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Originally Posted by jebartle
What is the average life of a laptop vs. desktop?
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You can figure 3 years for a lap top and 4 for a desktop. This is what the company that I worked for used as a refresh period for over 1500 lap tops and over 2000 desktops. Now the lap tops will also depend a lot on the usage. Using an external keyboard will add life. Things like how often the unit is opened and closed will also have an impact. Parts for lap tops start to get harder to find even from the manufacturer at about the 3 year mark. The technology changes and the companies want you to buy new.
Also with Windows 8 if you want touch screen you are looking at about $200.00 added to the cost but that is starting to come down.
Another thing to ask yourself is do you really need a lap top? Do you travel and take the computer with you? Lap tops have their place but in my opinion will never totally replace the desktop. Also with a desktop you can get a much larger screen or even two or more screens.
What people do with computers today is far different from just a few years ago. Many people just surf the net and do some e-mails and a tablet will suite them just fine. Gone are the days when everyone had to have a word processing program, spreadsheet program etc.
VG