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Originally Posted by skb
This was me. I used to spec out and buy top end components for my PC. Until the last one where almost all the components failed. I jokingly said to my colleagues that if one more thing blows up on my computer, I'm going Mac.
I've been Mac ever since. Sigh.
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I haven't built a Windows PC in at least 15 years, but the last one I bought lasted about 7 or 8 years. But that was because I kept replacing components as they failed. The 3.5" drive went first, yep we still used them back then. Then the CD-ROM drive went, so I put in a Blu-Ray to replace it. The power supply went out. And other little things went out on occasion. A few items like the graphics card were upgraded even though the first one still worked fine. Some of the motherboards would allow for faster processor upgrades, but I never upgraded a processor or motherboard, but it was an option. And yes this sounds expensive looking at the replacements and even upgrades, but since it lasted at least 7 years until the MB croaked, that is a lot of use and was still way less expensive than buying 2 or 3 off the shelf PCs during that time period which would have worn out just as fast. But the point is, it was possible to build my own and repair my own rather than shell out a fortune to computer companies. But in that era, the 1990s and early 2000s, when Macs were still running an antiquated OS that predated OS X, and Macs still used proprietary RISC processors that sucked, it was a no brainer to go with Windows. I was happy when Apple finally came out with OS X after years of OS upgrade failures, but I waited until they went with Intel processors before switching back.