09-08-2017, 05:47 PM
Probably the laptop will last longer than the software you run on it.
I have a 11 or so year old Gateway that still works, but the battery won't hold a charge and it has some issues with running new programs. Old video cards and such. Any more, I tell people to go to Walmart or find a Lenovo online for under $275. It will last (most likely) longer than the version of Windows on it and the drivers that are supported. About the same with a Mac. The hardware will get you a decade, but Apple updates its products into extinction after 4-5 years. I've got a 2008ish MacBook (think it is, the metal one) from work that I gave my daughter. It's basically a giant DVD player/calculator as it can't even get online any more.
I have a 11 or so year old Gateway that still works, but the battery won't hold a charge and it has some issues with running new programs. Old video cards and such. Any more, I tell people to go to Walmart or find a Lenovo online for under $275. It will last (most likely) longer than the version of Windows on it and the drivers that are supported. About the same with a Mac. The hardware will get you a decade, but Apple updates its products into extinction after 4-5 years. I've got a 2008ish MacBook (think it is, the metal one) from work that I gave my daughter. It's basically a giant DVD player/calculator as it can't even get online any more.
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