Don't get me wrong. I've only had a couple of laptops die ever. I just don't invest anything extra in them after a couple of years. It just makes more sense to save your money and get another better one than it does to pour a bunch on money into a laptop that is well past it's prime. Brian On 10/10/2014 10:38 AM, techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote: > > > My mileage has been much better > > > > > > > On 2014-10-10 12:23, Brian Cluff wrote: >> I always figure that a laptop is good for about 2 years. Anything you >> get beyond that are bonus years, but I certainly wouldn't put much >> money/effort into repairing a laptop after the 2 year mark. >> >> That being said, I usually get more than 2 years out of my laptops, >> but I baby them, so they have really easy lives, but I still wouldn't >> put much into any of them except the one that is under 2 years old. >> >> Brian >> >> On 10/10/2014 09:42 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> it is a 3 year old compaq. not that old! >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:39 AM, >> > wrote: >>> >>> How old is the laptop and what brand? >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014-10-10 11:35, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:14 AM, >> > wrote: >>> >>> My question is what is the computer used for? Are you >>> using it >>> for your Linux from scratch project? >>> >>> >>> Well.... what happened is I was using my laptop as my main >>> computer >>> (which I have since learned is BAD); I was running everything >>> through >>> it. Then the card reader didn't work. No problem, I rarely >>> use that >>> feature anyways and I got a USB Multicard Reader/Writer. Then >>> certain >>> keys started not working (and things were progressively getting >>> worse). No problem, I got a USB keyboard/mouse. Then when I >>> was at >>> the airport to go to FL I found the internet switch didn't work. >>> Time >>> to take it to a repair shop. Well, I can still use it for >>> finances >>> until I get it to a shop when I return from Surfside. Then >>> the fan >>> wasn't working. Then I got back from FL and took the computer >>> to a >>> repair shop.... SO I then took my Linux from Scratch computer >>> and >>> turned it into my central computer. This means I'll have to get >>> another computer for Linux from Scratch and start all over with >>> LFS. I >>> told the lady at the repair shop about the fan, the dropping >>> keys, and >>> the internet switch (forgot about the reader). She got back >>> to me >>> yesterday and said that the fan was working just fine and >>> that the >>> keyboard needed to be replaced. I inquired about the internet >>> switch >>> and she said it was a part of the keyboard. I'm now thinking >>> that the >>> card reader is a part of the keyboard too but I don't know. >>> ------------------------------__--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------__--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss