Electronics

[SeaMaiden]

how  often do you buy a new  desktop computer?  I just read something that said most computers today are not built to last more than 5 years.... I thought that seemed awfully short. 

We we are replacing our  12 year old HP desktop  with a new HP.  Our old  computer still works just fine, but, we want to  replace it before it dies.

 I dread switching to Windows 10 from windows 7.....😐

[StylishLady]

It seems like forced obsolescence. I've been an Apple user for years.The software developers keep making versions that can only be used with the newer operating systems and it really forces you to get a new computer every so many years. I've been here for 17 years and had to buy 2 new computers in that time. I'm currently using an iMac with the Mojave OSX 10.14.2. Hope this is the last one I'll need, but you never know.

[Catty2]

I think my Dell desktop is around 8 years old.  It works fine and has Windows 7.  I'm happy with it. 

[BirkiLady]

Why don't you switch to Window 10 while your computer still works? It's a fabulous program! You may decide you don't need a new computer with Windows 10!

Become acquainted with it now, rather than have to learn it AND a new computer also. 

[SilleeMee]

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so fast then it seems what happens to the old stuff is it becomes incompatible with the new technology, including outdated software which is why I had to get a new PC.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.

[gardenman]

I typically get seven to eight years from a desktop before it needs upgrading. I've never had a computer totally die, they just become obsolete. My first desktop had a 100mhz Pentium one CPU with a 1.2 gb hard drive. That was replaced with a 1.5 GHz Celeron CPU with a 40gb hard drive. My next computer was an AMD dual core CPU running at 2.5 GHz with a 320gb hard drive. What I've got now is an AMD six core CPU running at 3.5 GHz with a 1.5 total in hard drive storage. This computer will be two years old come May (or so.)

[SeaMaiden]

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@BirkiLady wrote:

Why don't you switch to Window 10 while your computer still works? It's a fabulous program! You may decide you don't need a new computer with Windows 10!

Become acquainted with it now, rather than have to learn it AND a new computer also. 

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@BirkiLady  I have heard horror stories of people trying to replace 7 with 10 in their older computers.  I would rather just buy a computer with it all installed....and our computer. Is 12 years old.....nothing lasts  forever  even if we wish it would.  My car is going on 20 years old😄

[Karie2022]

I just replaced my Mac this year, it was about 6 years old.

[fthunt]

If it ain't broke - don't fix it or replace it.  Heard that before?

My Dell desktop must be 12 yrs old - had to replace the monitor (screen) when it went blank blue.  Had it upgraded to windows 10 - hated it at first and still can't do photos to send cuz it's so complicated.  Own 3 cameras and w/windows 10 I just gave up.  I've never loved #10 but I'm stuck with it and Dell is still working okay.   You may hate the new and be sorry you junked the old.

[shopperqvc]

I've got an old Dell that I bought in 2003. It still works somewhat. I can't get online with it anymore because I've got the highest level of Internet Explorer that it will work with and that's not enough to get online. It's an XP operating system, so there's only so many updates I can get.

But, I use it for an old Kodak Photo Printer. Kodak quit on that printer several years ago. They won't do any updates, they want me to buy another printer. I happen to like this one. It prints the photo then it goes through the printer one more time and laminates the photo so it's basically water proof. I can still get the ink/paper combo on Amazon, so as long as I can get that, and my old Dell hangs on, I'll keep my old computer.

I also have another Windows 10 Dell Desktop. It's about 3 years old. The hard drive died in it right after the warranty ran out. I have no need for a 1T hard drive, so I have a smaller drive installed in it. 

The newer desktop Dell is much smaller than the old one. I like that because it takes up less space. 

Computers cost too much to replace it every time they come up with a different idea. I'll stick with what I have until it dies, or I can't get the browser to update any more.