Mary-san - Ch. 131

[MangaDex]

 

[jackjack9]

Mary-san is better with phones

 

[asdfgh1111]

My backup PC is a used Thinkpad from 2010 that I got for $30. Most PC's can last that long if you just take care of them.

 

[Yamato06]

My backup PC is a used Thinkpad from 2010 that I got for $30. Most PC's can last that long if you just take care of them.

How in the actual hell is that possible, wouldn't the hardware be too old and you need to refurbish it?

 

[asdfgh1111]

How in the actual hell is that possible, wouldn't the hardware be too old and you need to refurbish it?

>Most PC's can last that long if you just take care of them
Okay maybe not most PC's, I'd forgotten how bad modern laptops had gotten in terms of longevity, modern laptops just die faster but if it's a PC you built yourself or a prebuilt, maintenance/replacements/repairs become a lot easier.

For my laptop, I keep the load on it light and it's still running Win7 (might move over to a lighter weight Linux distro). I only use it for watching videos before going to sleep or occasionally using it to help resetup my main PC if something goes wrong with it. it's hooked up to a monitor in my bedroom, I never move it other than to clean it (once every 2-4 months). I replaced the thermal compound when I first got it, the only components I've replaced are the HDD (not included),with a 124GB SSD for $14 and RAM (2GB to a whopping 4GB, $12 on ebay), though I might need to replace a fan and the battery has been dead for as long as I've had it.

I made a similar setup's for my grandma and niece around 2014 with a Thinkpad T61 (from 2007 for $40) and T410 (from 2010 for $120), my grandma only ever used it for E-mail, facebook, and looking up recipes online. I had two SSD's with a freash Windows install on it for both of them, so if either of them ever had a problem or if more than a year had passed I could just swap it out and move any of their important files over. The overall cost for grandma's setup was around $85 (laptop +$40, RAM +$15, two SSD's +$30) and It never took more than 10 minutes to fix any problem she was having.

Old Thinkpads were very, very well built, sadly the newer ones just aren't what they use to be but should still last awhile. Although if anyone wants to try my main advice is replace the thermal compound and avoid third party chargers like they're the fucking plague. Also older ThinkCentre PC's are a good low-budget option (on eBay for $40-50 last I checked) if all you need is a box that connects to the internet.

 

[olivetho]

if you wanna get a pc that'll last you for 10 years, just massively future proof it: buy 64 gigs of dual channel ram, a ryzen 5950x, a 7800xtx (nvidia is probably better on paper but that's still way too expensive), and a 2TB m.2 SSD from a reputable brand (e.g. crucial) as your boot drive.
you won't feel the need tp upgrade for years, especially if you're not the type to only play shiny new triple A games and instead play the same select few games for hundreds (or even thousands) of hours. I'm still running an 8 year old GPU (GTX 10-series my beloved), but because i tend to stick to indie/potato-optimised games (factorio, ultrakill, tf2, trackmania, etc.) i still have yet to feel the need to upgrade it (though that might change soon seeing as I've had my eye on helldivers 2 for a while now).

My backup PC is a used Thinkpad from 2010 that I got for $30. Most PC's can last that long if you just take care of them.

akshually that's a laptop, not a pc. ☝️🤓

 

[asdfgh1111]

akshually that's a laptop, not a pc. ☝️🤓

akshually a laptop is a personal computing device. ☝️🤓 Get bullied nerd.

 

[MondSemmel]

Thanks for the chapter!

Typos & edit suggestions: @LazyDust

• shrine of telephone -> shrine of IT, shrine of telecommunications (?)
• she use to be -> she used to be
• A PC is up to usage. -> How long a PC lasts depends on usage.

 

[AncientWatcher]

Luck, the quality of the parts, and other factors can also determine a PC's life. Poor quality or damaged parts can reduce a PC's lifespan, as can issues in the building or local power grid.

 

[arcsalvo]

An important thing people forget about PC's is data backups. Backing important stuff up to a cloud and maybe even an external physical disk every so often is vital for making sure you have your important data on hand. Hard drives (including SSD's) eventually fail, and some as early as 5 years.

There's also the chance of having to wipe your Windows / Linux / etc. installation and reinstall it if things go horribly wrong, and having important data backed up is essential then. Windows gives you some free OneDrive space if you register an account with them and link a Windows key. A Gmail / Google account gives you Google Drive, and there's always DropBox, although that gives you the least amount of storage for free.

Also note that the power supply will eventually fail as well, and that's another component that might fry your system and make you glad you backed up your data. Last but not least, don't forget that your OS has to be kept up to date, particularly with security patches, and that when it goes out of support (like Windows 7 and earlier already are and Windows 10 will be next year) you have to upgrade to a new OS that DOES have security updates.

If you can't upgrade to Windows 11, there's always flavors of Ubuntu around, like Kubuntu or LInux Mint with Cinnamon that aren't hard to learn for people coming from Windows.

People in these comments are talking about old hardware that still works 10 years later, and while that's impressive, if the OS on that hardware doesn't have the latest security updates, they shouldn't be connected to the internet, otherwise they're easy targets for hacking and your data on there will be easy to compromise.