I almost gave up on computers but decided to make one last desperate try on an Apple, and now think that would eliminate most people’s computing problems.
Apples are the only computers worth buying used because they are so well made — unlike the PCs which are designed for obsolescence.
PCs seem to degrade from the moment you get them and towards the end, it seems like all you’re doing is running housekeeping programs to keep the computer alive, while Apples seem to stay the same throughout its useful life.
If you just want reliability and hassle-free computing, Apple is the only way to go. I’m tired of messing with the computers; I just want to compute.
Linux is the same way. No need for life support. Just flick the power switch, and it works as needed once booted.
Yes, indeed! My wife is still using my 10-year-old Mac "Wall Street" G3 laptop -- which has never had a problem.
I'm writing this on my 2003 Titanium G4 Powerbook -- which I bought used -- sight unseen -- from a fellow FReeper several years ago. ;-) I have used it so constantly and heavily for doing high-end graphics ("overhead imagery", cartography and graphics-heavy presentations for archaeology) that the plastic frame to the right of the trackpad is worn down ~3mm below the titanium deck plate. Aside from adding a larger HD and 1 MB of RAM, all I have done is lug it all over the country -- including "in the field" on digs -- and use the heck out of it.
I have the $$ set aside for a new 17" Macbook Pro, but am holding off in hopes Apple will soon offer their great LED backlighting on the 17" (as they now do their 15").
When I get the new 17" MBP, I will set up a partition to run XP via VMWare. Then I'll dump my Dell laptop -- that I only use for running ESRI's ArcGIS software...
I run both systems daily -- and hate every moment I'm on the Dell. OSX/Mac is the only way to go!