Matthew Klahn <mklahn at mac.com> writes: > [Warning: top-posting only to remain consistent!] > > To back up the disagreement: You can replace most hardware in a Mac > desktop that you'd care to replace. I think the only major part > you'd have a hard time replacing is the processor (which IS still > possible on the desktop side, though much more expensive than x86 > processors, to be sure). Macs use IDE harddrives, standard RAM DIMMs > and PCI or PCI-X cards in PowerMacs. Most Macs are really meant to > use FireWire or USB (1 or 2, depending on how new your Mac is) for > expansion so you don't HAVE to replace internal components. Mac > laptops have PCMCIA, USB (1 or 2) and FireWire (400 or 800) for > expansion. The single piece of hardware I've replaced most, over the years, is the *power supply*. I've added SCSI, IDE, multi-serial, and firewire cards to PCs. Yes, I've added IDE cards to PCs with two IDE channels on the motherboard already. And of course video cards. I've replaced a lot of those (not because they broke). Your list of what you might want to replace or change seems very limiting to me. (And I hardly ever even play computer games. *Never* play fancy modern ones.) -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Photos: <dd-b.lighthunters.net> Snapshots: <www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>