Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

Re:Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-... by aetherson on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @10:46AM (#11344923)

I don't think that it means "LOL poor people" either. But I do think that it's bullshit marketing talk. Apple is perfectly happy to be proud (rightly, I think) of the enduring utility of older pieces of Apple hardware -- but if some other company's hardware continues to be perfectly serviceable for 5 years, that's sad?

Also, if you have a 5 year old PC that's genuinely not serving your needs any more, sure, you could pay $600 for an iPad Pro that also probably won't serve your needs, or you could pay around $400 for a new PC that will serve your needs.

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Re:Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-... by bitJericho on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @10:57AM (#11345035)

Bought a dual CPU workstation with 12gb ram and two quad core 12 mb cache xeons for under 400 bucks. It's about 5 year old tech and its awesome!

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Re:Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-... by tdkl on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:25PM (#11345859)

Yep, eBay is booming with second hand workstations like this. Cousin bought a HP Z210 Quad Core E3-1270 3.40GHz with 16GB RAM for 320€. Added a SSD and cheap GPU and is an awesome 500€ machine that can last for years.

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Re:Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-... by orbitingpluto on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:29PM (#11345912)

Totally there. If your electricity is cheap, it's an awesome deal. Since, oh about, 2009, there are a lot of choices that are akin to buying a '57 Chevy.

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