Macs hold their value far better than PC's, imo - and the display on the new iMac's is stunning when you actually see it hands on.
Not sure about monetary value..but I bought a 17" PowerBook G4 brand new in 2006 for over
3k with Apple care. It was my first laptop and have used it every single day(not a lie) since.. It still remains my only laptop, in fact it is my only "modern" computer. I never had one issue, knock on wood. I dont "have" to upgrade but I want to
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I can safely say that I have gotten my moneys worth out of the machine..Not sure a PC bought in the same year would be as useful or have performed flawlessly like my trusty
ol G4. Even started a FB page PPCMacs when I had issues with not having the latest flash player, which isn't compatible with PPC. I posted a hack which has worked just fine.
Rich