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tucker32
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Joined: February 16, 2009
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From: deep jungle of vargo
|  Posted: 2010-04-22 06:46
Its been one year since i last played dark space my computer had broken down and i lost the meaning to my life. Now i am wel and good yet i mourn the awsome life ib once had and i just noticed something too all my computers die after one year i had a old computer that we fixed up but it only lasted one year and now once again it broke so now im wondering if anyone knows how long a computer last?
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Kenny_Naboo
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From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2010-04-22 06:49
How about buying a new computer this time round?
Old ones don't last....  
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NoBoDx
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Joined: October 14, 2003
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From: Germany / NRW
| Posted: 2010-04-22 07:03
it depends, on the quality of the computer
some cheap computers last only, as long as the warranty lasts.
my old computer (still running) is 6 years old
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Eledore Massis [R33]
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From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2010-04-22 08:19
Depending on how its put together.
Depending how hard you harass the computer.
Depending on how you define "has died" (some people buy a new comp just because the OS is giving them more problems)
In my personal experience i can say we have had computers lasting at least 1 hour to 12 years without dusting.
The cash guys here say a desktop computer must last 3 to 4 years before its economically warranted to replace it.
1U servers at least 12 months
thin clients 2 years
keyboards 2 years
mouse 1 year
TFT monitor 2 years
CRT 6 years (gogo CRT's!)
Co-worker at least 6 months.
Personal i keep Servers for as long as they function.
But my primary workstation usually lasts around a year.
But it doesn't end there i keep them around up to 8 years or less, before considering dumping it or stripping it.
Not that i will use it all those 8 years. i convert them in to usefull things. music rigg, a random server, system-sealing shoebox, spare workstation. etc.
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James 296
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Posts: 141
| Posted: 2010-04-23 01:44
I have CRT that I've had for 8yrs old now going on 9 (it's older then that) and still going strong (gonna start calling it the energizer CRT ) and computer that's atleast 6, had it for 3 and the previous one I got at the sametime as the CRT, it has a agp connector mobo and has a nvidia 5200 g card in it. i run a computer till I start having alot of problems with it, of which this comp is getting ready to come up to bat.
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Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
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From: Austin, Texas
| Posted: 2010-04-23 10:06
Computers do require maintenance.. if you live in a very dusty house especially, you need to crack it open and blow the dust out every 3-6 months.
Failure to do this, will lead to overheating and eventual hardware failure.
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ssj4megaman
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Joined: January 06, 2003
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From: San Diego
| Posted: 2010-04-23 12:44
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On 2010-04-22 06:46, tucker32 wrote:
Its been one year since i last played dark space my computer had broken down and i lost the meaning to my life. Now i am wel and good yet i mourn the awsome life ib once had and i just noticed something too all my computers die after one year i had a old computer that we fixed up but it only lasted one year and now once again it broke so now im wondering if anyone knows how long a computer last?
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thats like asking how long your car will last.....
i mean i know my car will die exactly in 2 years and 3 months exactly....
in other words nobody can answer that question, but old hardware is going to die usually faster than new hardware in general
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James 296
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| Posted: 2010-04-24 21:59
with me it's the software not the hardware, but hey if my computer last 6 years, it's lasted long then the industral average
[ This Message was edited by: James296 on 2010-04-24 21:59 ]
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