[Ti] Buying the "faster" Mac model

[Bill Reburn]

Oh, I see. In my opinion, I go by the rule of thumb to buy the  
fastest machine I can afford. I work in Graphic Design/Vis  
communications and the bottom line is the performance of my gear. The  
faster it is, the quicker I get things done and therefore I can bill  
for more work completed. A quicker machine also means more time with  
the family at the end of the day, more work completed and more money  
in your pocket... depending on some factors of course.

As far as life-span, I don't think there is any evidence around that  
shows faster machines burn out more quickly than slower ones (is  
there??). Unless it is a machine that is over-clocked which adds  
stress to the CPU, which isn't the case here.. it's a different  
"engine" altogether.

HTH, Bill

On Jan 18, 2006, at 10:59 AM, John Pariseau wrote:
>
> My home machine is a Ti 550mhz. My work is a dual 867 G4 MDD. Very  
> heavy. Often I need to lug it home because I don't want to stay at  
> work till midnight, or over the weekend. I could get the CPU  
> upgrade... but my Ti is falling apart.
>
> If I get an iMac I will just use my Ti for email, word, etc... when  
> I'm on campus at school.
>
> I have an iPod to transfer files, plus can ssh to get files if I  
> leave them at work.
>
> But the greater question:
>
> Is the pricier machine "bettter" -> or will I get the same life- 
> span out of the "slower" one. This is comparing mini to mini, iMac  
> to iMac, MacBook to MacBook.
>
> THanks,
>
> John