I can usually milk my laptops for about 4 years. I am on my 3rd year on my HP unit, never a problem. But I think I am going to get a replacement in the next 2 months or so, while I can still get one with XP Pro (drivers) and Vista downgrade (triple boot, Ubuntu, XP and Vista, if I can. Otherwise Linux and XP boot). I have been toying with getting a Mac Book Pro and installing VMWare Fusion on it for the addition OS options. We will see. It is nice to have options.
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NF] Acer vs AVG > > I am on mine all day, every day and it makes sense to upgrade every > year, > plus it's a write-off. > > John Harvey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Peter Cushing > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Acer vs AVG > > John wrote: > > I'm using my 4th Acer notebook right now. I had a hard disk crash two > years > > ago, but that can happen on any of them. I upgrade every August, on > taxfree > > day, and give the old one to my wife or one of the kids. > I think a laptop should last about 4 to 5 years, by which time the > hardware will be out of date. Every year seems a little bit soon to > me, > although your wife/kids are getting some benefit from the old ones. > Maybe you have too many kids :-) > > Peter > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > ------------ > > This communication and the information it contains is intended for the > person or organisation to whom it is addressed.Its contents are > confidential > and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure > of any > of it may be unlawful.If you have received this message in error, > please > notify us immediately by telephone or email. > > > While Rajan Imports has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise > the > risk of virus transmission through email, we cannot accept liability > for any > damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. > It is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that they have > adequate > virus protection. > > www.rajan-group.co.uk > > Rajan Imports Ltd > Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. Tel:0161 831 3700 > Fax:0161 831 3715 > > London Office:17-19 Foley Street, London W1W 6DW Tel:0207 299 7960 > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
