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    How long will my Pavillion DV6T Special Edition last?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Blackfire447, Jun 8, 2011.

  1. Blackfire447

    Blackfire447 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I want to know how long my new laptop will last before it becomes obsolete.
    Specs:
    2nd generation Intel(R) Dual Core(TM) i5-2410M (2.3 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz
    1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
    640GB Hard Drive
    15.6" diagonal Full HD HP Anti-glare LED Display (1920 x 1080)
    Windows 7
     
    Blackfire447, Jun 8, 2011
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  2. WAldenIV

    WAldenIV Notebook Consultant

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    I think you should be good for at least a couple of years. You can never really tell, though.
     
    WAldenIV, Jun 8, 2011
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  3. Beradon

    Beradon Notebook Evangelist

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    Well considering that its the 2nd gen core i series processor that you have in there, and the first gen is still selling from HP and a number of other manufacturers (and it is 1.5 years old at this point) I'd say you have a reasonable amount of life left in it yet. 1.5-2 years before you might want to even consider it.
     
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  4. team79

    team79 Notebook Guru

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    You Will be the one to determine when it becomes obsolete--i.e. not providing the performance you want or unable to run program(s). I don't think there is a magic date though Moore's law does state that computer performance will double every two years.
     
    team79, Jun 9, 2011
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