New desktop computer?

covetsthesun wrote:
Disclosure: I am not an early adopter of technology. DH and I have OLD HP Pavilion desktop computers running Vista Home Premium. His is 2009 and mine is 2008. He uses Mozilla's browser and I use Google.

Both computers are still working...a little slow at times, and more and more websites don't support Vista. Recently, we had a GEEK from Best Buy out to clean things up a bit and he told us that we were endangering our private info by not upgrading the newest machines and OS's etc. Said that everytime we logged in to anything we might as well be handing our passwords etc to our neighbors. We are hardwired not WiFi by the way.

The GEEK wanted us to let him find a system for us and he'd bring it out and do the set up...made a point to say he didn't get commission etc.

Are we really in Fire Alarm peril here? I had planned to get new systems later this year... just not right now.

So... Tech ObiWan's do I really need to upgrade systems right now??

thanks
cts

As long as you are using an anti-virus/malware program, keeping it updated, and being watchful of the websites you visit; you are no more vulnerable than others. Make sure you have a backup of anything important to you that is not on the same drive.
Microsoft no longer supports Vista and there maybe issues that will come up that it can't handle, which you will be exposed to.
On the other hand you may be missing out on some content because of compatibility problems but if you are okay with the experience you are receiving that alone is not a reason to update.