Subj : Re: building PC's
To   : ARELOR
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun Jun 08 2025 01:05:00

JA> > Yeah, not to start a platform war, but Apple's may not be as cheap
  > > as a 'normal' PC, but they will last longer. They might not run all
  > > the updates, but they will USUALLY still work after 10 years. :-)
  > >

AR>Well, that is a bad metric because my machines also tend to work after
  >10 years of intensive use, and for personal use I buy the cheapest
  >used machines I can find.

AR>The main reason why people seems to change computers is obsolescense
  >these days.

In the past I often custom built my Desktop systems, often using
better parts and more advanced tech than most medium systems would
come with. I still have a working system with Win98 on it built
back in 1999. I bumped the memory up as changes required it and
finally one day I had to replace the motherboard which simply failed
with a more up to date one, but the software remained Win98.

Eventually the big problem was hardware that can only run up to
certain versions of Windows and then you may have a working system
but it can't access most web pages or run up to date eMail programs.

That's where I am now with my Win7 Laptop. I am pretty much out
of browser update options that will still run on it and that's
starting to cause problems. The newest browser did its final update
in late 2023, which was not bad I guess for a system built in 2011.

Eventually I'll have to break down and start using an ASUS Laptop
I got a couple of years ago which is ready for a free upgrade to
Windows 11 once I get to it. But when you've used a computer for
10 or 15 years it's a bit of a shock to start over with a new one.

Probably the same reason I still use a desktop keyboard that was
built in 1991..

Old dogs and new tricks.. If it works, don't fix it.   B)

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