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1 minute ago, JungleOreo said:

Okay, thank you all, so I hope I will get at least 5 years of satisfaction, I actually have my PC which is powerful, but I need laptop for school using and it has that Pentium CPU, but I think, that internet browsing, using Spotify and watching YouTube won't make it less than 5 years. Thank you all.

If you're doing that, taking good care of it (not getting it wet, spilling stuff on it, dropping it, throwing it on your bed and letting it heat up for hours, holding it by the screen and carrying it, crushing it with textbooks, etc), I expect at least 4 years (outside of some unusual hardware failure). If you're really worried, get an extended warranty. 

 

Cheers friend and good luck!

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8 minutes ago, JungleOreo said:

Well, my laptop - Acer Swift 1 - looks like it has quality build. Take a look, it is the newer model with alluminum body and small 13.3 inches display. Cool notebook, maybe considerable as ultrabook.

Just took a look! It looks quite pretty! Again, in my experience computers (especially laptops) get about 5 years before some sort of failure or battery issue. With that machine, I do not believe that the battery is (easily or user) removable. Therefore, once that battery dies, you'll have to keep it plugged in constantly. 

 

The only way to really "break" that 5 year life span is to get a desktop with top of the line specs (and a good PSU especially), treat it right with voltages and temperatures and hope for the best. 

 

EDIT: the best way to break 5 years is to get NEW server components. Those things are designed around a 24/7 operational life under high load. xD

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Okay, thank you all, so I hope I will get at least 5 years of satisfaction, I actually have my PC which is powerful, but I need laptop for school using and it has that Pentium CPU, but I think, that internet browsing, using Spotify and watching YouTube won't make it less than 5 years. Thank you all.

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1 minute ago, JungleOreo said:

Okay, thank you all, so I hope I will get at least 5 years of satisfaction, I actually have my PC which is powerful, but I need laptop for school using and it has that Pentium CPU, but I think, that internet browsing, using Spotify and watching YouTube won't make it less than 5 years. Thank you all.

If you're doing that, taking good care of it (not getting it wet, spilling stuff on it, dropping it, throwing it on your bed and letting it heat up for hours, holding it by the screen and carrying it, crushing it with textbooks, etc), I expect at least 4 years (outside of some unusual hardware failure). If you're really worried, get an extended warranty. 

 

Cheers friend and good luck!

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4 minutes ago, JungleOreo said:

Okay, thank you all, so I hope I will get at least 5 years of satisfaction, I actually have my PC which is powerful, but I need laptop for school using and it has that Pentium CPU, but I think, that internet browsing, using Spotify and watching YouTube won't make it less than 5 years. Thank you all.

If you can afford it, putting an SSD(new or otherwise) into it might help a lot.

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Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

If you can afford it, putting an SSD(new or otherwise) into it might help a lot.

There is actually a little bit more expensive version which includes a SSD, I might get it.

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8 hours ago, CrippledROBOT said:

I'll admit that I've actually dropped an old FX 6100 chip on the floor of our IT room and the pins were so ****** that repair was effectively a waste of time, especially given the cost of one of those CPUs. The pins were so bent from a 5 foot fall that using tools to restand them actually made them loose. :o

i havent had it happen to me at least

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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