My present desktop computer has lasted longer than any I've owned (knock wood). Two years has been the lifespan of my others, I think in part because of no air conditioning and all the gravel-road-dust that came in our open windows. Perhaps now that we've changed all that, my computers will all have longer life-spans.
Dell always has remarkable deals this time of year, but I just can't believe how low the prices are these days. $279 for a new desktop with 320 GB hard drive? Unbelievable! Check it out HERE. (No, this isn't a paid advertisement; I'm sure other brands have equally good deals.)
I think we paid almost $1,000 for our first computer with a six GB hard drive.
I would go ahead and buy myself a new computer right now just because it's hard to pass up a bargain, but my desktop does everything I want. I can't think of a single excuse to get another. Besides, I'm hoping this one lasts until they replace Vista with something better.
Ha ha we paid almost #2000.00 for our first one with 4 gb hard drive. I noticed how cold it is up your way burrrr. Helen
ReplyDeleteI felt the way you do about Vista... until I was forced to get a new laptop and it came with Vista, now I actually like it. It's stable, it's pretty. I don't know if I would like it if I was running minimum specs, but with 4 gb of Ram, a decent harddrive and 64bit vista, my machine just screams along even with all the 'eye candy' turned on. Vista had a lot of problems 'out of the gate' which is NOT excusable for a major software, but it's come a long way.
ReplyDeleteAll that being said.... I'm really liking what I see of the new Windows 7. It seems like they have fixed a few of the resource hogs in Vista and tightened up. From what I am reading though, under the hood it is still basically vista.
I've been thinking of a new laptop myself. My desktop has lasted almost two years, and it seems to be a good one, so I can't really see buying a new one. But my laptop is older and keeps giving me trouble. I've seen some really good deals on Dell and Acer laptops.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Oh, and I don't want Vista, either!
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