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The same isn’t true of PCs of the same year and with similar hardware specs… they run natively the latest Windows OS, but that’s not even needed since even with Windows 7 (quite old but still performing very well across many PCs) they can run the latest versions of the windows applications and won’t see any messages warning about the OS being obsolete, or an installer not being able to run because the OS version is too old, or that chrome will soon be unsupported due to the older version of OS.The truth is that those like us think different, while Apple doesn’t… to them it’s just a slogan. They just need some periodic maintenance to make sure it’s all in order (perfom regular backups, virus/malware scans and system updates) and they will continue to work just fine.I have Macs that unless hacked, they wouldn’t allow a good UX, won’t run latest OS hence no latest software versions… and yes that’s most definitely not “eco-friendly” when one has to chuck away a perfectly good mac. All in all though I’ve had many PCs running quite stably across a few companies and end users. Unfortunately being the target platform for many virus and malware programmers, it’s not as safe as Mac OS X could be, not to mention its has lots of drawbacks like becoming a behemoth over time (due to loads of fixes, security updates and so forth contributing to instabilities.But while it was much worse in the past, Windows (at least in 7 pro) has come a long way, 8 and 10 aren’t that bad, though they’ve changed the UI and UX so much that many of the people for which I’ve installed and maintained hardware didn’t want to upgrade… some of those who did were forced to use 8 due to being installed by default (some requested a downgrade!) on their new PCs. Additionally in Windows’ defense, that’s an OS that when compared to Apple, it supports an amount of hardware (from Motherboards to CPUs, to Graphics cards, to various other expansion cards, peripherals and accessories) that is greater than Mac OS X by several orders of magnitude. After all when one invests 10k in hardware, even if that was to last 10 years (this still has not!) that would make it a cost of 1K/year and that it’s most definitely not cheap so I can’t accept the current policies where obsolescence is pushed earlier and earlier on hardware… hence why I love and I am thankful to anyone who tinkers and shares their findings and hacks to breathe new life into old machines so they will serve their purpose for years to come.Unfortunately users are at the mercy of whatever the hardware/OS companies will decide… even Linux has its many drawbacks (one of them being the need to geek-up in CLI commands if one really want to get things working… and in that Mac OSX hacking isn’t far behind) which won’t make it a win for the end user either…Side digression: That said I had far more luck with installing Windows 7 for instance on many older PCs which can be done natively and without hacks… that can’t be said of Apple hardware not supporting anything past 10.7.5.
Also I was able to add some cheap upgrades on the older Pentium 4 (last gen) machines removed from that office and repurpose them as digital learning stations at a primary school. I could’ve never done the same with macs. I got new machines for an Architecture firm and the average Xeon-based workstations with SSDs was just below 1k. Instead of pushing constantly new hardware (and applies to all brands not just Apple and not just phones!) electronics should be designed with modularity and reuse/up-cycling in mind so that their owners could keep using them as they are for as long as they like, while those who would like to upgrade to newer and beefier hardware could do so too.Anyway that’s for a separate debate to be had elsewhere… and better if accompanied by chilled beveragesAgain many thanks for creating a nice venue for those of us in need of exchanging tips and hacks!Odd, there aren’t any reply buttons on your last reply message (the one marked – 4:46 AM)… Sorry for going off-topic… I guess I took a walk on the geek sideI hear you about continuing to throw money at PC hardware, though now the same is true with Mac sadly with the diff that one can’t find decent hardware at affordable price point to use as an upgrade. Even the new robot dismantling old iPhones to be recycled is more a PR and publicity stunt than a real effort to be more eco-friendly… hence it will continue to smell a lot like greenwashing, at least until Apple will show how each complex part, each comprised of many different materials (take the camera for instance), will be recycled using environmentally friendly methods that are also carbon neutral.
Well, the price difference has it’s reasons. On some screens, if you go deeper than 5 levels, things become unreadable …No worries about going off-topic – the geeks-die is a good side. Finger crossed then!Oh the missing reply button is to prevent discussion going deeper than 5 levels. So I am now thinking to get one of the supported cards as listed on this Mac Rumors thread here. Although the upgrade might cost you the same as getting a Raspberry Pi 3 you would still have a more powerful PC in the end… can always have 2 partitions and use one for HTPC and the other as lightweight office/web.To go bak on topic now… I haven’t got the Airport working and feels like something might be missing at hardware level… I don’t get the choices below the “Airdrop lets you share…blah blah where I could select ‘everyone’ as an option” I made sure on my macbook pro the iPad was being seen to rule out any possibility of a failure on depending on the iOS device. If they are still decently powerful PCs max out RAM, put in the best (though cheapest) HDMI graphics card you can get your hands on, add the cheapest SSD you can buy and install Openelec on it to use that PC as a cheap home theater system.
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(Sorry I can’t be more precise. This gives a lot more room, but still not enough. The frame there is easy to remove by raising two levers. On my MacPro (2009) the antennas are located further down in the machine, near what I suppose is the power supply, etc. A headlamp is very helpful when doing this.2. But orphanages is a very cool idea! I like that!Let us know if you found a WiFi card that would work with AirDrop right away – I’m sure others would be interested.If you’d like to talk further on the off-topic topic, PM me or use the forum – I check daily if there is anything new.This was very helpful, but I might add a few comments.1.
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