If you want to pay top dollar for old outdated hardware more power to ya.
You said -- "If you want to pay top dollar for old outdated hardware more power to ya."
Nahhh..., I sold my older stuff. I went out and bought some new Mac stuff a few months ago.
Oh..., that reminds me -- one more nice thing about Macintosh computers is that they last a lot longer than the PC-trashboxes. Their "end of life" doesn't come but several years later than the other trashboxes. So, the Mac users also save a lot of money because their software runs a lot longer on older machines, not necessitating the constant upgrade cycles of the PC-trashboxes.
They stay younger longer. Hooo boy, what a deal!
Oh..., and that's another reason why the sales numbers are skewed to the low side. Macintosh users are not forced to upgraded as often, because their computers work longer and last longer. The installed base is a lot larger than is indicated -- as compared to the PC-trash, because on the trashboxes, they're out-of-date quicker and are replaced more often and/or upgraded faster.
There are just so many reasons to get a Macintosh, that I forget half of them and it's still too much to remember.
Regards,
Star Traveler