Seven years is not long enough.
By Judy Story
@jstory07 (137351)
Roseburg, Oregon
July 23, 2024 11:51pm CST
My laptop that I have had for seven years just split across the top when I started to close it. I called my oldest son and he said it will not work anymore. He told me how to open it up to take the hard drive out. So I did that. I will threw one half away this week and the other half away next week.
I am glad I had two laptops. I got the second one that I am on now when it was on clearance.
My oldest son said laptops are made to last for six or seven years than they quit working or break like mine did.
I was in tears I loved that laptop. I know I am strange. My husband said we can sell one share of our stock and buy another laptop. So we will be doing that. I will look for one in the mean time and go on Senior day to get a discount
I had most of my pictures on that laptop to. But that is ok I can take those pictures again. We want to go back to the zoo and the duck park anyway.
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18 responses
@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul
You're right, seven years is a long time to have a laptop. Some can last longer, and some shorter. It just all depends on how much use it gets and how often it gets opened and closed. Hinges on my laptops broke like after a year because I was taking it to school.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul
@jstory07 At least you had a backup.
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@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jul
My husband cashed out some stocks this morning the money will be in our checking account in two or three days. The one store that has the cheapest laptops has Senior discount day on the first Tuesday of the month so I will wait until than to look at their laptops.
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@RebeccasFarm (88346)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Jul
Can you not retrieve the photos off of the old laptop? Oh my this is terrible.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
24 Jul
Yes, computers definitely have a short shelf life. I figure mine won't last much longer. I hope you get a good bargain on a new one and love it as much as you did your old one. Have a good day.
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@GardenGerty (159754)
• United States
24 Jul
I am not sure how, but the pictures can be recovered from that hard drive.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
24 Jul
Although I have several chromebooks around here, my windows based laptop is toast. Actually, I had one for about 15 years, the other one I don't know how old it is..I was given it as a gift. I will have my son send a windows laptop. Fixing and selling puters is what he is doing for a living.
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@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jul
My oldest son fixes and repairs laptops and anything else you can think of. He does that on the side. He is a Manager full time at a Grocery Store.
@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jul
Me to but I have my back up one that I got on clearance years ago.
@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jul
Me to but I am hoping I can get one on Senior Day the first Tuesday of the month.
@Tampa_girl7 (49864)
• United States
24 Jul
I hope that you find a new one that you like.
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@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jul
I hope so to. They seem to be higher in price now. I got this one on sale.
@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jul
If you have the hard drive you should still have your pictures.
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@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul
Can you get the things you saved on the laptop from the disc? I hope you find a good new one you like,
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@Letranknight2015 (51721)
• Philippines
24 Jul
Im sure you're hard drive is ok, it's the laptop that's broken you can have the files transferred to a new one. Mine is reaching ten years this september and it's showing the signs of aging.sadly, I've been poor at saving money for a new one.
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