[gcbailey]

true, true.... This has came up numerous times before, but I think it goes back to everything now is a "throw away" society. Nothing is designed for a long lifespan. Everything as we know it now has a bell curve time table applied to it. All my clients their systems are on between 3 to 5 years. After that, throw it away. So that makes everyone think that they need to buy a new computer every 3 to 5 also... It's funny, in the manual of the GT2544 is comes right out and says... quote: "average machine lifespan not to exceed 750 hours."

So either businesses are so smart that they have convinced everyone to do as they say and replace within set time (go buy another and give the manufacturer more $$$), or everyone is so dumb that they listen to what they are told...