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Christian Guyton

Haven’t replaced your laptop in a few years? Here’s how to know if it’s college-ready or time for an upgrade

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Everyone eyes up shiny next-gen laptops in ads and store windows sometimes and thinks about how nice it would be to have a new device – but do you really need one?

As a champion of reducing e-waste, I'd typically say no, your existing laptop is probably fine. Unless you're using a clunker from 2016, there's often no need to upgrade your laptop until it starts to get real sluggish at basic things like web browsing.

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