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post #21 of 27
12/18/06 at 2:25am
I have an inspiron 7000... still running... ( 7 years hold)

A XPS Gen 1 (2 years old)

And this one XPS M170 (1 year old)

Only the Inspiron 7000 needed a video card replacement (by my fault, I put too much stuff in my back pack then)

I use my laptop as laptop, meaning I travel a lot with them, while being careful.

In short, you should get at least 3 years out of your laptop and even more.
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post #22 of 27
12/18/06 at 5:09am
Also there are many fragile parts in a notebook that usually dont get to see past the whole notebooks lifespan such as the Battery, LCD Diode, HardDisk, Charging port, and Chasis frame in no particular order and since these parts are used commonly by many manufacturers its easy to see a common ground on notebook life compared to competitors.
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post #23 of 27
12/20/06 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by BBerman
I think 5 years is a good estimate. Be aware though, that even if the laptop or desktop pc works for that matter, it's very possible that the laptop will be so far behind in technology that it will be functionally past it's time.

Heck, I still have an Apple 165c, and it works perfectly. Does that mean I can use it for anything? No way!

yea, the laptop physical lifespan is going to be greater than my patience with it. not mention my addiction to newer gadgets.

wonder though, how long do you expect to want to keep it?
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post #24 of 27
12/20/06 at 3:22pm

Dual Lifetimes

I think laptops, like anything else today, actually have 2 life times. Lets call them the items functional lifetime and it's technical life time.

Functionally, a laptop can run for a long long time. Of course a lot depends on the lifetime of the components used in the laptop. Video cards, hard drives, monitors, etc.... all have a funcitional life time. You can still go out today and buy an "outdated" Pentium III desk top or like laptop that still works fine seven, eight or more years after it first came out. But does not conform to the current technological requirements to run todays more graphic or memory intensive programs.

But than you run into the techincal life time. Programs, especially games, continue to be more graphic intensive. This means system makers have to keep improving their product. The more a product is improved, the more outdated it's earlier sibblings become. It's not long before your computer is so outdated ot would be more cost effective to buy a new one than try to upgrade the old.

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post #25 of 27
12/20/06 at 7:20pm
apparently I should just give up at life with my 1 year old failures of computers sitting around me in a dead hell hole lol. Wish I had better luck.
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post #26 of 27
12/21/06 at 12:29am
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Originally Posted by pdonket
apparently I should just give up at life with my 1 year old failures of computers sitting around me in a dead hell hole lol. Wish I had better luck.

Maybe you and me should go to the "track"..

You pick the horse /dogs you think are going to win... and I pick the exact opposite..

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post #27 of 27
12/21/06 at 12:36am
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Originally Posted by WeAreNotAlone
Maybe you and me should go to the "track"..

You pick the horse /dogs you think are going to win... and I pick the exact opposite..

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gimme half the winnings and hell yeah but you never know, maybe if I profit at all, it will go wrong, so if I say horse 3 will win, you'll bet 5 but since lady luck knows that im in on it, she'll make #3 win....the complex game of luck. lol
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