How long have you had your laptop?

@snowy22315 (180770)

United States

March 21, 2022 1:09pm CST

The laptop I use everyday I have had for probably close to 10 years. It is so old it still has win 8.1 on it. It has it's problems, but is still quite reliable. It is an Acer Aspire and is the best computer I have ever had. It was a touchscreen, but that feature doesn't work anymore. I do have a back up laptop here plus a chromebook, but I won't put them into play unless I have to. So far so good with old reliable!

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Zhang jing xuan

@zhangxueying (3342)

• China

22 Mar 22

My computer is HP. It has been 10 years and I haven't used it for 5 years.It's super slow now. So now I use my mobile phone to surf the Internet

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Might want to run a virus scan

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Might want to run a virus scan

@kixsh101 (2105)

• Philippines

22 Mar 22

Mine is acer and we've been together for almost eight years now.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Oh a happy couple!

@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Oh a happy couole

@kareng (59176)

• United States

21 Mar 22

I had an Acer years ago and it lasted for about 8 years if I remember correctly. I really liked it.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

Yes, I am sure this one is older than that. It was costly when it was new

@kareng (59176)

• United States

22 Mar 22

@snowy22315 My hubby handed his laptop over and said he is used to his phone so for now we are not buying another laptop.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

@kareng I don't anticipate getting one for awhile.

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@celticeagle (167018)

• Boise, Idaho

22 Mar 22

I have had mine for about three years. Have never had much luck in keeping laptops for the amount of time you have had your Acer. I have had no problem with mine at all until soon after I went ahead and downloaded Windows 11. Mine is an HP and it has a touchscreen also.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Uh Oh, maybe Win 11 isn't ready for primetime.

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@celticeagle (167018)

• Boise, Idaho

22 Mar 22

@snowy22315 .......I wonder.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Mar 22

I was thinking mine as an Acer but when I looked it's an Asus. I've had it a long time. It doesn't work on battery any more but other than that it works well.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

The battery in this is still good.

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@JudyEv (340019)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Mar 22

@Marty1 I am very happy with mine.

@Anqaya (3033)

• United States

22 Mar 22

I'm 19. I had my first laptop at 16. It's a regular black dell. I had my second laptop last year. It's a dell Inspiron 2 in 1 (tab and laptop). Both are very good.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

I used to have a Dell Inspiron.

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@Anqaya (3033)

• United States

23 Mar 22

@snowy22315 Oh nice. Mine is screen touch.

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@youless (112497)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Mar 22

I am not so sure, perhaps it is already 5 years. It is a Dell laptop and it seems to be very duable anyway

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Awesome!

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@dodo19 (47317)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

21 Mar 22

I haven't had a laptop in a while. My last one didn't last as long as I would have liked. Long story short: I wasn't always as careful with it as I should have been.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

Ohh, do you use your phone?

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@dodo19 (47317)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

22 Mar 22

@snowy22315 Yes, I do use my phone. Thankfully, my husband lets me use his desktop as well.

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@kaylachan (69772)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Mar 22

The one I'm typing on, less than a year. It's pretty good.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

It is still pretty new so it should be I guess.

@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

21 Mar 22

I have three laptops. I've got an Acer that's around 15 years old. (I erased the O/S that was in it and installed Puppy Linux. The heading and taskbar take up a LOT of the 10 inch screen, so I don't like using it.) The laptop I use most of the time is around ten years old. I'm still using Win8.1 on it. And the other laptop, around four years old, uses an Android O/S. (It's a bit of a pain in the tush so I rarely use it.)

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

That is another reason I like this laptop 17 inch screen so it works well for me.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

22 Mar 22

@snowy22315 The one I use most has a 15 inch screen. I'm comfortable with that.

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@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

21 Mar 22

Four years and I hope longer?

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

I hope longer too!

@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

21 Mar 22

Acer is pretty good! My last laptop I had for 4 years, my current laptop I just got a few weeks ago and hopefully, I get around the same amount from it or more. I put my laptops to the test with using art programs and video games haha so they are constantly working, but I do take good care of them. My last laptop was perfectly fine, it probably had another year or 2 into it honestly, but a windows update totally crashed it.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

This one refuses to do Windows updates. They are a pain in the butt, but supposedly keeps the puter safe. I run virus scans pretty often though.

@nela13 (58669)

• Portugal

21 Mar 22

I have my laptop for 8 years, it was a little bit expensive but it worth the money as it is still quite good including the battery, it is a Macbook.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

I am sure a MacBook lasts a long time

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@nela13 (58669)

• Portugal

23 Mar 22

@snowy22315 it is very good, my husband use it more than me.

• Indonesia

22 Mar 22

wow, your laptop is very powerful. I also have a laptop but it's not as powerful as yours which you almost used for 10 years. It amazed me

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

22 Mar 22

Yeah, this is a good lappy.

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@RebeccasFarm (89883)

• Arvada, Colorado

21 Mar 22

I have had this present Chromebook for around 2 years, the one before that for 7 years. The Compaq by Presario laptop before those I had for around 12 years.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

That's a long time.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37355)

• Toccoa, Georgia

22 Mar 22

Interesting, my laptop is an 8.1 also.

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

21 Mar 22

Never had a laptop and do not want one either.

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@snowy22315 (180770)

• United States

21 Mar 22

I love a laptop, the ultimate in comfort.

@Shiva49 (26684)

• Singapore

22 Mar 22

I am having a Lenovo laptop for about eight years - Windows 10. It has been repaired a few times. I have another HP laptop running on Windows 7, but having issues now. It is over 12 years in service.

@thelme55 (77082)

• Germany

22 Mar 22

I think I have a Panasonic laptop but I have not used it for years. No more updates. I got it in 2008 for Christmas.

@pitsipeahie (5015)

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22 Mar 22

We have the same laptop, mine's an Acer Aspire too. I had it 2008 and to this date, still working but so slow. I open it everyday just to maintain it and do just some internet browsing.