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macman88 · Mar 30, 2005, 11:32 PM

how long do you plan on keeping your ibook. or better off, what will new ibooks have to have for you to upgrade?

teknopimp · Mar 30, 2005, 11:48 PM

aluminum skin.

sminch · Mar 31, 2005, 06:14 AM

good question... my last laptop (an hp thinkpad) was made in 1996, and i got my ibook in, er, january, so i figure that seeing as apples are meant to be pretty durable i might be ready to get a new one in the second half of 2020.

the scary thing is that i'm almost serious. though i expect i'll be tempted to upgrade when the 8thz ibook with 3d full-immersion goggles comes out in 2009. that said, i might be thinking about switching back to windows around then cos there'll be a fantastic new version available that doesn't need to be restarted every couple of hours

sminch

macman88 · Mar 31, 2005, 04:01 PM

but dont you also think a new fantastic version of os x or os xi will be out to.

teknopimp · Mar 31, 2005, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by macman88:
but dont you also think a new fantastic version of os x or os xi will be out to.

there's nothing wrong with using old software or OS. as long as i have up to date macs at work i will never (ever?) have the want to upgrade at home.

sminch · Mar 31, 2005, 06:23 PM

for sure. i'll definitely upgrade when the mac os has the ability to sense where you're looking (like new slr cameras do), so that you can click on an icon just by looking at it and blinking twice...

sminch

ps - enough of me being a nob, time for people to answer this question with a bit more seriousity.

damosan · Mar 31, 2005, 11:06 PM

I use my G3 iBook almost every day and have done so for almost 3 years. I still run 10.2.8 because the apps I use work and I have no reason to upgrade the OS.

I *AM* thinking about upgrading to 10.4. That way I should be good till 10.6. I'll buy a new machine then.

macman88 · Mar 31, 2005, 11:27 PM

isn't os x upgrades supposed to be slowing down. buying a whole new version every other year seems like alot.

sminch · Mar 31, 2005, 11:44 PM

i agree - i only bought my machine a few months back and am not keen on splashing out for a new os this soon, or too frequently regardless. i'd rather spend that money on hardware and upgrade the os when i get a whole new computer. assuming that a newer os will also slow the 'puter down cos it'll be built to utilise higher specs, then upgrading the os without a cpu / hd / ram upgrade starts looking like a bad idea.

sminch

macman88 · Mar 31, 2005, 11:53 PM

i don't mind the upgrading but the frequency is what bothers to me. they should include some bigger features upgrades as soon as they are available through software updater.

teknopimp · Apr 2, 2005, 08:04 AM

seriously, though, industry is very slow to upgrade with good reason: frequent upgrades are hazardous as they can cause conflicts with older programs and slow or halt production. i still get Quark 4 and Pagemaker 6.5 files at work. we have all the newest software but still need to be able to revert when needed.