Longevity of your computer, digital camera, etc.

[Helene2013]

My laptop is a Asus N53. Very nice features, etc...but I don't use it as much as I used to. Bought it mainly to do my trip videos and work on pictures. Am not doing any of it anymore. But I love this laptop as it is big and my keyboard is great (hate typing on tablets). I do use it for work stuff sometimes so it has to have the full windows software (which we got from work for 10$). Who can ask for better. I just purchased Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 for 11$ only (again through work), but have not installed it yet. Still am on Pro 2010 and it works just fine. Got it about 6 years ago and still working well. Had a few drops on the floor...and still ticking.

I have a Notes 10.1 Tablet that I use mostly in bed or while camping. I use it to surf quickly the web (not as much as on my laptop) read Next issues (now called Texture) magazines, books or play "mental" games on it. I hate typing on it. I've had it for 3 year this coming xmas and still working very well.

I have my old ipod 4 ... working like a charm after almost 10 years. Use it for my training in the basement now.
I have my hubby's iphone 4S and it works daily for music ang games in the bus. Not using it much for phone (I have a prepaid card in it and I carry it for emergencies only. It's 4 years old and no plan to change it. Does the job I need it for.

We do have a iphone 6 which is our main phone. It works overtime and still doing good after a year. No plan to change it either.

At work, for my lunch time, I have a Samsung 7'' tablet. Good for getting wi-fi at food court, listening to music (like Songza) during lunch or just play a little mind game. Have it for a good 5 years and still working great.

Oh..hubby has his iPad air since last Xmas. We had bought the year before the iPad 4 3G and we gave it to a friend as a gift. She still uses it and hubby loves his iPad Air.

We do have 2 other laptops that are older and not using them much.

So many computer-related toys I realize typing this...but we all use them for different things and they are all working great. No plan to change any of those anytime soon. But hey! We love technology so we never know if we'll fall for the latest toy coming out.

Ah... I do have a Nikon D50 camera as I used to take a lot of pictures. I was crazy about photography and working out with photoshop...in my younger days. The camera now sits in the bag in the basement and has not been out for 2 years (except for our last trip which we took pictures only twice with it).

I was also a maniac of producing my own little videos (of my pets of course) and I have this nice Sony HD cam....in the same bag in the same basement. No longer using it. A good 4-5 years and not used lately. What a waste of money! deuh.

We are just too lazy now and take pictures/videos with the tablets or phones now. Quality is far from what I can get from my Nikon or Sony...but it is the price to pay to not want to carry bigger equipment around my neck.