[quote]therajraj wrote:
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[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]kakno wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
This Apple hardware “problem” is being blown out of proportion.
His computer is 5 years old and only has 512mb of RAM.
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Well. My seven year old computer had 2 gigs of RAM and this is kind of where the Apple hardware problem lies. High end comfigurations cost a fortune. They build very nice laptops, but they’re so expensive that you just can’t afford to upgrade as often as with PCs or put so fast components in them that you don’t need to upgrade for a while.
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No it doesn’t. He bought a low end machine 5 years ago.
My high end Powerbook G4 that I bought in 2004 had the same amount RAM his computer in 2007 has. In fact, the model he owns was released in late 2006:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP23?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
You buy Apple for 2 reasons: 1) The OS. Windows Vista and before was absolute shit. I haven’t used 7 but apparently it’s really good according to RSGZ
- For the longest time no one in the PC World made a laptop anywhere near the level of Hardware design as Apple. That held true in 2006-2007.
The machine retailed brand new in 2006 for $1099
By May 2007 it was selling for $625 brand new
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-1.83-13-specs.html[/quote]
He would have gotten a pretty high end PC for the same price…
That dude is 31 and still getting scammed by his facebook buddies. Seriously?
[quote]therajraj wrote:
This Apple hardware “problem” is being blown out of proportion.
His computer is 5 years old and only has 512mb of RAM.
My macbook pro is 4 years old and runs everything fine. The only hardware upgrade I did was add RAM 3 years into owning it which I spent a grand total of $90. I can run everything fine.
This is 2 years before you’re SOL is complete bullshit. Why should Apple be required to make their application software compatible with an OS version that is 7 years old?
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Why should they make it compatible, for the sole reason that they are both THEIR products. If i was running an older PC and wanted it to work with a newer Apple product and was told they werent compatible, Id be a little less upset. It is their product, the product works fine, there is no reason I should have to spend even more money after buying the phone to have everything else work properly.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
This Apple hardware “problem” is being blown out of proportion.
His computer is 5 years old and only has 512mb of RAM.
My macbook pro is 4 years old and runs everything fine. The only hardware upgrade I did was add RAM 3 years into owning it which I spent a grand total of $90. I can run everything fine.
This is 2 years before you’re SOL is complete bullshit. Why should Apple be required to make their application software compatible with an OS version that is 7 years old?
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I’m not trying to make it a problem, it does seem as though the Apple support are talking crap since he should be able to upgrade it to SL at the very least.
My 2 years comment in regards to their phone hardware, and so far it’s true as far as I’m concerned. My iPhone 3G became unusable as soon as iOS4 got updated to it - they shouldn’t of bothered.[/quote]
I actually just got my first smart phone iPhone 4s 2 days ago so I can’t comment on iOS4 stuff since I haven’t been following it.
However, he CAN upgrade to Snow Leopard.
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I had a 3G and finally upgraded to the new one for 2 reasons, 1- my contract was up, might as well get another phone, 2- as RSGZ said I could not update my phone any further, and if youre trying to tell me that 2 years (length of my contract as well) is so long that it should no longer be able to upgrade, well that sounds rediculous to me. What other products are no longer any good after 2 years? And lets be reasonable with answers, Im talking things of value.
Im really not trying to argue with you, this is just how i see it. Also, i dont know the answer, but I wonder when my laptop stopped being able to update, was that after only 2 years too? If thats the case its a scam to me.
And I was told I could NOT upgrade. So either, Apple is really really shitty, instead of telling me that I could upgrade telling me I need a new computer, or I just simply dont understand it all.
[quote]kakno wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]kakno wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
This Apple hardware “problem” is being blown out of proportion.
His computer is 5 years old and only has 512mb of RAM.
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Well. My seven year old computer had 2 gigs of RAM and this is kind of where the Apple hardware problem lies. High end comfigurations cost a fortune. They build very nice laptops, but they’re so expensive that you just can’t afford to upgrade as often as with PCs or put so fast components in them that you don’t need to upgrade for a while.
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No it doesn’t. He bought a low end machine 5 years ago.
My high end Powerbook G4 that I bought in 2004 had the same amount RAM his computer in 2007 has. In fact, the model he owns was released in late 2006:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP23?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
You buy Apple for 2 reasons: 1) The OS. Windows Vista and before was absolute shit. I haven’t used 7 but apparently it’s really good according to RSGZ
- For the longest time no one in the PC World made a laptop anywhere near the level of Hardware design as Apple. That held true in 2006-2007.
The machine retailed brand new in 2006 for $1099
By May 2007 it was selling for $625 brand new
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-1.83-13-specs.html[/quote]
He would have gotten a pretty high end PC for the same price…[/quote]
And I already told you people pay the premium for mac for a few reasons. Mainly the OS.
[quote]fighting_fires wrote:
Im really not trying to argue with you, this is just how i see it. Also, i dont know the answer, but I wonder when my laptop stopped being able to update, was that after only 2 years too? If thats the case its a scam to me.
And I was told I could NOT upgrade. So either, Apple is really really shitty, instead of telling me that I could upgrade telling me I need a new computer, or I just simply dont understand it all.
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Your computer has 512mb of RAM, which is absolutely nothing. By making the requirements so low for their latest OS, they are essentially hindering their ability to put in new advanced features.
To double your RAM and upgrade your OS it would cost a grand total of $46 before taxes. This all you need to pay to meet today’s standards for a computer that was released almost 6 years ago.
So no, you’re still wrong.
I mean shit, did you even spend $1000 on your machine when you purchased it in 2007?
BTW, on a mac you’re not locked into Mac OS X. If you wanted, you could install windows 7 on it. Of course you’d STILL have to upgrade your memory.
So contrary to the guy on the phone telling me “that is not possible” just this morning in updated my phone by going to settings, search for updates, connect to wifi, update.