You know it's time for a new computer when...

[runninmac]

When Windows XP takes 3 mins to go to the login screen, 2 mins to be able to see the desktop icons and then another 4 mins to actually start Firefox... thats when I got my iBook, my poor sister still has to have that POS

 

[jefhatfield]

Well? When do you guys know that it's time for a new computer?

As for me, it's been when I realized that I was making my own drum solos with my fingers on the wrist-rest area of my laptop while I was waiting for programs to load. Shameful, I know.

when an image of a logo in the sky pops up that says "Windows98" and it takes forever to load up...that's my dad's machine but he's going to replace that with a core duo imac

 

[jefhatfield]

No, it doesn't mean 4.32 GHz. It means TWO 2.16GHz processors. Dual processors don't boost speed by 100%, but instead by around ~40%.

in one of the latest pc magazines i saw, the core duo is maybe 20%-30% percent faster than a single core in many tests because much faster would seriously suck up battery time in laptops

but the core duo will probably become standard in most laptops, followed by something amd makes

 

[Psycho Therapis]

When you're on your 4th complete OS install of the week and it still doesn't work properly, followed by you punching it and killing the hard drive. - True Beige G3 story.

When it takes 20 minutes to boot up. - A Dual Pentium III server, formerly running Window Server 2003.

 

[Mechcozmo]

in one of the latest pc magazines i saw, the core duo is maybe 20%-30% percent faster than a single core in many tests because much faster would seriously suck up battery time in laptops

but the core duo will probably become standard in most laptops, followed by something amd makes

Interesting... I'd like to see some desktop-power-tests done with the Core Duo to see if 40% is not unreasonable, just unattainable with laptops.

AMD's current dual-core offering generated too much heat for widespread laptop usage. It will be interesting to see what the future holds, however.

 

[erickkoch]

When your family is yelling at you to get off the computer so they can watch the TV that you've been using as a monitor.

Ahhh, brings back memories of my Commodore 64!

 

[macaddicted]

When your family is yelling at you to get off the computer so they can watch the TV that you've been using as a monitor.

Ahhh, brings back memories of my Commodore 64!

Sinclair ZX-81. Had a extra ram (64 kb as I remember) and used a tape recorder to save applications. My father spent the extra $100 and had it sent pre-built.


Yep, it's all his fault I'm getting that new iMac tomorrow.

 

[intthis]

when my computer took an average of 4 - 6 hours to open cakewalk...

 

[osxnewbe]

You know its time for a new computer (specifically a Mac) when:

(a) you euthanize your desktop after facing both hardware and software (XP) problems for 6 months where you can't hardly do anything without the entire system crashing.

(b) you spend the better part of a 3 day weekend trying to remove viruses and spyware from your wife's Dell notebook and Windows has only been installed on it for 3 weeks thanks to the "top of the line" security software provided by your isp....

If I had not been so worried about soil contamination issues, I would have taken my old desktop out to my family's farm and blasted it with my shotgun several times....it would have been so much more therapeutic than dropping it off at a recycling center....

Bought an 20" iMac G5 back on 1/12 and absolutely love it....