Can I upgrade my computer, or should I totally replace it?

[Luvtoride]

Computers are so inexpensive now, why wouldn’t you upgrade an old computer with a new model that has many times the computing/ storage capacity!? I recently bought a new Lenovo laptop for about $400. It is a pleasure and can run anything and everything I want to use.

 

[GenXguy]

Computers are so inexpensive now, why wouldn’t you upgrade an old computer with a new model that has many times the computing/ storage capacity!? I recently bought a new Lenovo laptop for about $400. It is a pleasure and can run anything and everything I want to use

I did calculations on upgrading my very old computer back around the holidays and deemed the upgrade performance was not worth it for a $400 computer, and definitely not a laptop. lol I would have to spend a lot more on a higher end system for the increase to be worth it, and the processor alone cost more than that. I've already upgraded the components that can be upgraded. I'll probably consider again near the end of the year if I have any money left over, the way things are going.

 

[Luvtoride]

I did calculations on upgrading my very old computer back around the holidays and deemed the upgrade performance was not worth it for a $400 computer, and definitely not a laptop. lol I would have to spend a lot more on a higher end system for the increase to be worth it, and the processor alone cost more than that. I've already upgraded the components that can be upgraded. I'll probably consider again near the end of the year if I have any money left over, the way things are going.

GenXguy, the way things are going, I hope we can afford a Texas Instuments calculator…one of the first electronic gadgets I ever got as a teen.

 

[JoeWras]

I did calculations on upgrading my very old computer back around the holidays and deemed the upgrade performance was not worth it for a $400 computer, and definitely not a laptop.

GenXguy doing his part to fight inflation!

 

[jim584672]

I usually upgrade with slightly older refurbished machines. Brand new isn't worth the premium. I update parts here and there.

 

[target2019]

The terms upgrade, update, refresh are loosely applied. Conversation becomes cloudy when the basic terminology is not agreed upon.

I'm at a similar point in time as OP. M$ will not let me update my 2014 Dell XPS to the new OS. Yes, I know the reasons to push that. But I'm not a follower. I refreshed the machine a few years ago, and the performance is all that I need.

So I am giving serious thought to dual-install Linux on my hardware. Some will continue to criticize decisions like that. "A new machine is better, more reliable, and so on." I place great value on this machine, because it is paid for and does EVERYTHING I require. I don't really intend to debate on that point.

A 2nd option is to buy a worthy notebook that I'll use with Linux. So, interactions that require the best security around will be done on that machine. Win 10 will standby for occasional use when I can't carry out a task on the Linux buddy.

 

[jim584672]

The terms upgrade, update, refresh are loosely applied. Conversation becomes cloudy when the basic terminology is not agreed upon.

I'm at a similar point in time as OP. M$ will not let me update my 2014 Dell XPS to the new OS. Yes, I know the reasons to push that. But I'm not a follower. I refreshed the machine a few years ago, and the performance is all that I need.

So I am giving serious thought to dual-install Linux on my hardware. Some will continue to criticize decisions like that. "A new machine is better, more reliable, and so on." I place great value on this machine, because it is paid for and does EVERYTHING I require. I don't really intend to debate on that point.

A 2nd option is to buy a worthy notebook that I'll use with Linux. So, interactions that require the best security around will be done on that machine. Win 10 will standby for occasional use when I can't carry out a task on the Linux buddy.

You can run Win 11 on "unapproved" machines, so that is an option. If you run Linux you can run Win 11 in a Virtual machine like Virtualbox or QEMU (more performant, but for advanced users).

 

[Davidhelp]

Here are steps to repair Windows without worry about losing your personal files. The two
DISM /online /Cleanup-image / restorehealth and sfc /scannow will replace files corrupted or missing.
Read all the steps before starting. Takes less then 10 minutes.

You can use DISM to check if you have the updated files and once you do to repair.

Right click on the Start button (Flag icon) and click on Search. Type: cmd
Right click on Command Prompt and click on Run as administrator

Checks if system image has any problems by typing the press the Enter key:
DISM /online /Cleanup-image / checkhealth

Or this that checks if system file cache is up to date and not corrupted:
DISM /online /Cleanup-image / scanhealth

If problems show up you type and this will fix the problems:
DISM /online /Cleanup-image / restorehealth

Start out with restorehealth as you can bypass the other steps.

 

[Koolau]

Computers are so inexpensive now, why wouldn’t you upgrade an old computer with a new model that has many times the computing/ storage capacity!? I recently bought a new Lenovo laptop for about $400. It is a pleasure and can run anything and everything I want to use.

I'd like to keep my old obsolete Mac running as a back-up and to let DW have something to play games on. Unfortunately, Apple basically said it's a lost cause and they don't support it any more. Many of the things I used to do on it no longer w*rk. Norton says the antivirus no longer w*rks on it either.