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re: What is the longest lasting desktop computer you owned?
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:17 am to cgrand
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:17 am to cgrand
dude a modern webpage with all the fancy gizmos loads like 5 megs of JavaScript and takes like 100 megs of memory, ain’t no way some of these answers make sense unless people are just playing minesweeper
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Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:30 am to BulldogXero
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The custom built PC I am writing this post on was originally built in 2012. That
I typically build my PCs, and just upgrade components when necessary. I’ve got an AMD bulldozer that I use for playing with old systems in VirtualBox.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:39 am to Geekboy
It’s interesting that several people in this thread have desktops that are functional after 10+ years. I think that’s a statement about the rate of technology change slowing down.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:40 am to Geekboy
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:46 am to NPComb
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2012 iMac. Zero issues. I’m thinking about putting in an SSD.
Same here for me. Best and longest computer I've ever owned. Upgraded the RAM a long time ago, but the perfect at home/surfing the internet computer with no real reason to replace it.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:18 am to Geekboy
AST bought at an AST auction in 1993. I had to install a hardrive into it. Those were the Cadillacs of PC at the time.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:21 am to Geekboy
I have a Toshiba laptop running Vista that I power up every now and then to pull some older data.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 10:11 am to Blutarsky
2006 Dell
Still use it every day
Still use it every day
Posted on 12/30/22 at 10:39 am to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 12/30/22 at 10:44 am to Geekboy
ive never owned a desktop but a 2011 macbook pro lasted me about ten yearas
Posted on 12/30/22 at 10:46 am to Geekboy
Commodore 64 is still purring like a cat.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 10:47 am to threedog79
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My parents had a Gateway that would NOT die.
Speaking of Gateway, I found my old printed receipt I had for my first real desktop machine I bought back in July 2000. It's hilarious to see what I configured as the top of the line available specs then, and the cost for it. Looks like I made the hard drive SMALLER down to 20g because even though I was using it for graphic design work I didn't think I needed the size!
Back page listed the sweet arse 100MB external zip drive.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 12:50 pm to Geekboy
Lucky Computer - first one I ever owned - 12 years.
This post was edited on 12/30/22 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 12/30/22 at 12:58 pm to Geekboy
I have a desktop at work that is a 2005 Dell and still working. There are many things you can't do on it, but it works good enough for what I need it to do.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 12:59 pm to msudawg1200
My only PC is a 2012 Lenovo laptop running windows 7
Only turn it on for occasional word and excel stuff. Runs fine.
Use ipad for most everyday stuff
Only turn it on for occasional word and excel stuff. Runs fine.
Use ipad for most everyday stuff
Posted on 12/30/22 at 1:01 pm to Geekboy
Got a new HP desktop when I started a job in 2008. Still running fine, although I’ve upgraded its memory and swapped for an SSD along the way.
Single best upgrade I’ve ever done was switching to SSD in all my devices 6-8 years ago.
Single best upgrade I’ve ever done was switching to SSD in all my devices 6-8 years ago.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 1:06 pm to WWII Collector
Anyone who actually uses tech will take a desktop over a tablet or phone 100% of the time.
Anyone who understands that the internet is more than social media and apps likely still has a desktop where they spend a solid amount of time if they need to actually do anything online
Anyone who understands that the internet is more than social media and apps likely still has a desktop where they spend a solid amount of time if they need to actually do anything online
This post was edited on 12/30/22 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 12/30/22 at 1:17 pm to NPComb
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2012 iMac. Zero issues. I’m thinking about putting in an SSD.
I just put a SSD upgrade kit from OWC and maxed out the RAM in my late 2015 27" imac.
It is literally better and faster than new.
Highly recommend but I don't think a 2012 will be able to get on the latest MacOS.
This post was edited on 12/30/22 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 12/30/22 at 1:26 pm to Geekboy
I had a desktop as a kid that worked consistently from 1990 to 2004. It still ran, then, but we had replaced it with something slightly more upgraded, lol.
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