff, like web browsing, email, iChat, and iTunes, it might last you three or four years (perhaps with some RAM and hard drive upgrades along the way). If you have more "intense" uses, maybe only one and a half or two years. If you are like murbot, it'll last until March or so
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    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Luca Rescigno

    It depends on what you use it for. If you only use it for really basic stuff, like web browsing, email, iChat, and iTunes, it might last you three or four years (perhaps with some RAM and hard drive upgrades along the way). If you have more "intense" uses, maybe only one and a half or two years. If you are like murbot, it'll last until March or so



    1.5-2 years??? umm I think not. Apple care will fix that little problem right up.
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  • Reply 3 of 10
    c-bearc-bear Posts: 111member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Luca Rescigno

    If you are like murbot, it'll last until March or so



    Kind of optimistic, don't you think?
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  • Reply 4 of 10
    c-bearc-bear Posts: 111member
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    Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes

    1.5-2 years??? umm I think not. Apple care will fix that little problem right up.



    Which little problem, I don't think one was specified? I believe Luca was saying 1.5-2 years -- tops -- of being technologically competitive before upgrades (or a new system) will be neccessary to maintain an edge on graphics and other intensive programs. Applecare sure isn't going to help with that?
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    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by C-Bear

    Which little problem, I don't think one was specified? I believe Luca was saying 1.5-2 years -- tops -- of being technologically competitive before upgrades (or a new system) will be neccessary to maintain an edge on graphics and other intensive programs. Applecare sure isn't going to help with that?



    Oh... thought he was talking about lifespan...
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  • Reply 6 of 10
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    It will last as long as you make it before you scrape together enough money to buy a new comptuer.



    I'm hoping for 2-3 years out of my powerbook...3-4 optimistically. It may even end up lasting longer I buy a G5 next summer. Or dramatically less if i sell it before I think G5 PowerBooks are coming out
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  • Reply 7 of 10
    ichiban_jayichiban_jay Posts: 660member
    yeah, I use it for pretty basic things. the most is warcraft III the least and probably what I use it most for is typing up papers. What would the resell value be for this computer in 1, 3, 5 years?
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  • Reply 8 of 10
    pbg4 dudepbg4 dude Posts: 1,611member
    I kept my Rev. A TiBook 500 (bought Feb 2001) until I picked up my 15" 1.25 AlBook at the end of September. The main reasons I upgraded were for DVD-R (even CD-R, the Rev. A didn't have a burner of any kind), better video and DVI out. If my Ti had a CD-R (at least) I would've held off, but I was tired of not being able to get other people data on the fly.



    As for my Ti, I sold it for $800 24 hours after I put it on powerbookcentral.com. Not bad for an almost 3 year old computer.
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  • Reply 9 of 10
    yoseyose Posts: 62member
    A friend at my office just sold his PB 500 with DVD-ROM for $2500 CDN.
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  • Reply 10 of 10
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Yose

    A friend at my office just sold his PB 500 with DVD-ROM for $2500 CDN.





    wow he saw that guy coming from a mile away

    you can get a new PB for less than that

    or @ least close to that if u need the 15"
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