Poll: How old is your computer? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Rajan Chopra India Local time: 05:54 Member (2008) English to Hindi + ... And if a person has two or more computers.. | Jan 27, 2006 |
....with different ages, what should he mention) | | |
Fabio Scaliti Italy Local time: 02:24 Member (2004) German to Italian + ... Continuous upgrade | Jan 27, 2006 |
Hi everybody, I voted "1-2 years"; I bought mainboard, CPU, RAM, HD and most critical components in October 2004, but since then I have been upgrading the system continuously by replacing the video card, adding 512 MB RAM and an additional hard disk, changing my monitor with a 19" flat-screen (the best investment I could do for my eyes) and many other minor modifications. This way I hope that my PC continues serving me faithfully for the coming 2 years, since it bases o... See more Hi everybody, I voted "1-2 years"; I bought mainboard, CPU, RAM, HD and most critical components in October 2004, but since then I have been upgrading the system continuously by replacing the video card, adding 512 MB RAM and an additional hard disk, changing my monitor with a 19" flat-screen (the best investment I could do for my eyes) and many other minor modifications. This way I hope that my PC continues serving me faithfully for the coming 2 years, since it bases on a 3.2 Ghz Pentium IV. But I believe that constantly investing in this major "work tool" is unavoidable, also because it represents one of the few tax-deductible expenses we have as translators. Bye, Fabio ▲ Collapse | | |
Alicia Casal Argentina Local time: 21:24 English to Spanish + ...
Mine is new. i left the old one as "spare tyre". Alicia | |
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Kirill Semenov Ukraine Local time: 03:24 Member (2004) English to Russian + ...
Fabio Scaliti wrote: I voted "1-2 years" Hi Fabio, Yes, me too, I 've been upgrading my computer since the moment when I first bought it (1996). Changing this or that, so now there is no detail left from that the first configuration which I bought 10 years ago. Anyway, a computer is like a LEGO game: you can change any part of it. So, I selected `1-2 years' option, too - this is the average term, but during the last year I changed my motherboard and videocard, added more RAM, installed a DVD reader/burner, and so on. Is it still my `old' computer? I'm not sure... | | |
More computers / new parts: | Jan 27, 2006 |
langclinic wrote: And if a person has two or more computers with different ages, what should he mention ) I would refer to the newest computer kirill wrote: I 've been upgrading my computer since the moment when I first bought it (1996). Changing this or that, so now there is no detail left from that the first configuration which I bought 10 years ago. Anyway, a computer is like a LEGO game: you can change any part of it. So, I selected `1-2 years' option, too - this is the average term, but during the last year I changed my motherboard and videocard, added more RAM, installed a DVD reader/burner, and so on. Is it still my `old' computer? I'm not sure... I voted brandnew too because I just had my mainboard, RAM, harddrive etc replaced. Wow, it's fast | | |
Sandra C. France Local time: 02:24 English to French + ... upgrades too | Jan 27, 2006 |
my Mac is from 2000, so I chose >4 years, but we've done many upgrades on it, so it's really not the same computer anymore! | | |
regular upgrades | Jan 27, 2006 |
My gaming needs force me to regularly update my computer. The only original component in my PC, other than the case, is the CPU. Everything else is new | |
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Parrot Spain Local time: 02:24 Spanish to English + ...
Marion Schimmelpfennig wrote: I would refer to the newest computer Got me there. I put 3-4 because my main PC is around that age (the motherboard, anyway) but it keeps growing in the way Kirill says. The "spare tyre" - a protable unit - is brand new but will be bound to age faster (rather hard to modify, like portable PCs). | | |
Rebecca Barath United States Local time: 17:24 Member English to Norwegian + ... Happy to say brand new! | Jan 27, 2006 |
I am happy to say mine is brand new! As of Tuesday! I was fighting with a 5++ year old with so many upgrades it wasn't funny! And I finally realized that if I was to be able to continue jamming it full of new stuff I needed to buckle down and call Dell! Getting all the info I needed from my old one was no picnic, since I was advised by my "PC guru" not to load from one unit to the other, quote:" don't bring the old problems to the new one!" So, after 12 hours of cursing and calling my guru... See more I am happy to say mine is brand new! As of Tuesday! I was fighting with a 5++ year old with so many upgrades it wasn't funny! And I finally realized that if I was to be able to continue jamming it full of new stuff I needed to buckle down and call Dell! Getting all the info I needed from my old one was no picnic, since I was advised by my "PC guru" not to load from one unit to the other, quote:" don't bring the old problems to the new one!" So, after 12 hours of cursing and calling my guru it is now up and running. Hubby now has a "spare tire" to play with! ▲ Collapse | | |
Heidi C Local time: 20:24 English to Spanish + ... mine is 3 years old. Not sure I need something newer right now... | Jan 27, 2006 |
... though I could not live without my computer and cannot figure out how we ever managed without them (do I sound old?) and was among the first translators I know who started working with a computer! Nevertheless, I am stuck with "inheriting" my son's computers when they get a new one. The truth is they need more memory and newer systems than I do... So this is my third aquisition! Of course, each upgrade feels great; but also, each time I feel there is a smaller diff... See more ... though I could not live without my computer and cannot figure out how we ever managed without them (do I sound old?) and was among the first translators I know who started working with a computer! Nevertheless, I am stuck with "inheriting" my son's computers when they get a new one. The truth is they need more memory and newer systems than I do... So this is my third aquisition! Of course, each upgrade feels great; but also, each time I feel there is a smaller difference with the computer I had before. Actually, this last change really was almost unnecessary (I can still use the previous one and the only difference is the connection with the Internet, and I think that is due to a configuration error and is not the old computer's fault) And when I use my son's new laptop (which has all my programs installed), there really is no difference... What I would feel would make a difference would be getting a newer monitor! but that is not a new computer... ▲ Collapse | | |
Juan Jacob Mexico Local time: 18:24 French to Spanish + ... Old and brand new. | Jan 27, 2006 |
I've got 7 computers: 1 from 2000 (almost out of order, of course), 3 from 2003, 3 from 2005. Prices going down and technological improvements make us change them every 2/3 years. | |
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Robert Zawadzki (X) Local time: 02:24 English to Polish + ... I chosen the one I work most frequently on when translating... | Jan 27, 2006 |
langclinic wrote: ....with different ages, what should he mention ) ... which happens to be the oldest one at home. Children need more advanced machines to dress dolls and chop these nasty aliens... In fact I use all three computers I have at home. Simply my Trados and dictionaries do not need as much power as Visual Studio, Virtual PC, IIS and all the stuff I use for my IT job. | | |
Prokop Vantuch Czech Republic Local time: 02:24 Member (2005) English to Czech + ...
I've got a good combination - desktop+laptop. Desktop from 2004, laptop from 2005. Definitely the most practical combination. I've also recently bought an external harddisk (250GB) for my laptop. Very good thing, too. Prokop | | |
Angela Dickson (X) United Kingdom Local time: 01:24 French to English + ... George Washington's Axe | Feb 2, 2006 |
[holds up axe] This is George Washington's axe. A few years ago I replaced the handle. More recently I replaced the head. It's George Washington's axe. My computer is like that! And is super-fast and does what I want it to do. | | |