Been using UNIX since the late 80s; Linux since the mid-90s; virtualization since the early 2000s and spent the past few years working in the cloud space.
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Education
B.S. Psychology from Pennsylvania State University
I hate having to re-customize my systems. So, in general, I only look to replace my personal system(s) when they become no longer fit-for-purpose. Given that I do most of my work via remote connections, "fit-for-purpose" now mostly means, "can any hardware failures still be repaired" (or, more importantly, "cost-effectively repaired") and "are security-patches still being made for the OS.
Worth noting that some slowdowns can be resolved by (physically) cleaning your system. Hardware's thermal-protection systems will slow a system down if you've let your box's innards get so dusty – or otherwise gacked-up – that it can't cool itself properly.
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I hate having to re-customize my systems. So, in general, I only look to replace my personal system(s) when they become no longer fit-for-purpose. Given that I do most of my work via remote connections, "fit-for-purpose" now mostly means, "can any hardware failures still be repaired" (or, more importantly, "cost-effectively repaired") and "are security-patches still being made for the OS.
Worth noting that some slowdowns can be resolved by (physically) cleaning your system. Hardware's thermal-protection systems will slow a system down if you've let your box's innards get so dusty – or otherwise gacked-up – that it can't cool itself properly.