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Rapids_Fan Veteran Author Richmond Posts:349 Points:132,810 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2005 5:38:15 AM Ignore Rapids_Fan Report Abuse I have had my computer for 4 years now and have been making small upgrades along the way. How old is your computer and when do you know it's the right time to buy new?

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I have had my computer for 4 years now and have been making small upgrades along the way. How old is your computer and when do you know it's the right time to buy new?

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dgsteven All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:937 Points:234,500 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2013 12:56:01 AM Ignore dgsteven Report Abuse 2 yrs
rich13251 Veteran Author Toledo Posts:283 Points:131,285 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2013 12:14:23 PM Ignore rich13251 Report Abuse 1 1/2 yrs and brand new Nexus tablet
Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,570 Points:941,325 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2013 7:43:27 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse HP Notebook 2009 is my newest but get ready to rebuild my desktop soon because it's a 2004 & too slow.
Rajah Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,642 Points:2,329,230 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2013 3:32:53 PM Ignore Rajah Report Abuse My newest computer is an ASUS 11.6 inch laptop with a touch screen, Core i3 processor, 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB HD. I thought I wouldn't buy a Win8 machine any time soon, but this one came along at a price that made it attractive so I will have some experience when someone asks me about their Win8 computer. The Jury is still out as to whether I like it. My oldest computer is a portable XT with dual 5 1/4 floppies and no HD that dates to about 1988 or so. [Edited by: Rajah at 6/5/2013 6:34:15 PM EST]
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:13,742 Points:2,534,030 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2013 7:35:37 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Had a guy bring me a laptop today, said he'd like to see if it could be fixed even enough to "just" do Internet. Looked at it and wrote on the Repair Order: MUSEUM PIECE, get this - the OEM sticker was for WindowsNT.
JohnTIZ Veteran Author Ontario Posts:262 Points:25,705 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2013 9:22:07 PM Ignore JohnTIZ Report Abuse I just retired my Dell 8200, purchased eleven years ago. It was a real workhorse and still boots up in Win XP Pro.
TheONLYPegasus Sophomore Author Little Rock Posts:129 Points:19,210 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 31, 2013 9:05:27 AM Ignore TheONLYPegasus Report Abuse Oh, and on my current computer, I am only using the CPU that came with it, still using the external hard drive that I apparently bought on January 29, 2010, the external DVD RW drive that I bought when the internal DVD RW drive that was in in my last computer stopped working in about 2011, the MS webcam that I bought in about 2012 when my HP webcam that came with my 2005 HP computer finally crapped out (a good 2 years after the HP computer stopped working, the computer worked for 5 years before developing a fatal hardware problem), the speakers I bought after the HP speakers gave out about 6 months ago, the Lexmark computer that I got after the HP printer gave out in about 2009, the Saitek Eclipse II that replaced a previous Saitek Eclipse II computer that developed a short about 4 months ago (this particular make/model of keyboard is necessary doe to my migraines that make brighter lights difficult for me to type by), my wireless mouse that I bought about a year ago and the CRT we have had for ages (cannot recall what computer it came with but it is marked Compaq which brand of computer I do not think has ever been owned by my husband or myself) and the modem is provided by my current ISP. In other words, I just took the POS CPU out of the system and replaced it with the new Dell-refurbished CPU.
TheONLYPegasus Sophomore Author Little Rock Posts:129 Points:19,210 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 31, 2013 8:25:30 AM Ignore TheONLYPegasus Report Abuse Purchased on April 23, 2013 refurbished by Dell. Previous one was bought in mid 2010 - learned from that one to NEVER buy from a refurbisher other than a big name place that offers refurbished by the manufacturer AND that the computer includes a way to recover from any problems in the form of either a recovery disk or a recovery partition.
Derry30 Rookie Author Boston Posts:74 Points:288,735 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 20, 2013 6:09:59 AM Ignore Derry30 Report Abuse Gateway DX 442B purchased 6/10/08
gas_phil Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,996 Points:154,215 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 5:42:53 PM Ignore gas_phil Report Abuse 4 weeks old :) (thrilled!)
MarkJames Champion Author Albany Posts:1,385 Points:25,220 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 6:07:47 AM Ignore MarkJames Report Abuse I have many older used PCs that I sell or used for parts, however my oldest computers I use on a regular basis are Pentium M based Toshiba laptops I use for wireless penetration testing and use as loaners.
saluki2011 Sophomore Author Florida Posts:110 Points:326,535 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2013 3:18:20 PM Ignore saluki2011 Report Abuse 1 year old Gateway laptop running on win 7 6 year old HP laptop running Linux.
sharansri All-Star Author Seattle Posts:607 Points:127,385 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2013 5:54:23 PM Ignore sharansri Report Abuse i change my laptop every 3 years and desktop every 4 years...so all are just 2 years as of now (5th set)
eccerr0r Champion Author Fort Collins Posts:1,031 Points:617,315 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2013 12:02:05 PM Ignore eccerr0r Report Abuse That's your printer.
down2fumes All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:839 Points:197,180 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Mar 2, 2013 6:28:35 AM Ignore down2fumes Report Abuse My computer is so old that the pink rubber end is almost gone. I had to bite the metal around it to squeeze a little bit more of the pink rubber up so I could delete things. The other end is getting a little dull, so I will probably have to put it in that machine again soon and turn the handle a few times so that end of my computer will be sharper again. Everytime I do this though, it shortens the life of my computer. [Edited by: down2fumes at 3/2/2013 9:31:01 AM EST]
PopcornPirate Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,979 Points:1,187,335 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 1, 2013 6:04:00 AM Ignore PopcornPirate Report Abuse My home desk top computer still has that New Comp Smell.... Got it in January. My Netbook I got in December for Christmas. My Work computer on the other hand is close to 4-1/2 to 5 years old & needs constant upkeep & tweaks or it locks up.....OH the All better button.
gas_phil Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,996 Points:154,215 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2013 11:56:48 PM Ignore gas_phil Report Abuse 2 years old
kemorc Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:65 Points:334,925 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2013 6:18:46 PM Ignore kemorc Report Abuse Just built it a few months ago. I upgrade when it is no longer financially sensible to upgrade it. My last example being AM2+ motherboard and an abysmal 1060T hexacore processor. Today, I'm sporting a "decent" processor and motherboard, Z77 chipset with an Intel Core i5 3470. [Edited by: kemorc at 2/28/2013 9:19:37 PM EST]
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:715 Points:158,485 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 11:26:51 PM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse 5 years
whatif81 All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:684 Points:219,800 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 4:22:55 PM Ignore whatif81 Report Abuse for about 4 years.
MsPeachi747 Sophomore Author Cleveland Posts:209 Points:10,630 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:21:54 AM Ignore MsPeachi747 Report Abuse About 4 years with upgrades and other improvements.
Billrusty All-Star Author Washington Posts:958 Points:184,090 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 18, 2013 1:11:56 AM Ignore Billrusty Report Abuse about 4year and starting to slow down on me
herbiepopnecker Champion Author British Columbia Posts:13,742 Points:2,534,030 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 14, 2013 6:17:36 PM Ignore herbiepopnecker Report Abuse Mine is now 4 years old, but its a Mac. So no update until I have the dough to buy Retina Macbook. Used to buy a new PC laptop every four to six months.
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:715 Points:158,485 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 14, 2013 1:36:31 PM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse prob 5-7 years - got 3
nichols Champion Author Halifax Posts:6,989 Points:1,859,615 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Jan 14, 2013 7:47:54 AM Ignore nichols Report Abuse 1 year
Snowchoux Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,003 Points:145,635 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 11:34:18 AM Ignore Snowchoux Report Abuse 3 years
greydogtwo Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:3 Points:160 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 7:20:44 PM Ignore greydogtwo Report Abuse Desktop is HP. s5704y (4-2010)Laptops are Dell D-630( 11-2007) Hp, Dv7-4285dx (4-2011) My friend tried to get me started in 1999 ( he started in 1980 & had his own store & taught class' on it) , but i started in 2010 wt. the desktop & cant get anough ! As a old ( 60YRS) mechanic i love getting old units even from scrap yard & cleaning them up restoring them to usefull condition & gave away 3 & still have 2 extra desktops all done & ready to go!!
JohnTIZ Veteran Author Ontario Posts:262 Points:25,705 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2013 1:23:51 PM Ignore JohnTIZ Report Abuse I'm gonna get static for this, but if it ain't broke don't fix it. My 'home office' PC is a Dell 8200 going on ten years this spring; just card/memory upgrades, and a few added hard drives along the way. With a tight Windows XP Pro installation, it works great for surfing, email, light photo processing, etc.
MikeCapeCoral Champion Author Cape Coral Posts:2,078 Points:447,545 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2012 6:44:21 AM Ignore MikeCapeCoral Report Abuse ~2 years 9 months.
Muskegon Rookie Author Michigan Posts:8 Points:2,150 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 26, 2012 1:44:48 PM Ignore Muskegon Report Abuse 3 years old
LKnight598 All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:927 Points:209,240 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 5:37:52 AM Ignore LKnight598 Report Abuse Laptop is 2 years old.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,701 Points:1,572,015 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2012 2:26:07 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Got a new one a couple months ago.
sunite Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,045 Points:251,155 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 2, 2012 5:53:54 PM Ignore sunite Report Abuse Desktop (Powerspec from Microcenter) - 2 months Laptop - 4 years Old desktop - 7 years
ihuey99 Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,143 Points:405,740 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2012 6:59:05 PM Ignore ihuey99 Report Abuse Desktop - 4 years old Laptop - 6 years old Laptop needs replacing due to failing components. The desktop can still perform admirably, but many recent games are not playable on her. A graphics card update can solve this problem. You needs to update when the computer components start to fail, and/or you cannot run programs that are essential for operation. (Not games or novelty programs but essential programs)
JacksonLittle Champion Author Wyoming Posts:1,371 Points:139,495 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2012 7:41:47 AM Ignore JacksonLittle Report Abuse "Dino" is a Dell Inspiron E1705- 8 years old, running Win 7 Pro 32bit (started with XP Pro)- only replaced a harddrive to increase space "Patch" is a Dell XPS M1530- 4 years old, running Win 7 Ultimate 64bit- portable workstation- run over and Dell honored their Accidental coverage- only thing original is the top panel (all replaced about 3yrs ago) "Duncan" is a Alienware- 1 year old, running Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit- used for design work. [Edited by: JacksonLittle at 11/18/2012 10:42:06 AM EST]
nycztony85 Veteran Author New York Posts:330 Points:44,380 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Nov 16, 2012 5:07:04 PM Ignore nycztony85 Report Abuse This PC i build was 7 yrs ago still working great i used to run this pc 24/7 bot for 5 yrs Build a nice pc and your set for 10 yrs [Edited by: nycztony85 at 11/16/2012 8:09:30 PM EST]
willp09 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,413 Points:388,775 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 3:37:50 PM Ignore willp09 Report Abuse I'm not too sure. Certainly not over three years. I built it myself and I suppose I could eventually find the receipts for the parts but I'd guess it's between 2 and 3 years old.
eccerr0r Champion Author Fort Collins Posts:1,031 Points:617,315 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 3:04:47 PM Ignore eccerr0r Report Abuse yeah annoying when they change sockets, or even a small change... I have some socket 775 boards that won't take Core2 chips... Talk about weird. Currently all my Intel boards are either 1155 (one!) or 775 (several). Wish that new ram can be fit in older motherboards too... :( Would be nice if I could stick in big ddr3 dimms into my ddr2 machine...
ihuey99 Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,143 Points:405,740 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 11:49:38 AM Ignore ihuey99 Report Abuse 5 years old and still chugging along. Still annoyed that intel jumped ship from their LGA1336 platform as I'm stuck with this system. Any upgrades will require a new CPU/Mobo/Memory at minimum.
eccerr0r Champion Author Fort Collins Posts:1,031 Points:617,315 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 9:00:27 AM Ignore eccerr0r Report Abuse hmm... I do have a >10 year old computer too... still being used (Athlon XP 2200+). It's starting to get quite slow, probably making it do too much, but mostly some configuration I need to redo to save RAM... Just that I need to wipe the hdds (RAID) to do it. Grr. At least it's being constantly updated to the latest software so I don't need to worry too much about old security holes.
Titanic1985 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,537 Points:374,530 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 28, 2012 5:30:31 AM Ignore Titanic1985 Report Abuse My daily machine is almost one year old. I have five others ranging from one year to one over ten years (it is not in use, but runs).
yakamaniac Champion Author Yakima Posts:1,065 Points:213,685 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2012 8:54:06 PM Ignore yakamaniac Report Abuse 2003 emachine
scrapbasket Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,674 Points:1,071,900 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2012 12:17:20 AM Ignore scrapbasket Report Abuse My Gateway is over 10 years old and still plugging away. I did buy a new computer but haven't got it set up yet.
frankbank Champion Author Delaware Posts:6,566 Points:900,960 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 5:58:09 PM Ignore frankbank Report Abuse laptop 5-6 months.
BeaON Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,287 Points:82,390 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:44:59 AM Ignore BeaON Report Abuse 3 years old
mileena202 Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,713 Points:550,410 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2012 12:21:35 AM Ignore mileena202 Report Abuse I bought my HP desktop in early 2010 and Acer laptop later that spring.
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,875 Points:1,609,150 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2012 6:14:30 PM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse about 8 months [Edited by: PaylessKY at 9/3/2012 9:16:59 PM EST]
stantiger Rookie Author Georgia Posts:52 Points:7,775 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Aug 29, 2012 6:21:39 AM Ignore stantiger Report Abuse 2 1/2 year old PC desktop.
DaveRTX Champion Author Austin Posts:7,343 Points:1,537,945 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2012 7:32:25 AM Ignore DaveRTX Report Abuse Have a 2 month old HP
jimbeaux53 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:5,232 Points:995,210 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2012 2:12:55 AM Ignore jimbeaux53 Report Abuse Using a 2 mon old laptop with Win7 now, but use a 5 yr old desktop that has XP, Ubuntu and Mint on it. Linux seems to breath life into my older machines. [Edited by: jimbeaux53 at 8/28/2012 5:14:46 AM EST]