Comment by scrapheap

3 days ago

Well I know the CPU in my laptop is already over 10 years old and still works good enough for everything I do.

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forinti  3 days ago

My daily drivers at home are an i3-540 and and Athlon II X4. Every time something breaks down, I find it much cheaper to just buy a new part than to buy a whole new kit with motherboard/CPU/RAM.

I'm a sysadmin, so I only really need to log into other computers, but I can watch videos, browse the web, and do some programming on them just fine. Best ROI ever.

  • hiq  3 days ago

    > I can watch videos

    Can you watch H.265 videos? That's the one limitation I regularly hit on my computer (that I got for free from some company, is pretty old, but is otherwise good enough that I don't think I'll replace it until it breaks). I don't think I can play videos recorded on modern iPhones.

    • forinti  3 days ago

      Yes, they play just fine with Gnome Videos or VLC. Both machines have a GeForce GT 710 on them.