How often do you get a new computer?

[undeterred]

[TrogL]

1. never

I keep rebuilding them on an ongoing basis

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. I just built my own this past Thursday.

Much easier than I anticipated.

[Misunderestimator]

3. Well, on average... let's see... I've had 7 computers over the past

20 years (excluding any PCs for work). So, I guess every three years. Last one I bought was this past January.

[Melynn]

4. I have been using the same computer for six years

A Dell Dimension 350 running Pentium II. Still runs pretty good.

I hoping to upgrade next year once I get my finances taken care of.

[progmom]

5. at home, pretty much every 3 years

at work...
sigh...
i seem to kill one or two laptops a year.
and the hard drives get replaced a few times before the whole laptop is pronounced dead.

[lpbk2713]

6. Probably about every three years.

I always build my own. Just put this latest one together about a week ago. I'm still tinkering and fine-tuning it.

[quisp]

7. I've had Frankenboxes since I first started collecting

hardware fifteen years ago. Non-pyschos (people who don't have closet dedicated to a pc boneyard) I would recommend a new machine every 3 -4 years.

[WeRQ4U]

8. I radiate a powerful electro-magnetic field that destroys electronics..

I have to replace them on a regular basis. My Sony Vaio laptop, however, has lasted for the past two years. I just got a new one at work, however. It was about 3 years old.

[youthere]

9. As often as I want to...

GOSH!!

[DS1]

10. I usually stick to a 6 to 8 times speed increase

So around 4 to 5 years.

Depending on money.

I'd love one of those new dual-core Athlon 64s, but my machine works fine as it is, so I'll save the money for when I need it for something more important.

And I build my own, so I have upgraded things like the IDE controllers and new Hard Drives. Still running a gForce3 (original spec) with zero gaming issues. But then, I don't play hardly any games anymore.

[ET Awful]

12. I've been considering one of the dual-cores myself.

I have a socket 939 mobo already, so upgrading to the dual-core would be a simple upgrade (I'd have to reinstall XP to take full advantage though).

[ET Awful]

11. Depends.

I usually don't replace the whole computer. I replace bits and pieces (CPU, Motherboard, etc.).

I'm about due for another CPU upgrade, but have plenty of memory, hard drive space, etc.

I may consider picking up a new CPU in the next few weeks.

[no name no slogan]

13. never/constantly

I'm a nerd and keep upgrading/fixing as I need to.

The last time I got a new motherboard and processor was last year. However, I did salvage stuff from my old machine before I built the current beast. Before that, the last time I upgraded processors was 1999. However, I continually upgrade audio/video, storage space and RAM as I can.

My office looks a bit like Dr. Frankenstein's lab because of this.