How long have you had your current computer?

@K46620 (1986)
United States
August 26, 2010 1:28pm CST
I've had mine for about a year and 3 months. I got it used, but it was still in great shape by time I got my hands on it. How long have you had your machine? Anyone using something more than 5 years old still?
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@petersum (4522)
• United States
26 Aug 10
Yes, I'm still using Pentium 3 machines! Well, they are faster than P4's. Good enough for the net, and I don't play games so I really don't need anything newer. I've got three so I'm not worried about breakdowns. Speed isn't everything. Let's face it - how fast can you type?
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@cream97 (29086)
• United States
5 Sep 10
Hi, K46620. My husband bought this laptop in 2009. So it has been a year and seven months that we have had this laptop. I do have a Dell 4600 Dimension flat screen 15" monitor. I have bought it in 2004 and I still have it till this very day. I need to get a modem for it so that I can use it.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Well, I have my laptop for about 2 years already. I do have an old one which I let my son use and that one is about 4 years already. Its still working perfectly fine. This laptop that I have been using now is still in good shape. I always clean temporary files, fixed registry errors as well as defragment from time to time. I also do a complete virus scan from time to time. It functions as good as it is from the time I bought it 2 years ago. Perhaps the appearance is the only thing that is change considering that it does not look brand new anymore.
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
30 Aug 10
I have a laptop and I've had it for almost 2 years now. It's been given to me by my college. I'm currently pursuing my masters in computer applications. So it is absolutely necessary that every student has a laptop for the course.
• India
28 Aug 10
My computer is a bit more than 3 years old. I got this system in July 2007 and it was the latest pc at that time. Since then, i continuously upgrade hardware in it to get most out of it. It can easily run any game(even the latest titles), any program thrown to it without any hassle. As i do a lot of gaming on this system, i had to make sure that it performs good and didn't slows down. But i'm planning to buy a new one soon and this one would be really an overkill for the games
@Ramsesxlll (1431)
• Finland
31 Aug 10
I am using a black Macbook, and it is about 5-6 years old, and it still works "perfectly". The only problems are that it doesn't recognze batteries no more, so I have to have it plugged in all the time, and also that it is getting a little bit too old for everyday use... I am still quite happy about it, but I am closely going to "uograde" it by buying a new computer: MacBook Pro 15". Macs usually have a quite unusual long life, and that's what I just love about them, along with all of their other features. Now to your question... I got it about 5-6 years ago, and yes I have a computer that is more than 5 years old
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
26 Aug 10
I have had this desktop for three years now, and it is working perfectly. It gets virus infection once in a while and I have to get those cleaned out. Besides that, every thing is fine. I bought a laptop two years ago. I needed that on on travels to keep in touch with my office back home, and with friends and family members. That's working very well too.
@GemmaR (8517)
26 Aug 10
I have only had this one for 8 months, but already I am thinking about buying a new one. It is because I am online literally all of the time, so everything tends to get old very quickly. I know that I should probably limit my time online a little bit, but I don't like to do that as I really enjoy chatting to my friends. I usually get a new laptop every 2 years, but I am going to try and make this one last a lot longer, as I am now paying a mortgage on a flat so can't really afford to make such big purchases.
@wiggles18 (2506)
• Canada
26 Aug 10
A couple of years ago I was still using a five year old machine. The only thing it was good for was surfing the internet though; the specs were too poor to do anything else with it. Right now I am on a 3 year old machine. There is another one here that is a year old, but it is mainly used for gaming. If it wasn't in the basement I would probably be using it for internet things, instead of this one.
• United States
26 Aug 10
I'm right at five years for my desktop computer and it still runs as good as it did when I bought it brand new in 2005. I work my computer to the bone with graphic and web design, my poetic creations I sell, and all my writing endeavors. I keep it maintained, Norton protected, and regularly clean out my files and folders.
• India
26 Aug 10
The computer I have at home is around 4 years old. I use it very rarely and since it was a gift from somebody...I don't even want to replace it. In college I have my own laptop which will be two years old this October. I'm planning to replace this one very soon.
@dollar3235 (2062)
• India
26 Aug 10
I am using my computer for last 10 months. It is still in warranty and its performance is good. Before this computer, I was using my older computer, it was IBM Thinkpad, I liked it very much, I was using that computer from 2002, It was very good computer. However, in a last few years its speed was slowed down considerably but it used to work. I was using Windows 2000 on my older computer and now I have three operating systems on my new computer. I have Windows XP, Windows 7 and Ubuntu on my computer. My computer is one of the most important thing in my life, I can not imagine my life without it.
• United States
26 Aug 10
I have had my computer for 2 years now. It still works good. Was a cheaper gaming computer from cyber power pc. I like it a lot. Still works fast and can play the new games still. Just not the high specs of them but I can play it on normal specs.