You may remember I posted this entry exactly one month ago today about my PC breaking. It was subsequently fixed and worked for almost a month until Friday, when it broke…again. I thought it was the power supply as the computer just turned off and refused to turn back on again but those motherboards are crafty and had made me believe it was the PSU.
I took it down to my tech guy (who is a fantastic chap) to whom I’ve very loyal and he’s giving me a call back today to sort out prices for what I want to do.
Whilst I dislike my PC breaking in the first place, I do know that I have a chap I can go to who will fix it quickly and won’t charge me the earth for doing so. It’s reassuring.
However, I have my Mac Mini as a spare for when my PC does give up the ghost and it also means I can split work and ‘play’. That being said, having two screens is giving me an RSI in my neck I think, constantly switching between them. Ideally I would like to combine my computers and run just the one.
I would probably donate my PC to my mother and get myself an iMac which I can use as the PC replacement. I’d go for the 3-year protection plan because technology seems to dislike working for me but the thing I’m worried about is what happens after 3 years if/when the iMac goes wrong? My tech guy won’t touch Apples, he just works on PCs.
I don’t know whether I’ll be able to afford to replace it in its entirity (if I can it’s not an issue) but I’ve had my PC for about 10-15 years. It’s been upgraded completely (in stages) but I’ve had it for that long.
Am I worrying justifiably or does anyone have any suggestions which will put my mind at ease and sway me more to the iMac?
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Macs are extremely nice (one might even say sexy) but after using them for 12 months, I went back to the PC. Yes, the PC crashes but it can easily be fixed. I don’t honestly find any of the Windows to be that bad. Mine rarely become unusable. And Macs don’t have perfect hardware. They are an utter swine to get fixed and, in my experience, it’s hard to get Apple to acknowledge their faults. Add in the fact that Macs are far more expensive than even quality PCs and it becomes harder to justify them.
I know this isn’t what most people will say but that’s just my experience of using both.
I’m glad you posted that, Dick! I really didn’t want everyone to come back and say “Macs are fabulous, never go wrong, you’d be stupid to carry on with a PC.”
I want real world advice and let’s face it…computers go wrong. On Friday, my computer died, within 10 mins I had it unplugged, in the car and I was on the phone to my tech guy to make sure he wasn’t leaving work early. He had a look at it for me on Saturday and phoned me today to say it’ll be £139 all in for new motherboard and to load windows onto it with all the drivers etc.
I don’t want the same thing to happen and have to send my Mac away for a month while it’s fixed. Time is important!