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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Darien Graham-Smith

Do you really need to buy a new laptop? When to upgrade – and when to hold off

Top view of woman using laptop while sitting at cafe table with laptop, mobile phone, diary, coffee cup and glasses
Hard-wearing hardware: laptops can last longer than you may think. Photograph: Jacob Ammentorp Lund/Jacob Ammentorp Lund/Getty Images/iStockphoto

So you want a new laptop. Of course you do. Everybody always does, except for perhaps during that short honeymoon period after you’ve just bought one. But the glamour wears off, technology marches on, and before you know it, a newer, younger, more powerful model is wandering into your thoughts.

I’m not here to judge, but as a technology specialist I can share a few thoughts that might help you fight the urge to upgrade.

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