Comments on: Why a Five Year Old Computer Is Slower Than a New Computer

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:40:07 +0000

I usually keep my computer for 3 years. After this time, I find that the maintenance is too expensive for a 3 year old computer. I’d rather put the money into a new PC.

By: ComputerTooSlow_Dominic

ComputerTooSlow_Dominic — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:07:20 +0000

Good article. I think it really depends on what you use the computer for and how nice of a computer you bought 5 years ago. I am still using a 5 year old laptop, but it was a very nice and expensive laptop 5 years ago. Also, I had to upgrade the ram to keep it up with the times. However, my cheap $500 4 year old dell desktop has long been unusable since it was lower quality and since I use it for more than my laptop.

By: Horselover_Fat

Horselover_Fat — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:07:02 +0000

I am currently running a 11 year old ‘frankenputer’ which i have assembled over time with bits and pieces given to me by numerous sources. I run primarily LinuxMint7 on a pIII (in the old pII slot of a dell t750r, 512 mb ram, radeon 7500 video card and 120 mb hdd space (3 drives total). Linux is DESIGNED to run well on old iron, using resources intelligently, and doesnt require constant hardware upgrades just to check one’s email. Whilst I have an XP partition, I only use it for a few legacy devices, and defragging my ntfs and fat volumes. The industry behind Windows and the hardware manufacturers is bigger, fatter, more bloat, un-neccesary features, the list is never-ending. There is no need to constantly upgrade, just compute SMARTER.
There is more on my mind, but I have company.

By: Walter

Walter — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:02:39 +0000

I think five year is enough although I’m currently using a 8year old plus computer. It depends upon what you are using it for. Mine is for word processing and internet.

By: abby stokes

abby stokes — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:36:07 +0000

Sadly five years, or older, with a computer and the right place to call is the Smithsonian instead of tech support. ‘Tis the nature of space and speed – the two elements that determine the life of a computer.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:58:07 +0000

Thanks so much for this article! It couldn’t have come at a better time. My 6 year old computer runs very slowly, so much so that I saw no difference when upgrading from DLS to FIOS.

Time for a new toy.

By: 10 Downsides | Aging Computer

10 Downsides | Aging Computer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:49:48 +0000

[...] in Computers, Software, Windows Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.An increasingly common question is how long to stick with an aging computer? Frequently it becomes a question of continuing to use an older computer that “sort of” meets your needs, or upgrading to a new computer with its many potential benefits. Having the budget to buy a new computer is a key starting point. Transferring documents, data, programs, favorites/bookmarks and settings are other considerations for a computer migration. As part of the keep it or replace it question this post will examine Ten Downsides of an aging computer system. Also be sure to see my tech tip on Why a Five Year Old Computer Is Slower Than a New Computer, [...]