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| Thread ID: 119489 | 2011-07-25 10:29:00 | Life of Equipment | johcar (6283) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1219032 | 2011-07-25 13:27:00 | Depends on how and what you use it for. :pf1mobmini: |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1219033 | 2011-07-25 20:06:00 | If the hardware (the individual parts) were in a desktop I'd say 5 years. (not inc HDD) But as it's in a netbook, I'd halve that figure. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1219034 | 2011-07-25 21:08:00 | Put a poll in Johcar 2-3 years tops, especially a laptop as they get a harder life than desktops EDIT +1 Cyabro and pctek |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1219035 | 2011-07-25 21:50:00 | well, my tiny Eeepc is still plodding along - even the original battery. It was one of the first ones around, and still starts easy, doesn't use any oil etc. Maybe that's been helped by never having any M$ in it's repertoire, so it didn't get worn out with virus scans, updates, wandering dogs, or dancing paperclips. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1219036 | 2011-07-25 22:00:00 | well, my tiny Eeepc is still plodding along - even the original battery. It was one of the first ones around, and still starts easy, doesn't use any oil etc. Maybe that's been helped by never having any M$ in it's repertoire, so it didn't get worn out with virus scans, updates, wandering dogs, or dancing paperclips. ;) It hasnt lived then. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1219037 | 2011-07-25 23:45:00 | Theres another thread here somewhere where this came up recently, thought someone quoted from somewhere that it's 3-7 years for pc's. If it's failure is not due to wear and tear or abuse I would expect at least 3 years myself. Warranties never cover for user damage anyway. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1219038 | 2011-07-25 23:48:00 | From Consumer: Computers Economic life: 3-7 years. Life expectancy: 5 years (but if you keep up with software releases, your computer may be obsolete much sooner). Repair: Power supply. Consider an upgrade if motherboard, hard drive or monitor fail. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1219039 | 2011-07-26 00:13:00 | I would say 5 years in normal domestic usage, and the CGA will be very applicable as it often overrules written warranties with plain commonsense. Obsolescence due to market forces is not an excuse for not honouring warranty terms or avoiding compliance with the CGA. Each case is taken on its merits so a lawnmower bought for home use but used by a family member to mow local lawns to make pocketmoney would have a much shorter period under CGA protection tha one used solely for your own lawns. Your potential outcomes will depend on your specific usage, i.e how hard you hammered the hardware. If the keyboard has failed and half the letters are worn off you might be whistling dixie. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1219040 | 2011-07-26 00:55:00 | I'm more interested in for how long people think the hardware should be usable... Disregarding the battery I would say four years but it really depends on usage. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1219041 | 2011-07-26 04:54:00 | I think I have a pending 'discussion' with a shop (which will remain nameless for now) over the amount of time it would be reasonably be expected that a netbook should last (what a reasonable person would consider a 'normal' lifetime for one of these units should be). This will be a CGA discussion, if it gets that far... The unit in question is an Asus EeePC. How long do you reckon? :pf1mobmini: Having read the above, what is your thinking? 5 years seems right these days. |
Cicero (40) | ||
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