Know when your gadget is past expiry

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Shalini’s 6-year-old laptop is acting up. When she went to get it repaired, she got a huge estimate for the repair. She felt that the same amount can be used to make a down payment for a new laptop. It’s not the first time that the laptop got damaged. In fact, it has happened a lot. Be it a hard disk issue or a battery problem. Overall we can say that Shalini’s laptop is close to its expiry date. Just like other items, gadgets also have an expiration date. But how can you know about it? If just like Shalini, one of your electric gadgets or electronic appliances has also slowed down and its repair cost is out of your budget then this report will help you in understanding their life and expiry.

From Shalini’s experience, you might have understood when you should discard your old laptop. Similarly, if your AC is consuming excess electricity, needs frequent gas refills, condensor is giving probelms and your bill for 5-6 months is enough to funda new 5-star rating AC, then it is time to replave your AC.

Similarly, a tablet has a maximum life of 3-4 years. If your tablet’s battery gets drained quickly, there is repeated software failure, the tablet gets overheated, its touch screen responds slowly or doesn’t respond at all then it’s time to replace it. There can be such issues with smartphones and all these are alarming signs.

While the life of a desktop computer is around 6 to 7 years. If the computer’s security goes out of date, the current hardware not working properly with the latest update of a software, applications taking a long time in loading or if you have to spend a lot on hardware repair then its time to change the laptop.

TV’s life is generally around 7 to 10 years. It also depends on how you use it. Important thing is that if you are looking for an upgrade then you can get a new TV. For example, after basic TV we got smart TV then android TV. All of them have various versions like LED TV, OLED, QLED TV etc. Maintenance of smart TV is also a work in itself. If you want to save electronic waste, you are attached to a TV then it’s fine, but sometimes the cost of repair can be higher than the cost of a new TV. Hence, depending on TVs age and cost of its part, sometimes it’s better to get a new TV than repair the old one.

Overall we can say that if your gadget is slowing down, you are not getting manufacturing support, and there are technical issues, then it’s time to change. . You are in position to afford the new gadget and you are looking for an upgrade then you can get a new gadget and discard your old one.