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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! |
| Date | 2015-03-24 23:26 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <cnea4lFhcu0U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <meshdi$ake$2@dont-email.me> <tIqdnTdUerZIc4zInZ2dnUU7-UGdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
On 2015-03-24, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote: > On 2015-03-24 16:28, sctvguy1 wrote: >> Due to last week's family crisis(my 85yr old Mother fell, had to have hip >> surgery, and is going into a 20 day rehab facility, then hopefully, back >> to her Alzheimer's facility), my iMac has shrunk. >> I was going to get a refurbed Apple iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz Core i3 (Mid >> 2010) MC508LL/A for $650 from Mac of All Trades. >> Now, with all the recent expenses, I am having to downgrade to a Apple >> iMac 20-inch 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo (Early 2009) MB417LL/A for $399. >> Since this machine will be basically an iTunes machine to replace my old >> 2002 iMac G4, this will have to do! >> I know, JR, you said to stay away from the "Core 2 Duo", but financially, >> it is my only option. I read good reviews about this model from several >> Mac sites and looked up all the specs on everymac.com. >> I will still be in that walled in garden with Sarah Lane and JR, but now >> might not have enough room for Jason Snell, Andy Ihnatko and others! >> Forgive me, JR! > > There is nothing wrong with the Core 2 Duo except that it isn't the > latest intel processor .. which of course are faster/better/more. > > My SO's MBA has a Core 2 Duo as did my prior iMac. Both are doing fine > with Mavericks. Haven't updated my SO's MBA to Yosemite yet but it > should be okay. Yep. It'll run fine, just slower and hotter. : ) -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-24 20:28 +0000
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-24 19:10 -0400
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-24 23:26 +0000
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-24 19:38 -0400
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-25 13:18 +1300
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-30 16:08 -0400
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-30 21:09 +0000
Re: JR: My walled in garden just shrunk! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-31 11:43 +1300
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