WOW, first my Macbook of 9 years bit the dust [View all]

then my hubby's I-phone of six bit the dust. Now about to die is the Windows Gaming machine.

What is funny is that after almost nine years it is starting to do exactly the same thing my loved MacBook did. It is starting slower than molasses, take it's time with video issues. Hey, we tend to use all our electronics things until they well, byte the proverbial dust. This one is about to.

This is the gaming machine, so no way around it, and will have to upgrade it. Thankfully we have a local store that does that, and we employ a few people in the deal. But it is time. Oh and no way in hell I am putting Win 8 on it. Though an OS re-install is in the horizon. I like it though, we have a local place that can and will rebuild it for cheaper than buying a new machine at Fryes, with better components for the budget. And yes, we will do our usual. Buy the best we can for the budget with the aim of surviving two to three generations.