Re:What I learned from watching my iPad's slow death
by dredmorbius on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @11:01PM
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Thought that RAM and CPU can hit you. I'd add disk -- swapping spinning rust for SSD should make an improvement.
I've revive an iMac 5,1 under Debian, and it runs. But with 1 GB RAM, it's good for only a small handful of Web browser pages before starting to swap heavily. The system should be good for memory and HD upgrade, though I've yet to look into that.
Compared to a newer Retina iMac, it's actually the screen which is one of the elements that's got me hesitating on an update. The resolution (and brightness) are sufficiently poor that even an update wouldn't give it all that much utility. Given the cost of modest new generic PC hardware, I've got to question the validity of that.
For non-Web use, basic apps, shell, and server roles, it's just fine. It's browsers that are absolute resource monsters.
I've revive an iMac 5,1 under Debian, and it runs. But with 1 GB RAM, it's good for only a small handful of Web browser pages before starting to swap heavily. The system should be good for memory and HD upgrade, though I've yet to look into that.
Compared to a newer Retina iMac, it's actually the screen which is one of the elements that's got me hesitating on an update. The resolution (and brightness) are sufficiently poor that even an update wouldn't give it all that much utility. Given the cost of modest new generic PC hardware, I've got to question the validity of that.
For non-Web use, basic apps, shell, and server roles, it's just fine. It's browsers that are absolute resource monsters.