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How often do you get a new laptop?
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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.Comment
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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 yaLast edited by SuperZ; 15 April 2010, 14:27.Comment
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Originally posted by SuperZ View PostI 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.
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?Last edited by xux42; 16 April 2010, 10:21.Comment
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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."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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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 soComment
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