how often do you buy a laptop?

[Blackhawk556]

last time i bought a laptop was Aug 2006. I still have the laptop and it works fine but i just want another just because. It has 80gb hard drive but I want at least 320 on my next one. I don't want to get a Mac because I personally thing they rip off the customer on the HARDWARE price. ok but the one reason why I would buy one is to dual boot snow and 7. I would be killing two birds with one stone.

so what about you guys? do you go through your laptops quick or hold on to them for years?

[JDay]

I'm going on 2 years with my current one (HP NC8430). Will probably end up using it for about another year.

[ac427cpe]

3 in the past 5 years. one died, one is a 12" that i run linux on, and the most recent is a 10" netbook. needed a tiny computer with lots of battery life for school.

[BlackViper]

I go through them every other year or so. My current one has a SSD (solid state drive) in it and all I can say is GET ONE on your next setup. It is incredibly fast, incredibly cool & quiet. Mine is a Dell lattitude and is rock solid.

[Prospector]

One is going 5 years and bought one recently.

[blackberg]

i buy another one when I break my current one, been buying slightly used lately instead of new, I average to one a year,
-bb

[professionalcoyotehunter]

I replace it every 2 years.

[skip]

every two years, but reformat back to factory settings every six months to keep it fresh....alt-f11 an acer owners best friend

[sfwdiy]

I usually buy a top-of-the-line Mac laptop, then sell it in about 18 months.

I can usually get about 80% of what I paid for it. Then I just roll that into the cost of a new top-end Mac laptop. Works out to a couple hundred a year to have new equipment all the time. It's like a lease. Macs retain their value really well.

--B

[RudyN]

I will be having a Dell 10V being delivered today to my house. I bought it for my wife and will be the first new computer in 5 years.

[armygunsmith]

About every 2 years is the average. It also depends on what you do. If all you do is send email and upload pictures then 4 to 5 years is good enough. I know of some IT guys who "refresh" their technology every 12 months.

[Rob454]

all three of mine are 8-5-3 years old.

[Blackhawk556]

I go through them every other year or so. My current one has a SSD (solid state drive) in it and all I can say is GET ONE on your next setup. It is incredibly fast, incredibly cool & quiet. Mine is a Dell lattitude and is rock solid.

SSD would be cool but damn those prices. Price is high on SSD and capacity is not that high

[sorensen440]

2 years and normally replace due to it breaking

My screen is starting to act up this week so I think I'm going to start looking

[Technical Ted]

In the last 10 years, the longest I've had a laptop is 3 years and the shortest is 2 years. Current laptop is 11 months old.