How old do you let your computer get before buying another?

[Katy1966]

How old do you let your computer get before buying another one?

I can't remember how old my laptop is but it's hanging in there. I have an Asus that stays cool so I keep it on all day long and it never gets overheated, not like the Dell computers do! Those things catch fire!!

I think that if Windows 11 starts get forced upon people that I'll get a new computer. 

[ZandraJoi]

We milk it to be honest lol We don't like to upgrade to upgrade. Plus, newer versions tend to have bugs in them & I rather the professionals deal with & hence fix them before I have to get a headache lol

 

[Uncrowned Guard]

I actually have a plan to replace my main work laptop every 3 years, but it normally goes to around 5 years as I hate spending money. I used to always go Asus, but my newest one is an HP, I like what HP is doing recently, but only time will tell if they can be reliable long-term.

[Grungie]

Basically if it gets too slow for what I do at home, or can’t support the latest OS or software.

[Paige]

I push it as far as I can as I normally don't keep track of how old things lol.

[Kyng]

Usually, about 3 years. I had been hoping my current one would last a bit longer, since it cosy almost twice as much as my previous one - but at 3.5 years old, it's already getting rather rickety...

[Aerodynamic]

My Asus has been running for 7 years now, purchased it in 2016. It's still very fast and performs really good. The only downside it has is it being an older processor not able to upgrade to Windows 11. Other than that, I'll probably keep it running for another 3 years if it's possible.

[Cory]

The day my computer dies on me is usually the day I have to give it up. I'm content with any computer that has internet access with a quality connection.