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How long do you keep your laptop?
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Trust me, not having that software makes life a whole lot easier. For one, work is faaaaaaaaaaaaaar away. Back in school my professor told me he'll never get a laptop and I never understood why, until I got into the job market. Getting an iMac, for me, would seal the deal.
When I stopped bringing my laptop to work I thought "How can I ever get work done?" I have to use a Vista PC at work. However, though I do get less work done than when I first started, I am happier at work. True it gets frustrating when my PC locks up, but I just suck it up and call the IT dept. I don't mind being paid to wait for my computer to be fixed. Get in some good Enigmo scores
Oh and about the glossy screen - shouldn't affect you much. Matches CRTs that the industry has used for yeeeeeeeeears
Gotta tell ya- those screens are terrible to look at. I tried, it wasn't fun. My cones and rods were screaming for mercy. And unfortunately, I need to be mobile. I know what you men about not actually wanting a laptop though.
But it has made my life easier.I generally keep mine for two years before passing them down within the family then they will keep using them for up to 10 years
It's never a set time for me. I even used a 520c that was several years old as a sort of dial up netbook. Just off loaded an iBook to my niece for school and it's still running well.
I'm planning on getting something else soon.
I'm planning on getting something else soon.
My IBM Thinkpad T22 is about to be replaced witha MB I cant remember how old it is, but its a PentiumIII 700HMz with 256MB RAM!
The Air I havent kept long, but its not because I dont want it (Id love to keep it), but its because my needs have changed and I want a little more horsepower on the move...
I cant remember how old it is, but its a PentiumIII 700HMz with 256MB RAM!The Air I havent kept long, but its not because I dont want it (Id love to keep it), but its because my needs have changed and I want a little more horsepower on the move...
What? 10 years? Are you serious?????????
God i'm freaking out!
LOL
Some people I know keep their computers for 15 years... *snicker*
I replace laptops (which are my primary systems now) using two rules:
1) 3 year minimum time
2) Specs double for a similar price
My current system is a 12"PB, 1.5GH, 768 RAM, 80GB.
It is 2.5 years old, so I was planning to replace it in March of next year. Since I hate glossy, and need FW, I decided to replace it early, and ordered a last gen 15" MBP.
I plan to keep the 12" as a travel laptop, so will probably have it for years.
1) 3 year minimum time
2) Specs double for a similar price
My current system is a 12"PB, 1.5GH, 768 RAM, 80GB.
It is 2.5 years old, so I was planning to replace it in March of next year. Since I hate glossy, and need FW, I decided to replace it early, and ordered a last gen 15" MBP.
I plan to keep the 12" as a travel laptop, so will probably have it for years.
My Latitude D500 would like to have a talk with you. Then again it is a Pentium-M 2.0 GHz with a 7200 RPM hard drive, 2 GB of RAM, and an nVidia GeForce 5650 Go.
My current and main system is a powerbook G4 which I got almost 3.5 years ago. Keyboard is not working anymore but I have put a keyboard on top of it . I took it for repairs cause it was going randomly to sleep a couple of weeks ago and they asked for 480 euros to replace the keyboard and top case. Not being reliable to take outside or do something important without it closing on me, im getting the new macbook. It is still kinda fast though, if it wasnt for the keyboard failure i wouldn't have ordered another mac.
. I took it for repairs cause it was going randomly to sleep a couple of weeks ago and they asked for 480 euros to replace the keyboard and top case. Not being reliable to take outside or do something important without it closing on me, im getting the new macbook. It is still kinda fast though, if it wasnt for the keyboard failure i wouldn't have ordered another mac.
about 3 years. My last laptop was a gateway and I used that thing for almost 4 years before the video card crapped out on me.
Now I'm on a macbook pro, and I'll probably keep it until Apple stops supporting it or it too dies.
Now I'm on a macbook pro, and I'll probably keep it until Apple stops supporting it or it too dies.
I have set myself personal criteria that must all be met before I can upgrade my primary computer:
1. Not before 3 years
2. Must be at least twice the speed
3. Must have at least double the size factory installed RAM and HD
4. Must be a new form factor
5. I must be able to genuinely afford to change
My current December 2005 Powerbook G4 will meet all the criteria in December so i will probably upgrade with the next generation of MBP's when the come out in the spring 2009.
I never dispose of any of my systems they get shuffled down the line, so my PBG4 will become my couch surfer, my current TiG4 couch surfer will, drop to kitchen computer etc. After 10 years of so they take proud place in my classic Mac collection .
1. Not before 3 years
2. Must be at least twice the speed
3. Must have at least double the size factory installed RAM and HD
4. Must be a new form factor
5. I must be able to genuinely afford to change
My current December 2005 Powerbook G4 will meet all the criteria in December so i will probably upgrade with the next generation of MBP's when the come out in the spring 2009.
I never dispose of any of my systems they get shuffled down the line, so my PBG4 will become my couch surfer, my current TiG4 couch surfer will, drop to kitchen computer etc. After 10 years of so they take proud place in my classic Mac collection .
That's similar to my experience, or at least whilst the systems prime health. My Mac is still going very strong after 4 years, whereas most my Windows laptops have been good up to about a year or so, then the battery quickly deteriorates or the HDD fails.
Maybe if I spent as much on a Windows laptop as I would a Mac one I might get different results. As it stands my PC laptops cost me about £500-600, and Mac £900-£1k.
My 1,67 ghz G4 PowerBook is about 3,5 years old now, more or less still does everything I need it to do (Adobe CS3 Design Standard) on the go, though the 80 gb HD was getting really small. Since I prefer the matte screen too, and made an amazing deal, I ordered a 2,5 ghz last gen mbp... needed something to write off tax anyway this year and my girlfriend is looking forward to getting my PowerBook once the mbp is here... so the G4 will actually still being used, for another 3-5 years until I get a new laptop and the girlfriend gets the next hand-me-down.
Until it breaks
My first laptop was a windoze with Pentium something or other, lasted a couple of years before I went mac with an iBook G3 14". Lasted 2 years I think before graphics died. Next was iBook G4, which has lasted over 4 years but now firewire has died so I've just ordered 2.4 Ghz Whitebook from refurb store. (New alubook, no firewire, no good )
My first laptop was a windoze with Pentium something or other, lasted a couple of years before I went mac with an iBook G3 14". Lasted 2 years I think before graphics died. Next was iBook G4, which has lasted over 4 years but now firewire has died so I've just ordered 2.4 Ghz Whitebook from refurb store
. (New alubook, no firewire, no good )
Lmao, why reply to the thread then?
I've had my MBP since February... hopefully I'll keep it for another year and a bit before I buy a replacement, but I think I'll probably keep it as a secondary machine rather than sell it.
i got my MB march last year and i will get a new one by march 2010 or when this one break and there is no way (or cheap) way to repair it.. so whichever comes first my parents on the other side, they just switched desktop(pc and i am gogin to be using the old one as a downloading machine) it took them 7 years to change that old beast, it still runs pretty swell tho..
