ps- In my basement sits a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors). It’s over 10 years old & I cobbled it together from 3 broken ones last year to replace a slightly older iMac (Summer 2000). It runs 10.5.8 & 9.2.2. It can do things my MacBook Pro can’t do, and would make a perfectly adequate temporary solution if my MacBook Pro were to croak.

As a writer and podcaster I completely understand the argument of needing the latest equipment so I can write or talk about it. Our readers and listeners want to know how to use the most current equipment, not 2 or 3 generations ago. Many apps, both for the Mac and iOS, require the most current operating system and more recent Macs, iPhones and iPads.

That said, I have a 2008 MacBook running Snow Leopard and a 1st gen iPad. Why haven’t I upgraded either device? It’s not just the expense-both items still work! It’s hard for me to justify spending $1500 on a new MacBook Pro or $700 on a new iPad when what I have still does what I want them to do. Do I want new? Absolutely! Will I get something soon? Unless my darling husband buys me a new iPad for the holidays, it will be well into 2013 before I start considering a purchase.

It’s tough sometimes being an Apple fan. We want the latest and greatest, but what we have still works and lasts for many years. It’s hard to justify replacing perfectly good equipment.

As a side note, I still have my 2001 G3 iMac running OS9. Granted, it’s not plugged in and I don’t turn it on too often. But when I do it starts right up. It gets the job done, the old school way!