BuckyB93 wrote:Have the day off. Temps probably won't crack 40° F to day but is is nice and sunny with clear skies.
Bought a friend a new (new for her) iMac off of e-bay that I'll have to configure. Her old one wouldn't boot up - corrupted OS that I couldn't resolve. Bought a replacement one for her on e-bay. She just uses it for web surfing, Facebook, e-mail, and some simple work stuff so nothing special. It shouldn't be hard, just have to run some updates, setup her email and other accounts like Facebook and Workforce and stuff. Nothing complicated, just a bit of a time sink.
I'll take her old iMac and wipe it clean, and install a fresh OS. I have no use for it and it would just collect dust at my place. It's a solid machine and all the hardware works but somehow the OS flaked out.
Once it's up and running I'll prolly just pass it on to someone who doesn't have the means to buy a computer but needs one for home, school or work or something. I'm sure someone out there can use it for general computer and average use for stuff.
You know that reloaded computer will run like it's brand new until you give it away. Then it will crap out almost immediately and you'll be liable for lifetime support. No good deed ever goes unpunished. Kudos for trying however.
I think Apple is about to declare all Intel-chipped Macs obsolete. I just purchased a Macbook pro with an M2 chip, just because my tax program warned me when I finished my 2021 taxes I need the newer OS only supported by the M1 chip to run the 2022 tax program.
My current Intel chipped Mac Mini does everything I need plenty fast, but no matter, now I'll have a new machine with half the ram and half the size SSD. the joys of upgrades.