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Upgrade Your eMac

Posted by pudge on from the or-don't-what-do-i-care dept.

Leo Bodnar writes "This eMac upgrade proves that with some effort Apple's entry-level consumer models like eMac can be converted into reasonably serious workhorse system at very reasonable cost. Not for everyone, but some find it useful!"

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  1. Always have been upgradable by metalligoth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This all goes back to the original Macintosh and Jobs thinking it was a piece of artwork that shouldn't be tampered with. Most people want a computer they can improve, much like people that mod and tune their cars.

    Obviously, it's not that big of a deal to most people, or they wouldn't be buying laptops in larger and larger quantities. I expect the old "you can't upgrade a Mac" argument to be history in a couple years.

    Then again, lot's of people have no idea OS X exists.

    1. Re:Always have been upgradable by vegetablespork · · Score: 2, Insightful

      If that person would have had to pay a professional $100 or $200 to clean up the machine, and it was an older machine, replacing it may have been the most cost-effective option for her. Now if they have friends or relatives willing to do it for free, on the other hand :) . . .

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  2. Johnny see Warranty? by agent+dero · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Johnny see warranty go RIGHT out the window.

    Why not just hold onto it a year, extend AppleCare, and then later when you want to upgrade, sell on eBay for about 80%-90% of the current price, and get a new one.

    Sheesh, you don't have to mod everything, use some logic kiddos

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  3. % of people who upgrade? by G4from128k · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Most people want a computer they can improve, much like people that mod and tune their cars.

    I wonder if the percentage of upgraded computers is really that high? I know people think they "want" expandability, but I doubt that many consumers actually take the plunge and upgrade anything. Likewise, I wonder how many large corporations routinely upgrade the hardware on their desktops (rather than replacing them with all new models).

    As with cars, I suspect that a small minority actually modify their machines. I'd bet that the vast majority of computers get discarded with the same hardware that they came with. I know that most of the old computers that I see at garage sales are factory stock.

    Anybody any numbers?

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