A quick look at machine rollovers and disposal schedules. For any given year the purchasing starts in about November the previous year, so years are indicated as eg. 05/2006 for the 2006-SOE.
From TRASH to TREASURE::WINDOWS
| YEAR | WORKSTATION | LAPTOP |
| 99/2000 *JUNK* |
Compaq EN 500 Compaq EN667(midyear) |
— |
| 00/2001 *JUNK* |
Compaq EN 800 | Armada M700 |
| 01/2002 SELL |
Evo D500 | Evo N600c |
| 02/2003 W+1 |
Evo D510 | Evo N800c, 1000c TC1100 |
| 03/2004 OK |
Evo D530 | Evo N800c, 1000c TC1100 |
| 04/2005 OK |
DELL GX280 | Evo NC8000 |
| 05/2006 OK |
HP dc7600 | DELL D810 |
Source: the foetid pile of invoices located below the compost heap
From TRASH to TREASURE::APPLE
| YEAR | WORKSTATION | LAPTOP |
| 98/1999 *JUNK* |
iMac G3 266,333 [Tray] | — |
| 99/2000 *JUNK* |
iMac G3 350 [Slot] | — |
| 00/2001 *JUNK* |
iMac G3 400, DV400 [Slot] | — |
| 01/2002 SELL |
iMac G3 500,600 [Slot] | — |
| 02/2003 W+1 |
iMac G3 700 iMac G4 700 [lampshade] eMac 700 |
Power Book G4 867 iBook G3 800 |
| 03/2004 OK |
iMac G4 700,800,1.25 [lampshade] eMac 1.0 |
Power Book G4 1.0,1.25 iBook G3 1.0,1.25 |
| 04/2005 OK |
iMac 17″ G5 eMac 1.25 |
Power Book G4 1.67 iBook G3 1.33 |
| 05/2006 OK |
iMac 17″ Intel | — |
Source: the foetid pile of invoices located below the compost heap
The Apple model is not as easy to define as the Windows machine, so there is an error factor in the table above that will improve as the table is refined.
[1.] Mac Systems: Apple [EveryMac.com]
