"Jim" wrote in message
...
nom=de=plume wrote:



Modern computers (e.g., desktop/workstation systems) are so small that
"repairing" them seems impractical most of the time. If a circuit goes,
there is no reasonable repair possible. I've had laptop screens replaced,
but beyond that and drives, it seems like a waste of time. The newest
systems are usually pretty inexpensive and faster/better (notable
exception Vista-based).

Maybe true for you, but most home systems are easily repaired by a
12-year-old at a tiny fraction of the cost of a new system.
Only reason to get a new system is the old is obsolete for your needs.
Or to brag "I've got the latest."

Jim - Okay. Time to call Jim a moron and a liar.



I guess. I tend to use a computer until it so obsolete that it's not worth
fixing. Just updated everything.. laptop/home system/iPhone, so I should be
good to go for a few months.