{"id":1596,"date":"2012-04-20T12:20:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T12:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clydelettsome.com\/blog\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2019-06-03T20:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T20:44:52","slug":"when-does-it-make-sense-to-repair-a-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clydelettsome.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/20\/when-does-it-make-sense-to-repair-a-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"When Does It Make Sense To Repair A Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nPamay B.:<\/strong>
\nI find, that after a few years of using a laptop, the motherboard fries, something overheats, or something happens to make it useless (I use my laptops a lot). As a result, I have a “laptop graveyard.” I am noticing that my current laptop is overheating and forsee another laptop death in my near future. Would it make sense to try to repair an old one \u2013 if it is the matter of replacing a faulty motherboard or hard drive? Or is it better to buy a new one entirely (and if so which do you recommend)? What is the most cost effective choice?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Clyde<\/a><\/td>\nAnswer:<\/strong> Great Question!!! When it comes to computers Moore\u2019s law rules! According to Moore’s, the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubles every 2 years. Based on this, if you were to purchase a computer today, in 2 years a computer for the same price will most likely be able to process 2x the amount of data in the same amount of time. Given this, an unused computer that is 2 years old in my opinion would be worth half the price. So $1000 computer today would be $500 in 2 years. You indicated that your computer is not unused, in fact heavily used. Therefore, I would remove another 20-30% for heavy usage brining that $1000 laptop to about $400-$350 after 2 years. In this case, if the repair is more than $350 would not do the repair.<\/p>\n

I do not recommend one brand over another. Consumer Reports<\/a> however do have their recommendations. The only advise I would add to their ratings is this. Buy computers based on your needs. Match your needs to the computer specifications.<\/p>\n

Good Luck!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Pamay B.: I find, that after a few years of using a laptop, the motherboard fries, something overheats, or something happens to make it useless (I use my laptops a lot). As a result, I have a “laptop graveyard.” I am noticing that my current laptop is overheating and forsee another laptop death in my … <\/p>\n

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