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My computer was bought at the end of 2012 so it's almost nine years old. It works perfectly fine for the things I do (surf, email, simple spreadsheets . . .). I timed it the other day and I can push the power button and have ER.org up in less than a minute and that includes me typing in the main password to unlock the machine at start-up. I don't figure a new machine getting me here in 30 seconds or less is going to make it worth it for me to upgrade.
However, with Windows 11 coming, I'm wondering how long I can rid this machine. My understanding is that they'll only support Windows 10 through 2025. So of course I have plenty of time. But in the meantime, I'm wondering how old others have gone and still have a useful machine.
Useful to me means that you can get on the internet and perform typical tasks. Not an old machine that you have maintained for a specific purpose - like running Quicken 2000 or some such single use task.
ETA:
I have an i5-3450S (4 core/64 bit) 2.80GHz processor with 16GB ram and a 250GB ssd. I also have a 1TB internal data drive. The thing I really like about my machine is that it has no fan. It was custom built and the case is small but it's aluminum and is basically a heat sink. The thing I would like is to upgrade the graphics to 4K but I can't really say it's worth it for what I use the machine for (no photo editing or video/movie watching).
However, with Windows 11 coming, I'm wondering how long I can rid this machine. My understanding is that they'll only support Windows 10 through 2025. So of course I have plenty of time. But in the meantime, I'm wondering how old others have gone and still have a useful machine.
Useful to me means that you can get on the internet and perform typical tasks. Not an old machine that you have maintained for a specific purpose - like running Quicken 2000 or some such single use task.
ETA:
I have an i5-3450S (4 core/64 bit) 2.80GHz processor with 16GB ram and a 250GB ssd. I also have a 1TB internal data drive. The thing I really like about my machine is that it has no fan. It was custom built and the case is small but it's aluminum and is basically a heat sink. The thing I would like is to upgrade the graphics to 4K but I can't really say it's worth it for what I use the machine for (no photo editing or video/movie watching).
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