How often do you get a new laptop?

[The Wikir Man]

If something like the screen packs up after the 1 year warranty expires, you are quids in.

If something like the screen packs up after a year, then you'd have a very good case for a free repair under the Sale of Goods Act anyway.

[Bright Spark]

I buy one every two years and put it through the company, mostly they
are lenovo thinkpad which have great keyboard and good performance and
keep their value.

what I worked out is that it costs me very little compared to buying
it privately ie, buy lenovo for £1k get tax deduction offset say 25% also
i get addtional 10% discount from lenovo as a corporate + reclaim vat, then resell after two yrs on ebay for £400-450.

Other benefit is they covered under warranty one model developed some
dead pixels after a year and I managed to get the screen replaced for free.

[SuperZ]

I think if you buy a good one each time (good spec and good manufacturer), I think 3 years is a good time regarding performance improvements from having a new system, software compatibility and gettings your £££ worth out of the purchase.

Had one or maybe two laptops that I kept for only a year - both shi* (one was an eMachines). My last DellI kept for 3 years, my new Dell is already 15months old but performs beautifully with 4GB memory and a 2.5 dual core processor which even today is a good spec for a laptop. I may even get Win7 for it also, and it will accept an SSD if prices come down.

If you buy a PC world £250 special then you're looking at replacing every year probably as it'll soon irratate the hell out of ya

[xux42]

I think if you buy a good one each time (good spec and good manufacturer), I think 3 years is a good time regarding performance improvements from having a new system, software compatibility and gettings your £££ worth out of the purchase.

T43P Apr 2007 2Ghz single processor, hi performance HDD, hires screen, mag. alloy casing 3yr onsite £750
Upgraded to 2GB RAM 2009 £40.
Probably replace 2013/4

Spend more on a good one and concentrate on the important things in life not PC website window shopping?

[scooterscot]

Both my macs, iMac & macbook pro, are 4 & 2 years old, respectively. Still as fast as the day I purchased them, cannot think of reason to upgrade....

I'm sure they'll not last forever though.

[TroubleAtMill]

My 2006 MBP is still a very capable machine but it's started to randomly stop responding (not grey-screen-of-death crashing, everything just freezes*) and as I use it as my primary work machine it made business sense to replace.

*I suspect that it's overheating due to bad airflow.

I'll be taking delivery of a new 17" MBP in a week or so