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How long should my Win7 laptop last?
In 2012, I bought my first laptop for the convenience of using it anywhere with Wi-Fi. Prior to that, I always used desktops which lasted a minimum of five years, but became so out-of- date and slow that it was less expensive to purchase a new desktop than update an older system which was beyond my expertise. The cost to pay someone else (labor, parts, software), at least at the time, was almost the cost of a new, off-the-shelf pc using my older monitor. Now, after three years, my laptop keyboard types the wrong characters, the online keyboard worked a week before it started doing the same thing, the Start menu flashes on and off, the scroll bar rolls to the bottom and is stuck there. Fortunately, I back up regularly. The keyboard problem started a week ago, but everything else worked so I ran another backup yesterday. The other problems started today. I have run the troubleshooter, system restore to an earlier time, ran my anti-virus programs, nothing has helped. However, I've noticed that if I shut it down and let it cool down, it will work except for the keyboard, for an hour or so before it becomes too warm and all of the problems start again. At some point, it probably won't turn on at all.
I hoped my laptop would last at least as long as my desktops as I did not expect to have to purchase a new one after three years.
Because of these problems, I am using my Kindle Fire to send this message.
My laptop is a Lenovo N580 64-bit with Windows 7 Home Premium.
Thanks. Jane