I don't know if you realize it, but my desktop computer dates back to 2009. Since then, I've just added a bit of RAM (24GB), changed a hard disk (to SSD) and found a second-hand RTX3070.
All in all, it cost me 1400€ - for 14 years of existence. It's a Core i7, and allows me to do #MachineLearning, #Blender, music and gaming. 14 years... And it competes with today's PCs...
@metal3d So which was the 3rd laptop ? 🙂
@ekimia at this time it's a Lenovo IdeaPad with rtx3060. It's not the best but I can change the HDD, upgrade ram and it's easy to change the screen and even the mother board. Maybe I made a mistake buying it, but it works very well for months. I only needed to add more RAM.
Only one regret, the screen resolution which is, nowadays, a bit small. I've changed font scaling to gain space.
@metal3d@techlover.eu That's the reason I'll take a desktop over a laptop any day. Mine is also about 10 years old, and all I've done is added RAM (and I use a few external HD)
@metal3d Yeah, we seem to have reached "it does everything you need" for the vast majority of people around then. Certain things can be done faster with crazy numbers of cores and gamers are driving GPUs, but for the rest, a 10 year old PC is perfectly adequate.
Mine is from 2012 and serves me just fine, but unfortunately the motherboard is starting to fail. So it looks like I'll be forced to upgrade in a year or two.
I've had 3 laptops in the meantime, less powerful, which have lasted between 5 and 6 years. I bitterly regret having bought them. So I've decided to put a bit more money into the latest one and make sure :
- repairability
- hardware upgrades
The craziest thing is that it cost me 20% less than a Mac, and it's going to last for years. #Linux helping, of course. I'll never be fooled again by a low price and a tempting design. I'd rather have my ugly, adapted cuckoo clock than a breakable gadget.