05-30-2009, 11:13 PM
I'm really concerned about the (apparent quality control) problems I've been hearing since Apple switched to Intel processors. Our friends are having so much trouble with their Windows PCs (both hardware and software) but I'm now hesitant to even suggest they switch to Macs. In 23 years of using Macs I've had only one that gave real trouble--and that was a trashy clone (PowerCurve). The Toshiba CD drive, though hardly ever used, lasted a miserable 3 years (a friend's lasted only 3 months!) and the machine itself lasted only 5 years (logic board failure I was told). While my friend had a lot more trouble with his than I did, his did at least last longer, probably because it was used very little. My present G5 tower is nearly five years old (and was second-hand to boot). So far it's given no problems. I used to long for an Intel Mac because the G5s, though way faster than their equivalent Intel Windows machines, are now considered slow, but I'm not so sure any more. :-(