Originally Posted by
Efrem
As posted in several threads, Macs have a longer useful life than Windows PCs.
Originally Posted by
DeafFlyer
Mac fans keep saying that, but I don't see it in the real world. I'm still using a 7 year old Dell Inspiron 8200 with Win XP, for example.
Originally Posted by
pdxer
xp is not the current version of windows. os x leopard is fully supported on macs as far back as 2002 and even earlier with a little coaxing. how well does a pc from 2002 run vista?
What's going to happen to this argument once Snow Leopard and Windows 7 both start shipping? Snow Leopard's hardware requirements are going to undeniably shift the "longer useful life" argument to Windows 7.
Right now the useful life argument is rather subjective and based largely on personal preferences around what level of performance someone can put up with. Therefore there's no clear winner, as is obvious with some of these responses. However, in a few months from now this argument will no longer be subjective. Snow Leopard simply will not support legacy hardware dating back as far as Windows 7 will. It won't be a debatable point; Windows 7 will have the advantage in the "longer useful life" argument.
"Windows 7 beats Snow Leopard on older hardware support":
http://www.techchuck.com/2009/06/11/...dware-support/