How often do you buy a new mac?

[macenforcer]

Here goes:


Powermac 7100 -> 7200 -> 7500 -> 8100 -> 8500 x3 -> 8600 -> 9500 -> Pismo -> Titanium x3 -> Dual G4 1.42 -> Aluminum G4 Powerbook -> Dual G5 x2 -> Mac Mini x2 -> Macbook -> Mac Pro

 

[apfhex]

Usually 3-4 years. Right now I'm 52 months with my TiBook, it's going bye bye soon. I can't afford to upgrade more often... but up 'till now I haven't been using a computer for profit either. Once my design career takes off, probably a bit more often.

 

[roland.g]

On the occassional Tuesday

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Let's see...

12" PowerBook G4 - 867 MHz in June of 2003.
eMac - 1.25 GHz in February, 2004.
15.4" MacBook Pro - 2.0 GHz in January, 2006.

So I went 8 months, then almost two years. (It was two years by the time the MBP arrived.)

I will likely replace the eMac next Spring, when Leopard is shipping on new hardware. Hopefully with a Mac Pro Oct, but possibly with only an iMac Core 2 Quad. Although if either business really picks up this year, or there's some incredible announcement before next Spring, I could pick it up sooner.

(I've owned plenty of Macs before the 12" PowerBook, and have bought plenty more in the last three years other than the three listed above, but the poll does specifically mention 'new', which I interpreted as 'new/unsealed in box', not 'new to me'.)

 

[gekko513]

I've gone a bit Mac crazy the last couple of years. 5 Macs in three years, but one of them weren't for me. I plan for my current MacBook Pro to last me two years, though.

 

[twistedlegato]

I buy every update for Power Macs/Mac Pros and Powerbooks/MacBook Pros. Very rarely do I have a machine for longer than 6-8 months.

DUDE.........when the rev. C mac pros and Macbook Pro come out.....can i have your Rev.B machine?????????? Pretty Please with suger on top!!!!!! (and when i say give i ment for free )

 

[steamboat26]

My family got our imac in 2001, i got my mac mini in 2006. 5 years is WAY too long between macs. I am hoping to get a macbook, macbook pro, or a mac pro when i go off to college in two years (unless something better comes out )

 

[Sandman824]

Performa 475 in 1993, Powermac 7500 in 96, heavily upgraded w/ 2 different processors to last till Quicksilver 933 in 2002, and soon to get a Mac Pro.

But I did have to get computers for my wife, the first ibook in 99, still in service with my daughter happily running Panther. Replaced by the Al book 15" in 2003.

So it looks like 3-4 years for me.

 

[Flojomojo]

Hmmmm ...

Mac SE in 1988
LCIII in 1992
Quadra 610 DOS Compatible in 1994
... a bunch of PCs, using Macs at work at their expense ...
Power Mac G4 Quad 450 in 2006, just now

I guess every four years ON AVERAGE for me.

 

[twoodcc]

well so far i've bought all my macs within 12 months of each other........mac mini, powerbook, intel imac, and now macbook.

but i'm trying to get out of that habit

 

[aaron.lee2006]

I bought a MacBook Pro because I knew it would last me a long time. Of course something new will come out but this won't be truly behind in technology for another 2,3 maybe even 4 years.

 

[iBunny]

My First Mac was an iBook G4 1.33GHz in October 2004. I had it until Feburary 2006 when I sold it for a 2GHz Core Duo iMac. I plan on having this Machine until Lepoard comes out, then getting the best Mac Pro I can at the time. So I would say every 1-1.5 Years.

 

[Josh]

I try to milk them for all they are worth, sell them, and then use that money towards a new one.

It's worked pretty well so far:

Dual 1.25 PM G4 --- > iMac G5 --- > iBook G4 ---> Dual-core 2.0 PM G5

I've only spent probably a total of $1000 more than the initial cost of the G4 powermac to get all the systems so far. Not bad, I don't think.

 

[hadleydb]

well so far i've bought all my macs within 12 months of each other........mac mini, powerbook, intel imac, and now macbook.

but i'm trying to get out of that habit

I tell you we need a support group.

 

[Josias]

Well, though I recently switched, I can give an impression of whenever I get a new computer:
June 2002: Fujitsu Siemens Desktop PC, 1 GHz Celeron D, 128 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD, CD-reader, GeForce MX2 32 MB, 17" Mag Innovision CRT screen, XP Home SP1.

Bought from new for $300. Sold last year for $200

May 2005: Fujitsu Siemens laptop, 2.4 GHz Celeron D, 256 MB DDR RAM, 30 GB HDD, DVD-reader, Intel GMS/852 16 MB, 14" 1024x768 screen, XP Pro SP2.

Borrowed from dad. Needed laptop for school. So I guess I didn't actually buy this.

May 2006: Apple White MacBook, 2.0 GHz, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, 60 GB HDD (you know all the other specs).

Bought from new for $1400. Passing on to littlebrother around Christmas. Then a Core 2 MacBook Pro, or waiting for Core 3...

So, a new Mac will be around every 1 or 2 years...

 

[MovieCutter]

I tell you we need a support group.

Tell me about it...

Since 2001:
Notebooks:
TiBook 667 VGA
15" AlBook 1.25
17" AlBook 1.5
15" AlBook 1.67
15" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
17" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
15" MBP 2.16
17" MBP 2.16
17" MBP Merom (ordering on Monday )

Desktops:
Apple IIe
Performa 575
Power Mac G4 MDD Dual 1Ghz
Power Mac G5 DUal 2.5Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7Ghz
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 Ghz
iMac 20" Intel 2.0Ghz
Mac Pro 3.0 Ghz

My girlfriend is ready to leave me and take the dog with her...

 

[CEAbiscuit]

Every three years. Learnging the hard way, I now buy apple care. When Apple care is up, I need a new safety net.

 

[Josias]

Tell me about it...

Since 2001:
Notebooks:
TiBook 667 VGA
15" AlBook 1.25
17" AlBook 1.5
15" AlBook 1.67
15" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
17" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
15" MBP 2.16
17" MBP 2.16
17" MBP Merom (ordering on Monday )

Desktops:
Apple IIe
Performa 575
Power Mac G4 MDD Dual 1Ghz
Power Mac G5 DUal 2.5Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7Ghz
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 Ghz
iMac 20" Intel 2.0Ghz
Mac Pro 3.0 Ghz

My girlfriend is ready to leave me and take the dog with her...

So you've had had 8 PB/MBP's, 6 PM/MP's and an iMac, plus the Apple IIe and the Performa. How can you afford that?

 

[Passante]

How ofter do I buy a new mac?

Whenever my wife lets me

 

[QCassidy352]

I've owned 7 since 2000, so I guess that's a little more than 1 every year.

I justify this by always selling the old one no matter how much I like it. That way, I'm always getting a sizable % of the purchase price back. The way I see it, it only costs a litle more this way (as opposed to running the old one in the ground, at which point it's worth near zero, or keeping it).

I mean, say I upgraded every 3 years. What could I get for my old one, a few hundred at most? But my way, each "old" model brings only a few hundred less than I paid (I have very sucessful ebay auctions ) so although I'm losing a few hundred upgrade, I'm never paying the real cost of a new mac all at once.

 

[johntucker09]

bought my first mac on September 5th, 2005, an iBook 12"...

bought my second mac on January 16th, 2006, an iMac G5 17"... (4.5 months after the first one)

my third mac replaced the first due to warranty issues, ordered June 30th, 2006, a MacBook 1.83GHz...(5.5 months after the second one)

so I am due for a new mac in 6 and a half months...

 

[hadleydb]

My girlfriend is ready to leave me and take the dog with her...

Do we need the support group or the women who love us?

 

[pianodude123]

I say about every 2.5 years for me.

Roughly the same

 

[pianodude123]

Tell me about it...

Since 2001:
Notebooks:
TiBook 667 VGA
15" AlBook 1.25
17" AlBook 1.5
15" AlBook 1.67
15" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
17" AlBook 1.67 HiRes
15" MBP 2.16
17" MBP 2.16
17" MBP Merom (ordering on Monday )

Desktops:
Apple IIe
Performa 575
Power Mac G4 MDD Dual 1Ghz
Power Mac G5 DUal 2.5Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7Ghz
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz
Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 Ghz
iMac 20" Intel 2.0Ghz
Mac Pro 3.0 Ghz

My girlfriend is ready to leave me and take the dog with her...

Holy crap dude!!!!

What was wrong with the Dual 2.5 that you had to update to a dual 2.7??? It is like the same exact speed! Why do you need a 15 and 17inch MBP?

Actually, Im not really nagging, just surprised and reallly want to understand your thought process/bank account balance

 

[bousozoku]

There has never been any "gotta have" hardware so I wait until I have a need and that's about every 3 years. I still use the old one as long as possible.