Hi folks, I'm curious what you all consider a reasonable lifespan for a laptop. Personally, I bought my one and only Dell I4000 about 4 years ago. Within weeks, the battery deteriorated beyond use, as did the DVD drive.
A few months after that was repaired, the hinges on the screen came apart, and the display became a true peripheral :) Anyway, that was all repaired while in warranty, but within a few months of the warranty expiring, the battery again became useless, and shortly afterwards, the DVD drive died. So I cant make any alterations to my OS that might require say, and emergency boot CD. Is this normal for laptop parts? Everything else is fine, (Actually, the speakers blew within a week of owning the laptop.) but I want to know what to look out for when choosing a new model. Kind Regards, Jarlath
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