Not about spec so much. For example....

My late 2009 iMac is still flying on the latest operating system. Good as new. Gorgeous bit of kit.

Despite having a 2013 Air, I am also not giving up my late 2008 Air. Specs are: Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 128GB SSD.

Goes like a steam train still, even on the latest OS (admittedly not as fast as the new one and battery only lasts about 3 hrs these days as opposed to the 12-14 hrs of the newer one).

Not half as expensive as you'd think when you consider that you'd have to buy or seriously upgrade any Windows PC or laptop over that kind of timeline just to have it run the latest stuff. All I've done is a RAM upgrade on the iMac for about 35 quid. Quality saves you money in the long run.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 25th 2015 at 14:51:16

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Wrathadvice : Upgrade to Windows10 or stay on Windows7. Anecdotal evidence accepted. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Aug 25, 12:30:18
- God no (n/m) (General Chat) - wolfio, Aug 25, 14:47:55
  - God no don't update that is. (n/m) (General Chat) - wolfio, Aug 25, 14:48:11
- Neither. Mac up. You'll never regret it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 13:44:30
  - Twice the price for the same spec box though isn't it (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 25, 14:05:26
    - Not about spec so much. For example.... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 14:51:16
    - same spec maybe (General Chat) - Brandonio, Aug 25, 14:08:00
- If you are one of those using torrent sites you might want to wait. (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 25, 13:20:15
  - No I don't (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 25, 13:28:33
  - I'm no pirate. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Aug 25, 13:26:35
- Get a Macbook (n/m) (General Chat) - fareastcanary, Aug 25, 12:59:40
  - this (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Aug 25, 14:06:22
    - that (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 25, 14:52:08
- Worked fine and then all of a sudden, I've lost the use of my windows menu thingy at the.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Aug 25, 12:38:18
  - Thanks - that sounds like good advice and I will follow it too (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 25, 13:23:42
  - Indeed. Think I will stay with W7 until the first W10 service pack. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Aug 25, 13:11:57
- Was all set to go and got cold feet. Now awaiting others' experiences. (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 25, 12:31:59
  - I upgraded on launch date no issues sent smoothly (General Chat) - eddie, Aug 25, 12:36:07
  - ditto here.... am of the opinion if it ain't broke don't fix it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 25, 12:34:57
    - yep, 8.1 works fine on three of my computers. (General Chat) - usacanary, Aug 25, 13:21:43
  - I am in *exactly* the same boat. I also hear that it feed microsoft everything you do for (General Chat) - Pit, Aug 25, 12:34:27
    - Yeah - you can turn some of that off but not all of it and it's a bit fiddlesome apparentl (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 25, 13:24:06

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