Electronics

[morganjen]

My old Dell desktop hard drive just recently crashed and burned after about 7-8 years. I also have gone from Windows 7 to 10 (not that impressed). I bought pretty much the same setup I had before (Inspiron), but more powerful. They say laptops aren't built to last past a few years, but I've had my old HP for almost 10 years.

[spent2much]

@SeaMaiden  I had to switch from Windows 7 to Windows 10.  I HATED it, but now at least I'm getting used to it.  I LOVED Windows XP!

[bonnielu]

Loved my XP and Windows 7.  No choice really I have Windows 10 which I am not a fan of.  I do use a PC desktop and it was built for me, another story in itself.  Young  man who built it started to take advantage and I had to find another tech JUST IN CASE.  

I am thinking that the PC will be a thing of the past.  Most people have gone to Tablets, or Laptops and they are really pretty good.  I have no laptop but have several tablets and am happy with them since I can carry them around wherever.  

[Sooner]

We're getting a new Mac desktop for the office in 2019.  We need one there.

One of the worst things you can do if you can afford it is get behind on software updates.  You can put it off but it just gets harder and harder to learn the new things and get your data moved along. 

[ECBG]

Ours is two years old.  It won't be long until it will be replaced.

DH is the kind of computer pro that Microsoft calls on occasion.  He also discusses mistakes in their manuels with them as well as get dentists out of those $5,000 ransom virus programs.

[glb613]

My iMac 6 going on 7 years old and beginning to show it's age.  I need to reset it back to factory condition and see if that helps with the perfromance.  If it doesn't, I'll buy a new one.  I did a reset on my Macbook and it made a big difference in the performance.  

[Imaoldhippie]

My HP is 6 yrs old and still going strong.  I dont buy a new computer until the one I have dies.

[Sweetbay magnolia]

8 year old iMac here.  It works well and the OS is still supported.   No plans about replacing it right now.  Siri, bluetooth, wireless - nice machine.  Sleek.

[CinNC]

My HP desktop is 4 years old and I keep getting notices from HP that it's not supported any longer. Must be a hint to purchase a new HP LOL

[software]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

I think it's true about the 5-year thing. Technology changes so fast then it seems what happens to the old stuff is it becomes incompatible with the new technology, including outdated software which is why I had to get a new PC. Old software can only be updated to a certain point...then after that you just have to replace it with something new.

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I agree, but very unhappy about it.

There is nothing inherently wrong with an old computer but @SilleeMee hit the nail on the head, suddenly it's incompatible.   Support will tell you to download drivers but right now, my old desktop won't recognize my WiFi.   But it will, if I download a driver!    Yeah, Catch 22.

@SeaMaiden just bite the bullet!