Depending on what you do and what you really need, old systems might well enough be sufficient. If your work is done on remote systems, you need very little. An

Depending on what you do and what you really need, old systems might well enough be sufficient. If your work is done on remote systems, you need very little. And if the "very old" thing has a SSD, enough RAM and a GPU that's supported enough to play full HD video, even more daily tasks that aren't high performance computing (3D modeling, gaming, ML, compiling Rust) are on table, too. Where old systems fail often aren't directly tied to raw power. Better trackpads. Battery usage (both due to old batteries and better power management). The ability to drive modern displays so that your Times New Roman has smoother outlines. Laptop screens, on average (high-end older systems might have better ones than "prosumer" ones from the 2020s).