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Simply because the speed technology updates these days could leave your computer floundering with old components. In general it would be cheaper to upgrade things like the RAM, hard-drive or video card. However - if you needed to upgrade lots of components, it's likely to be cheaper to buy a new machine.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause sometimes older machine won't be able to handle newer software (like running the latest game on an 8years old machine...it won't even begin to install)
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∙ 14y agoThe question is why wouldn't you. It's alot cheaper than buying a whole new computer.
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∙ 12y agoUpdate is needed for staying up to date with security updates or for some bug fixes.
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