andyman3000
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My perfect trio of walkman, CRT, record player beats your perfect trio
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Buying Old Apple Products and Why I Do It
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My perfect trio of walkman, CRT, record player beats your perfect trio
PumpkinSpice
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I'd rather spend $500 on that than a disgusting used laptop. At least this has retro charm.
You can't get a 6 for $200.
You can get a 6 for $200 plus a two year contract to an expensive plan.
See another benefit to buying old tech is that any replacement parts are cheaper and accessories are also cheaper. If i need a new iPhone 4 or Macbook Air battery, they are cheap! Good as new.
Can't wait for some impressions when you get these products in.
Not always true, especially when that have stopped manufacturing for a few years and the supply dries up.
Not always true, especially when that have stopped manufacturing for a few years and the supply dries up.
This.
Just buying random items based on a brand is dumb. A few dollars more would have given you a much more usable laptop.
Aye aye aye
Yep. 2011 units are still pretty solid. 2010 werent good at the time, thats why they werent selling.
andyman3000
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OR.....just put the money and buy NEWER stuff
lazer_bean
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For a 1440x900 display? Best trackpad in the world? Best keyboard? Thin and light? Yeah, it's worth it to me for the brand alone.
When you want to go Apple.. this is the way to do it cheaply.
this is what you said (about this laptop you bought) in the other thread though:
It seems contradictory.
I don't think you can go cheap with Apple.
Won't be that bad, really. I just dug out an original Macbook Air at my office2GB of RAM, slow 1.8" HDD, 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo. It actually performs pretty well at web browsing under Safari 5 and OS X 10.6.8. Hell if you don't want to watch a lot of video you can use an old G4 and get acceptable speeds.
The bigger issue to me is less horsepower and more software compatibility. You aren't getting security updates, which is essentially irrelevant to Macs *except* for browser vulnerabilities, and those aren't going to get patched ever.
I think there's something impressive about keeping old hardware trucking (my 2010 Mac Pro won't be slowing down any time soon), but that doesn't extend to actually spending more money on the hardware than its worth in the overall market.
They aren't even really subsidized as the price of plans that come with phone discounts (and thus contracts) is higher.
It is the only reason smart phones sell so well though.. all these people basically buying things they can't afford on credit hidden in the cost of phone plans they can barely afford.
Your definition of cheap is weird as well. $500 for a 5 year old laptop was not cheap. $70 for a battery for a 2010 air that gives you 3 hour battery life is not cheap. $120 for an iPhone 4 is not cheap either.
andyman3000
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I see what you did there.
The Apple PowerBook, Apple Newton, and original 2002 Apple iPod. The perfect trio.
Spaced Harrier
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OP in 2020
"I just spent 800 bucks on the 2015 MacBook.
Camera's so godlike"
"I just spent 800 bucks on the 2015 MacBook.
Camera's so godlike"
What is the point of making a thread in a forum if you're going to deflect everything?
If you're so sure about your stand why the need to prove us all wrong?
You are like a new (Moore's law adjusted) Unabomber?
freenudemacusers
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Should have gotten a PowerBook g4, creative nomad and a Newton
Goddamnit beaten? Really?!
Goddamnit beaten? Really?!
DonEscobar
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The Abominable Snowman
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That works on an inverse curve. Look up the prices on your darling new 2010 macbook air and compare it to the model above that.
Sorry to burst your bubble, OP
Well, I did want to hear everyone's feedback. I might send it back and get the newer air...
Barkley's Justice
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too good...
You'd be much better off with at least a 4S as well.
It too was a significant step up.
I'd go for a 5C at least, i just moved from a 4 6 months ago (with ios 7 though) and it was as slow as a river of shit
I mostly agree with you, OP. That's why I rock a 2730C. Love it!
As a person still using an iPhone 4, I'm gonna say that you've made a huge mistake. Its frustratingly slow, camera sucks, its heavy, constant lag and delay on swipes and touchscreen imput, and calls on speaker mode might as well be white noise. Edit: The issues are likely due to new OS firmware and Apple no longer supporting, let alone considering the iPhone 4 when doing their firmware updates. Its incredibly outdated. You also overpayed for the laptop.
But uh, whatever floats your boat, man.
But uh, whatever floats your boat, man.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Yeah, if you can, change up to the '11 Air.
Simply Sarah
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Yes, the Air is a huge waste of money because, at minimum, you can get a vastly superior 2011 unit for pretty the same price if that's the direction you want to go in.
Ew. Contracts are terrible. With iPhone 4 I'm going to get the $50 a month unlimited talk text and 1 GB of data plan from AT&T. Also switching to AT&T as well.
No, cancel both. You should get a 5 or 5C at the very least.
Seriously cancel that Air and spend the $300 extra for this: 2014 13" Air for $799.
Plus you could go out and have it today.
I have a 6 and I pay $60 a month for unlimited data and text from AT&T. That 1GB won't get you far if you are ever off Wi-Fi.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I can't tell if I should laugh or cry
that's also not true.
replacement parts for devices that are so old are neither mass-produced anymore not stocked by most outlets.
Older doesn't mean cheaper. eventually you'll pay a premium because the supply of the parts you need starts drying up.
and it's not the fact that you want to buy "older models" - that's a perfectly fine way to go about things. Not to always get the bleeding edge of technology but scavenge for 2-3 year old hardware because that's when price/performance meets a sweet spot.
But 500$ is objectively too much for a 2010 macbook.
As some have pointed out your "OS doesn't matter as i'm going to be running the OS it came with" is crap, too.
What's the latest version of Safari that Snow Leopard supports? what version of webkit is that? Do you know how far browsers have come ever since? - you'll either need to upgrade to a OS that runs sluggish just to have an up to date version of Safari OR you'll have to live with your browser being hopelessly out of date.
you dun goofed, OP.
Moto G
No, you could have gotten a 4s for the same price.
Some 5 models even sell for just that price or a little more if you're patient and keep looking.
Both are huge jumps in speed.
iphone 5/5c isn't much more. I am not sure why you are so set on 2010 tech, you are definitely looking at it with rose-tinted goggles. It might have been fine at the time, but laptops, computers, smartphones, etc. don't age as well as other types of electronics.
I can kind of see where you are coming from, with vintage equipment that is built much better than what is built today. Things just don't worth that way with modern electronics.
See if you can cancel both orders, get a 5/5c if you are so dead set on Apple and don't want to/can't afford a 6, and replace the macbook with something a bit newer that will perform decently in today's world.
Save an extra $80 and get it open box.
Like everyone has said you should have done a little more research. Apple products hold their value more for some stupid reason. Anyhow, you could have probably got 2012 products that run the latest software had you invested an extra $200 and a little more patience. I do like what your doing though and really hope you enjoy your experience with them considering you have invested so much money into them!
DonEscobar
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Congrats on the macs.
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