[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]Don’t know about now, but they used to be built like a tank.[/quote]
Mac are no better than any other PC in term of the internals. Yes, the exterior are made out of metal instead of plastic, but internal, they’re the same parts. So, you pay for that shiny exterior. If you want bang for your bucks, Mac is not the way to go. All the computers today (Mac or PC) source their parts from the same supplier. I have a friend who used to work at WD (Western Digital) and he told me OEM with the highest volume gets the best components. So, that’s HP and Dell. I’m sure the other components manufacturers have the same policy.[/quote]
“Back in the day,” Macs had Motorola processors (made in the US) and all their components/peripherals were assigned in-line by the owner/user on a SCSI Ultra (50-pin) or Ultra Wide (68 pin) Bus (or maybe both). This technology was very fast and reliable but contributed to Macs’ weight (plus they had heavy cases as you mentioned). I know Macs are more “mass-marketed” now (to better compete with PCs) so are likely made of cheaper materials.
Some early nineties Macs had “superdrives” which could read DOS/Windows floppy disks.
They were the greatest thing since sliced bread! And the matching Sony (Apple) Trinitron Monitor (along with dedicated VRAM installed in the computer) was very sharp and crisp!
With an Apple 2x external CD, the total cost was over $2K (2 bigger SIMMS, 2 VRAM chips and bigger LaCie SCSI HD, etc was another $1K extra)!!
I used this computer at home every day for over 5 years and absolutely loved it 🙂
