Computer is old
so many of you can tell I know little of computers. It's just a fact. SO. I need a new? one, or can I get a refurbished one? According to what I have been told. Refurbished ones are those that failed ...
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I was always a PC "tower" (desktop), big clunky monitor, wires everywhere, separate keyboard person. I had a very hard time accepting any change. I ran through several desktop PC's over the years. It seems they all lasted, at most 3 years or so and then had to get a new upgraded one, because technology was changing so fast.
Then ... introduce the laptop. I got my first laptop while I still had a working, functioning desktop, but VERY quickly navigated to the laptop and wondered why I hadn't switch long before then!
Laptops give you the freedom to go anywhere, and take up small space, and have as much (or more) power than any desktop I ever owned, maybe even all of them combined together.
I still like an external keyboard though, and use a wireless mouse now. I still do not like touch pads, but I am really enjoying the touch screen, like on my cell phone. With keyboard and touch screen, it's a whole new world.
Add wireless internet, you can take the laptop anywhere, and it a new day indeed!
Old timer, I'm an old timer myself, and not getting younger either! I'm tell you, move to a laptop, get a new one, a decent one, and you won't regret it, once you get familiar with it.
I'm sure you can find a refurbished laptop too. If you are not doing on-line gaming, you'll be fine with one a couple years old. And by the way, I'm on Windows 10 now, and I've not experienced any problems.
Then ... introduce the laptop. I got my first laptop while I still had a working, functioning desktop, but VERY quickly navigated to the laptop and wondered why I hadn't switch long before then!
Laptops give you the freedom to go anywhere, and take up small space, and have as much (or more) power than any desktop I ever owned, maybe even all of them combined together.
I still like an external keyboard though, and use a wireless mouse now. I still do not like touch pads, but I am really enjoying the touch screen, like on my cell phone. With keyboard and touch screen, it's a whole new world.
Add wireless internet, you can take the laptop anywhere, and it a new day indeed!
Old timer, I'm an old timer myself, and not getting younger either! I'm tell you, move to a laptop, get a new one, a decent one, and you won't regret it, once you get familiar with it.
I'm sure you can find a refurbished laptop too. If you are not doing on-line gaming, you'll be fine with one a couple years old. And by the way, I'm on Windows 10 now, and I've not experienced any problems.
