The Love bug..

Dear Vandana I too belong to your country and do agree that repairing Electronic Items is "dirt cheap" (and wished that repairing or attempting to repair oneself was that cheaper too) I too am passionate, emotionally attached to my computer. It celebrates its 11th birthday this September when I celebrate my 38th Birthday! I migrated from Windows that kept me needing the latest hardware to Ubuntu and Fedora. I do miss Photoshop but then I dont do web-designing anyways. So my computer still remains fine with all those 11year old configs. Even as the loads remain less, the Hard Disk, memory all are still fine. Ah, yes, i changed my Keyboard and the CD ROM devices(now DVD Drives) many times as dust and ants shortened their lifespan. I would recommend you to migrate to Ubuntu - it has Libre Office which is somewhat similar to MS Office and all docs and spreadsheets from MS Office (even the 2007 and 2010) versions open fine. It also supports Skype and many other utilities. For others... I continue with o without repairs (my bike is 13 years old and is maintained well - still gives me 65 kmpl in town, that is a different thing that I rarely drive today) Maybe all this is because I cannot afford new ones

I know the depth of your love ... Once an electronic gadget does not work properly, I would just change it with a new one. Sometimes the new one was not as expensive as the old one, or was not as brilliant as the old one, but I didn't want to get caught with madness.... like swearing over a computer... when it does not follow our orders.

Hi vandana7, for the caring of environment as well as saving money, I always do my best to get all the old appliances repaired if they are worth to be repaired. In case they are really to do so I would send they to the old stuffs collecting center to make a few penny back At least there would be something eh...lol...Also they could be recycled. To be frugal, I learn to be patient and always get expensive items during on sale. Very often I can get what I'm looking for with lower price We have to treat ourselves nicely especially on the item that we are using all the time. I'm more than willing to get a brand new laptop with fast speed and big capability for the convenience and joy working on it. Happy posting

So you say old is gold. But sometimes maintaining an old device will be very costly and will eat our time too. Hence leave emotional bondage with your computer and please change it.

Hi vandana, well you can get repaired the old computer, but i feel it is good to get a good new super fast computer and keep this computer for just other works. My computer is almost 3 years old and now i feel i may get a better computer for my online works and for watching movies. Have a nice day.

Hi friend, you used your system for around 10 years, really it is a great thing, it is the high time to change your system. My system is just a year old, recently i bought it by exchange, just exchange your old system and buy a new one

I can understand your dilemma Vandana.We do become emotionally attached to some gadgets especially when they have served us as donkeys[the poor things].I changed my mixie with a very heavy heart after a long time; there was an exchange offer and I changed it.My gas stove was discarded after 20 years and exchanged[though I still feel I could have clung on to my old one]. But it has been different with my computer. As such there has been a very short life span for my son's laptop but my desktop also has not followed the usual tradition of mine.THe first one was a fiasco and was exchanged after 5 years and the second one was quite good but became very slow and I could not manage it.I bought another new one after 5 years. I did feel bad about it but I bought the same brand again and this gives a weird solace to me.People may find it silly but I feel I have been loyal to the computer.It had to be done . It is high time you changed yours.

Hi aai... I have not ever thrown away or sold my old items used by me. I had one bi-cycle that i rode on my college years. Later when i brought my bike, i donated my cycle to a poor guy. Well, my computer is also not new. Now, i am facing some problems and the major problem is automatic shut down. It turns off automatically. I know it is a problem of windows and i will repair it shortly. Have a nice time.

When I get enough money to replace old gadgets, I do not hesitate, newer models of technological gadgets makes our experiences with it more easy. Makes life easier for us too.

Well, as you know, we're now living in the era of consumerism. In practice, all over the world, the saying applies "disposable." What a waste! Above all computers are the first to be affected by aging and passing capacity factor. Standing behind the technology, in theory, we should change the computer at least once every year! Seems ridiculous to me, what do you think? But talking about your case, I think I understood that your PC is too old, so I think perhaps not worth the effort expend money for repairs. I do not know, nor I want to allow to know your budget money. But if I were you, and above all I could afford it, I would change that computer with a new one.

i start throwing it whenever i feel bored and its time to get a new one,not always,i hate repairing since we cant guarantee for how long its gonna work.its best and also we need to eliminate redudant space always

Well I can totally relate to your attachment to your old computer because I tend to hoard old things myself. But, if it is not anymore helping you to work efficiently I guess you should switch to a new one after all we use computers to make work faster and not to slow it down right? You could still keep the old one someplace in your house as display if you can't bear to part with it.

I am not sure but maybe you could upgrade it? If not, you really need to change your computer since it has been there with you for ten years. Normally, a computer that has a life of ten years is already slow. And the fact that you still love it means that you are really patient LOL :) If you want to keep the computer, I suggest you deleting files that you no longer need. Since your computer has been with you for ten years now, I am sure that it also has ten years worth of data. Delete those from the past, I am sure you could some space back. Happy mylotting.

No. I do not keep my old stuff. I throwedn away my old electronics a long time ago. Now I got everything new :)

okay after reading your discussion, I think you should go for a new one. I know it is dirt cheap for you to have it repaired but it won't be as efficient as a new one, keeping in mind it is 10 years old. So i guess you should a new one. have a good day.