Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Obsolete hardware

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Jason McIntosh wrote:

> Interestingly enough, I might mention that Mac's as a general rule hold 
> their value MUCH better.  i.e. a G3 Powerbook that I'd bought, 2 years 
> later I sold for about 50% of its value.  Now, even 5 years down the 
> road, it still would sell at least at 25 or 30% of its value.  Granted, 
> that's a laptop, and laptops generally hold their value better, but 
> even old Apple desktop machines are still selling for quite a bit.  
> i.e. a G4 PowerMac which is what, 3 or 4 years old?  Something along 
> those lines, is still selling for about 1/3 of its price when it was 
> top of the line new.

That sure used to be true, but I'm wondering if it can continue.  
The G5 was a pretty massive step forward, so your 4-year-old G4 
probably feels a lot older than than the 8-year-old Mac did 4 years 
ago.  On the other hand, a 4-year-old iMac still does what it always 
did just as well, and the price floor for those does seem 
surprisingly high.  He says, as he plots to sell some old hardware 
to upgrade the household situation...

jking


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