Well, I bounce around a lot. My newest desktop class machine is the AMD 3900X based machine I built in July when the 3rd gen Ryzens were released. It will be my full time desktop at some point, most probably, when I finish rearranging the rooms. I wanted to move my computer room downstairs to free up the room currently in use to be a guest room (as it’s so close to the bathroom as to almost count as an ensuite.) The problem that cropped up, and that stopped the works, was high levels of radon in the basement So everything is on hold while the plan to solve that gets worked out. (Financially, mostly.)
In the mean time, here I sit at the kitchen table using a dinky little BRIX machine, with a 4th gen i3. It’s at least 5 years old I think. When I built it, I purchased an OEM license for Windows 8.0 to install onto it, and then upgraded it to Windows 10 during its debut (the theoretical free upgrade period.) It’s a lot like a sluggish little laptop, so it’s no good for Handbrake or other things. It makes a fine front end to remote desktop to control other machines though.
Nope. But Android still works and it uses an NVidia processor for the Android side. And yes it is my daily driver. So easy to test the Android apps I make for myself too.
Current P.C. I built specifically for Windows 9, when Windows 8 was out. But I think Windows 7 ate 9 because it jumped to 10. So I’ve had this one since Windows 10. Because of their shenanigans, I could use a hardware upgrade, but since the main components that need upgrading are processor and RAM, I might as well just get a new Mother board too, and build another and use these parts for a P.C. that goes all the way back to the VISTA era that ran XP, then 10 nicely, but again, because of Windows 10 is getting sluggish. But since that is my “Break Me” computer it won’t make much difference since it will only be used to test things, practice formatting and reinstall, and examine what can and cannot be “decrapified” from Windows without breaking it or the updates.
Really sick of Cortana too. I used to rename her folder and yes, Search broke, but Explorer search still worked. Now, Explorer Search breaks too… I have tried to contact Microsoft, but trying to have a conversation with Microsoft, is like trying to have a conversation with my dining room table, which I have no desire.
True enough, I’m sitting at an old i5 PC (office workstation class) that I bought second hand on ebay. It’s good enough to use for my small business of selling on ebay, but it is a little slow when I want to open a program. Not that I need any programs very often, I mostly use the browser which is always running.
I don’t have the time anymore, but I would like a gaming PC instead.
Early 2013 15" Macbook Pro. I work it hard but I don’t see a need for an upgrade in the near future. Only problem: I’ve worn off the letters on several keycaps.
My main PC in house is an Acer Verizon 290 circa 2007 ish It came originally with XP Pro on it, had win 7 pro and currently has Win 10 1909 on it and runs really well! i5 processor with 4GB RAM only component changed is HD which died around 2012 It’s backed up to Azure for the day it no longer switches on!
My secondary laptop is a 2011 Dell E6410 which I bought second hand in 2013 - it originally came from Australia! Again running 1909 with an i7 processor. Running with 8GB RAM (upgraded from 4) and a 256GB SSD. As a Scot it appears I like getting value for money out of my kit
Mid 2014 MBP - so just passed 5 years. Literally the longest I’ve ever kept and used the same computer. My previous was a 2010 which had lasted 4. It’s starting to show it’s age but I love that it just keeps going.
Obviously I don’t do much video editing or use power tools since I’m in marketing. The 2016-2019 Apple laptop designs did a good job of keeping me from buying a new one but at this rate I’m hoping this one lasts at least until end of 2020 or even 2021.
Back in the day, before I switched to Apple the average HP/Compaq/Dell or whatever I would buy would last maybe 3 years before it became unusable.
Right now I’m on a refurbished Dell Latitude E6400 (2009-ish model) that I got a couple years ago.
Outside of battery life and speed issues related to spinning rust storage, it’s surprisingly good for a 10 or so year old laptop.
The C2D P9600 in it is still beefier than a lot of low-end low-power chips commonly found in cheap laptops.
You’ll be surprised how much faster it will become with an SSD in place of the spinner. I have an E6230 on Windows 10 with an SSD, startup is quick enough that I never feel like I have to wait for it, and full shutdown is about 6 seconds. I’ve stopped using the hibernate option because it’s no quicker than shutdown / startup for me.
Admittedly that’s a Core i5, but it was way, way slower before I swapped the hard drive out. I’ve seen the same effect on much older machines like the D530s that I have - swapping in an SSD can make an old machine fine for general purpose use and quite unlike its original leaden performance.
My “Gaming” Machine is a Core i5 2500K that struggles with modern games (It will be replaced soon), It is plenty fast for any non-gaming uses. My main machine is a 2018 MBP 13. I actually like the keyboard and so far I haven’t had any issues with its reliability.
I built my current desktop in Aug 2016. Main purpose is PC gaming but I also work from home now too. my older hardware is now running my home linux server. I also use Chromebook as my main laptop that I bought about 2 years ago. These days, most portable gaming is done on my Nintendo Switch so no point in a gaming laptop anymore. Will probably upgrade the video card in my gaming PC next year. Other then that no real hurry to upgrade my PC or my chromebook
I had my current PC built for me (actually cheaper than buying the parts myself) just under 2 years ago with carefully chosen (by me) hardware as I play a lot of games - mainly FPS - with m+k. No controllers for me, thanks.
Win 10 Home 64-bit
GeForce 1070 GTX
i7-7700k quad core processor
16GB HyperX Predator DDR4RAM
Samsung M.2 SSD for OS
Samsung M.2 SSD for games
Bigger SATA HDD for everything else
5.1 audio
Surface Studio - 1st gen with SSD upgrade (970 EVO - 500GB and Crucial 1TB) is my main computer for my work (contractor, so billing, estimating, designing, etc.)
Surface Book - 1st gen with i5 and 512 GB - travel, couch machine
Surface Pro 4 - travel, couch machine
I still get on my old Vista to Windows 7 Sony Vaio for legacy documents (old invoices, designs, etc.). I was a Sony fan-boy from Windows 98 1st edition until they discontinued PC’s
So everything is on hold while the plan to solve that gets worked out. (Financially, mostly.)
- previously 2011).
It came originally with XP Pro on it, had win 7 pro and currently has Win 10 1909 on it and runs really well! i5 processor with 4GB RAM only component changed is HD which died around 2012 
It’s backed up to Azure for the day it no longer switches on!