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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
1219022	2011-07-25 10:29:00	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:	johcar (6283)
1219023	2011-07-25 10:32:00	to be honest, for what you are paying for them and the many many features their have I would say not much more then the warranty. It is a cheap computer.	plod (107)
1219024	2011-07-25 10:34:00	Ok. But a couple of years ago they were not cheap computers... Not like they are now... :pf1mobmini:	johcar (6283)
1219025	2011-07-25 10:36:00	Ok. But a couple of years ago they were not cheap computers... Not like they are now... :pf1mobmini: Quite correct, but a couple of years ago their still were cheaper then the alternative. Especially if you are talking about the first one with 7inch screen	plod (107)
1219026	2011-07-25 10:38:00	10.1 inch. Top of the range at the time. XP. :pf1mobmini:	johcar (6283)
1219027	2011-07-25 10:41:00	2 years.	somebody (208)
1219028	2011-07-25 10:47:00	ditto	andrew93 (249)
1219029	2011-07-25 11:49:00	I would expect it to be obsolete in two years, hardware wise it should last at least 5 years.	DeSade (984)
1219030	2011-07-25 12:18:00	You can always be certain that technological obsolescence will kick in MUCH earlier than the death of the hardware. It's probably obsolete as soon as you've parted with your hard-earned (much like the sets of Britannica and World Book encyclopaedias - now I'm showing my age!!!). I'm more interested in for how long people think the hardware should be usable...	johcar (6283)
1219031	2011-07-25 12:55:00	3-4 Years.	xyz823 (13649)
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