ratchet Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 That is when my Dell in home warranty (please, no wise cracks, 11 years of Dells with no trouble) expires. It is 2.8gh Pentium 4, 80g hd with 1g ram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilatedpeoples28 Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 without any upgrades yes that will be very aged by that time. It is hard to predict where technology will be but if it continues to progress as fast as it is now, it is hard to believe wut will be availible then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 of course it won't slow down, so all the apps you currently have running will still have way too much power available. for office work/web browsing you should be good for several years to come. as for gaming, every pc is a dinosaur for the latest games the moment you carry it out of the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 That is when my Dell in home warranty (please, no wise cracks, 11 years of Dells with no trouble) expires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 My personal advice. Never buy extended warranty's, well for most things. Epecially computers. They're the biggest waste of money you can spend on a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted November 10, 2005 CID Share Posted November 10, 2005 i doubt that p4 is 11 years old. i think he just kept buying dells instead of other brands because he is a satisfied cutomer and his most recent purchase was made in august 2k5 with a 3 year warranty and he is wondering how much good that warranty will do him in 2.5 years, wether he will be having dell fix a dinosaur or not. and i say no, will still be a perfectly good comp then, just like a 3 year old comp is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchet Posted November 11, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 11, 2005 I'm not worried at all. In fact, last august I got a four year warranty for $20 after rebate. It was a no brainier not to do it. I was just thinking if something crazy happened after tha,t if I'd need something new to keep up with all that keeps changing so fast. Just threw it out there for discussion, that's all. Oh yeah, I'd probably still be using Win 98 on the 94 pc if my small town hadn't finally offered broadband last year. Up to 5mbs now and we even opened a wal mart, life is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyswhirl Posted November 11, 2005 CID Share Posted November 11, 2005 I am not worried about my Dell either - it is a 300mhz laptop and works great. When I really am feeling frogy I buckle up and use my 366mhz Dell laptop. Also if you purchased it more then 3 weeks ago - it is allready obsolete!! Ever hear of Moores law which states (and has held for the last 20 years) that processor doubles speed every 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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