David Gewirtz
for DIY-IT
| August 2, 2021 — 14:00 GMT (15:00 BST)
| Topic: Apple
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How much does it cost to own Macs? In this article, I’m going to walk you through the total cost of ownership of five Macs across their entire usable life. I’ve recently completed an upgrade sweep for my small company’s computer fleet. That means that my older machines have been taken out of service.
It was a beast, with 3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz, 32GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB Flash Storage, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB GDDR5 video. I intended to use this for all my processor-intensive work. At the time, I was running a ton of virtual machines doing network simulations while programming asynchronous website architecture code.
Another purpose was to replace my Windows machine, running Windows apps. I was tired of having two machines on my desk. Running Parallels virtualization, this iMac ran Windows apps faster than my previous insanely powerful Windows machine running Windows applications on bare metal.
Over the years, it was used to edit Premiere Pro multicam 4K video, Final Cut video, big Fusion 360 3D models, and more. Throughout it all, it remained my main development machine until I unplugged it in early July.
All told, the machine was in service for 92 months or 7.66 years. The total cost of ownership for what was probably the most powerful (and expensive) machine I’d ever bought was $527.64 per year.
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David Gewirtz
for DIY-IT
| August 2, 2021 — 14:00 GMT (15:00 BST)
| Topic: Apple