While we're sharing random anecdotes: my last PC (which I inexpertly built, fairly cheaply) lasted about 5 years of heavy use. While waiting for a new one, I us

While we're sharing random anecdotes: my last PC (which I inexpertly built, fairly cheaply) lasted about 5 years of heavy use. While waiting for a new one, I used an old Dell that was lying around which is at least 8 years old, and worked fine. I've seen several people using similarly old PCs.