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> "that he is pulling up on 5 year old hardware?" is a 5 year old computer old?
by kome 6y ago
> "that he is pulling up on 5 year old hardware?"
is a 5 year old computer old?
- JKCalhoun 6y agoWell there have been 5 major OS releases on said 5 year old computer. So in OS-years, yes, the computer is old. ;-)
- coldtea 6y agoPersonal computing has existed since say 1977. Viable personal computing since 1981. GUI personal computing for the masses since 1993 or so. That's 40 years with a conservative estimate. 5 years is 12.5% of the history of personal computing. So kinda yes.
- anthk 6y agoNo.
- Andrex 6y agoI would say it's exiting middle age.
- falcolas 6y agoConsumer silicon components have an predicted life span of 5-7 years†. This life span gets lower the smaller we go with chip technology. So, yes, a 5 year old computer is near retirement age. † https://c3.nasa.gov/dashlink/static/media/other/ObservedFailures37.html https://c3.nasa.gov/dashlink/static/media/other/ObservedFail...
- timw4mail 6y agoThat's a pretty lousy estimated lifetime. If that is truly the case, it feels like planned obsolsense, as the rate of improvement in computing power has drastically slowed.
- falcolas 6y agoI figure it's a tradeoff. Speed and cost vs. lifespan. (Effectively) Irreplacable batteries already limit the lifespan of many consumer devices to 3-4 years, so why limit the capabilities of the hardware to get a few years that won't be usable anyways… is how I imagine those conversations going.
- anthk 6y agoI am still using an AMD Turion era laptop, commenting to this thread from it.
- approxim8ion 6y agoIt shouldn't be considered old at all. Using a 5-year old laptop right now, and I don't see much that needs upgrading.
- hanche 6y agoNot even the battery? I have a 2015 macbook pro, and battery health is at 78%. It probably has another year in it, maybe two, if I am lucky.
- approxim8ion 6y agoThat's fair. Battery has never been great on this laptop, but certainly the health has significantly gone down. I guess I rarely notice because I don't really leave the house with it.