When does hardware become defined as 'old'?
by Lysander666 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4XNNP)
This is a bit of a vague topic title so I will try to make my meaning more specific.
What would you define as old and very old hardware? Would you define it in years or ability or both?
If you had a graphics card that could max out everything when it was released, and then some years later it is unable to play the latest games, is it then old? Or would you say that it's more to do with years - e.g. after 5 or 10 years something is 'old' or very old after 20?
Does one measure 'oldness' by gaming ability relative to previous performance or by general ability to browse the web or both?
It's harder to quantify with CPUs. I have an Atom N270, it's now just over 10 years old, but it now struggles to play online videos, sometimes it can't do it at all. Whereas I have a quad core for my desktop which is nearly as old which has no problem. So would the Atom be 'very old' and the quad just 'old'?
One may ask, "why does this even matter?" Because it's useful to know when one should start expecting less of one's hardware and not putting it through its paces as much as before.
What would you define as old and very old hardware? Would you define it in years or ability or both?
If you had a graphics card that could max out everything when it was released, and then some years later it is unable to play the latest games, is it then old? Or would you say that it's more to do with years - e.g. after 5 or 10 years something is 'old' or very old after 20?
Does one measure 'oldness' by gaming ability relative to previous performance or by general ability to browse the web or both?
It's harder to quantify with CPUs. I have an Atom N270, it's now just over 10 years old, but it now struggles to play online videos, sometimes it can't do it at all. Whereas I have a quad core for my desktop which is nearly as old which has no problem. So would the Atom be 'very old' and the quad just 'old'?
One may ask, "why does this even matter?" Because it's useful to know when one should start expecting less of one's hardware and not putting it through its paces as much as before.