02-14-2017, 08:25 PM
I still enjoy new gizmos, but no longer eagerly anticipate new Macs as I once did. Oh, how I wanted a Quadra back in the day: a 650 at least, or even a 700, but my real lust was for the 840AV. I got none of those. Next I lusted after the PowerMac 7100. At work, I finally upgraded from a IIci with 12 MB of RAM to a PowerMac 7500 with 48 MB of RAM, which also included a jump from a 13" RBG monitor to a 20" MultipleScan Display. That was truly a great leap forward. Made a similar jump at home, replacing my IIci with 13" monitor with a 7600 and the 20" Apple monitor.
I also felt a lot of love for my third bought-new Mac, an MDD 867, and the memory-management of OS X.
My streak of loving Mac hardware seems to have ground to a screeching halt with the 2012 models. Nothing newer than that in the household, and thing will have to change dramatically before I shell out for a new computer, laptop or desktop, from Apple.
I love my 2010 Mac Pro (refurb bought in 2012) and will keep it going as long as I possibly can. If it dies, I will get another one, perhaps in a more powerful configuration. Of all the Macs I've used and owned, I like this design the best. I would be very, very excited to see Apple get back to something that powerful and elegant and user-friendly.
I also felt a lot of love for my third bought-new Mac, an MDD 867, and the memory-management of OS X.
My streak of loving Mac hardware seems to have ground to a screeching halt with the 2012 models. Nothing newer than that in the household, and thing will have to change dramatically before I shell out for a new computer, laptop or desktop, from Apple.
I love my 2010 Mac Pro (refurb bought in 2012) and will keep it going as long as I possibly can. If it dies, I will get another one, perhaps in a more powerful configuration. Of all the Macs I've used and owned, I like this design the best. I would be very, very excited to see Apple get back to something that powerful and elegant and user-friendly.