#i bet i can replace it

[skanque-bombyx]

i think i've sat on these long enough

#homestuck #sburbsona #maid of breath #dream self and god tier will be reblogged later #to avoid awkward crowding #i like the lava lamp dress a lot and wish it were real #it could probably use a hat but the actual lamp it's based on lost its hat years ago #i bet i can replace it #but i keep forgetting #i have other outfits in mind but im tired of sitting on stuff #my art

[socksandbuttons]

looking and staring at the fact bloodmoons jealous of lunar being brought back but not him but also disregarding the entirety LUNAR was the one to promise him a body.

#Monty may have made it but they were hesitant of it #like legit Lunar was like 'YEAH MONTY WILL GET U THESE!' monty being roped into this unwillingly 'yeah... yeah okay buddy' #monty favors lunar a lot thats his best friend and WOULD spoil him so like #interesting this current bloodmoons more mad at lunar for being so favored and brought back #literally mad at him cause lunar was a replacement. despite never feeling that before until AFTER resurection #(for both mind you) #i bet ruin sure reminded them of how much he was discarded by Eclipse and everyone else but NOT ruin :)) #(lunar i feel wouldnt have if not for the everyone LITERALLY NEVER BRINGING IT UP AGAIN GDI) #but ooooh we gonna get some brotherly bonding over death and eclipse and replacements #ah yessss i can feel it #if the show will ever give me this #knowing them theyll want to keep them seperated esp after bloodmoon attacked lunar #now its a monty thing #and it wouldnt be a bad thing but also Monty legit didnt like the guyv bnjsk #lunar at least has some idea WHO bloodmoon really is what eclipse did and #AUGHHHH #THEYLL NEVER GIVE ME THIS ITS NOT THE CURRENT TOPIC ON THE SHOW I KNOW #a girl can hope cause of the new lore drop and implications #sun and moon show #sun and moon show spoilers #I GUES #man much rambling in the tags its so easy to ramble here

[youngpettyqueen]

The Joker is Wild is an episode that really doesnt work where it is in the show

the idea that BJ is set off by like. jealous rage or whatever over Hawkeye comparing him to Trapper just doesnt work so late in the show when there's been 0 indication that BJ is jealous about Trapper at all. it feels like it comes out of nowhere, just a half-assed sort of reason given to set him off

ive mentioned this before here and I know its a hot take within this fandom but the supposed Trapper Complex just doesnt exist. in the 8 seasons that BJ is present in the show, I can think of three times Trapper's name comes up around him

Period of Adjustment, where he brings up that he feels like he hates Trapper. should be noted that BJ here is at about the lowest point we see him at, he's in complete despair, and he's also blind drunk. he also specifically brings up that he feels this way because Trapper has gone home- it has nothing to do with Hawkeye

Depressing News, Hawkeye refers to BJ as being the 'same size, same shape' as Trapper, and BJ's reaction can be construed as being not exactly pleased about it. I think this reads more as him just not being happy about literally being called Trapper's replacement, not him being jealous

then, of course, The Joker is Wild

because of this it really just doesnt make sense for BJ to suddenly have this jealousy in The Joker is Wild, not this late in the show. it would've honestly worked so much better if this episode happened back in season 4, because then you could've made that jealousy believable with BJ still establishing himself in camp and Hawkeye still dealing with Trapper's departure. but as it is, set in season 11, it really just doesnt work. its such a He Would Not Fucking Say That episode

#mash #bj hunnicutt #its one of those episodes I want to rewrite cause I think it had all the potential to be a very very good episode #like I said I would've set it in season 4 #and I would've made it clear that Hawkeye has been comparing BJ to Trapper a lot #and in some not-so-nice ways where he's said Trapper was better at X Trapper's way with Y was better etc #(not done maliciously of course he's grieving his best friend leaving but it still stings) #and BJ finally has enough when the prank thing comes up and Hawkeye is going on about how great it was when it was him and Trapper #so he decides to get back at Hawkeye with a series of escalating pranks #there wouldnt be a bet element here he wouldnt rope anybody else in on it #he's still new he's still establishing himself and this is him just desperately trying to be seen as his own person #not just Trapper's replacement #and finally he goes too far and it blows up in his face somehow #maybe Hawkeye gets hurt #and everyone's rightfully pissed off with BJ about it! he's been mean he's been acting out what the hell is wrong with him? #and BJ feels fucking horrible about it and explains himself and how he's just so sick of feeling like #all anyone sees him as is Trapper's replacement #at this point implying Hawkeye's not the only one who's done the comparing and everyone can reflect on that a bit #BJ then avoids Hawkeye for a few days because he feels so awful about what happened #until Hawkeye hunts him down and forces the conversation to happen #BJ apologizes profusely and says he was being stupid and Hawkeye's like yeah you were being stupid #but he also admits he was stupid to not see what constantly comparing BJ to Trapper was doing #and apologizes for making him feel like he was just a replacement and not his friend #have a real heart to heart about it!! BJ character depth episode!! #it could've been so interesting the potential was there just not in season 11 #a plot line like that just didnt have a place anymore #and im mad about it 40 years later #invents time travel so I can write MASH episodes #anyways. #can you tell I think about this a lot

[dcviline]

When it comes to the Dance, Alysanne would have supported Rhaenyra 1000000%. Jaehaerys' willingness to disinherit his daughters in favor of sons was one of the things that caused problems between them the most. Like, as soon as she had Aemon, he was trying to pass him off as his heir, but Alysanne was always insistent that it should be Daenerys.

She also would have been against Rhaenys being passed over in the Great Council in the first place as well BUT I do think she would be somewhat less vocal about that purely for concern of Rhaenys' proximity to Corlys and worries over House Targaryen being supplanted by House Velaryon through his ambition. She would have believed in Rhaenys as an heir but would not have trusted Corlys to put his own family pride and ambition aside for his wife's family to maintain rule, especially if that meant his children would not carry the Velaryon name any longer.

#᯽ ooc. ⊱ ── ❝ 𝘖𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪. ❞ #there is no way she would have lived to the dance itself but you can bet she would have supported nyra from the moment she was born !! #but also like in the case of her being iffy about rhaenys and corlys it really is all just about names #and her thinking a targaryen queen should be a *targaryen* queen and so should her heirs #regardless of yet another male-favored tradition that corlys absolutely would have advocated for (and supplanted their whole lineage) #like he has that line in the show (idk if it's in f&b but I think it still fits his character pretty well) #that history remembers names not blood or something like that #and I think that sums it up #like it's no coincidence that male primogeniture and male-favored naming conventions go hand in hand #with corlys' influence behind the throne house targaryen could have been replaced as a dynasty within a single generation

[nabsthevulture]

quick someone give me 2k no time for questions

#ugh #i have like at least 1k of parts and work we have to do to the van #like parts for the passenger sliding door #just getting it cleaned is going to be like $500 i bet #unless i pay the neighbors kid to do it like he offered #maybe i'll ask him what he would charge me #sigh #then theres other little things that all add up #im just tired and i don't have any money #im going to be selling more of my personal collection here soon #and then hopefully i can just get my ass up and dump buckets #but its wet and im depressed and in pain and i still feel nausea constantly #i have some basic maintenance stuff i have to do as well #and then if i replace the filter with an actual quality filter itll be like 75 dollars #but that one i can clean repeatedly #instead of dumping 20 bucks on a cheaper filter every three months #i can buy the k&n filter and just clean it every 3 months instead #yeah you gotta buy the oil spray but thats not expensive and it lasts quite a while #so we'll see how i feel tomorrow #i have to go to AS to clean my wheells #and then i have to call the stupid ass insurance people and demand an update #i only work 2 or 3 days a week but i never feel like i have enough time for anything #dl

[modernbaseball]

Kendall is a killer now because he's killed his dad and will continue to kill his image and memory for the rest of his life. KLR. Logan made him into a killer but not in the way he expected. OK 👍

#i think we can expect him to make good but cruel business desicions from here on out #who wants to bet he runs smear campaigns against his siblings when they turn against him? #maybe he'll replace roman with tom or something. that's a very random guess but. anything is possible #succession #succession predictions #kendall roy

[cosmicseaslugs]

What happens if 13's finger caps break off? They're part of her right? Do they regrow? Does it affect her quirk? We know she can open them without using it, but does she need to be more careful?

I've heard a few different theories, but personally I do think they're a part of her. I don't think they can just break off casually though. The only way to remove them is actual violent force. They'd have to be cut off, rot, or suffer some other horrific trauma to be removed, and I doubt they'd grow back without the aid of another quirk that can do that or some advancement in modern medicine that doesn't exist yet.

If she were to lose any of the caps, I think caution would be the new buzz word used around her. Sure, Black Hole only activates when she makes it, but the lack of the cap(s) means she's one reflexive step short of turning that power on. Plus, just having to see this endlessly gaping hole in her bare fingertip is unsettling on its own.

#mha thirteen #ask #i also think that with the caps open/removed a certain pressure is emitted around her. even before black hole is actually being used #no longer having that layer of security means just standing too close to her can be unpleasant #your ears may start ringing. there will be this weight in your chest making it hard to breathe #your head will hurt if you stay there too long. youll probably feel nauseous after a while #thirteen is very used to all of this from years of training #but her peers? her students? her friends? they arent #on the plus side i ALSO think quirk specific prosthetics is a market in the mha universe #she probably cant get something as good as the real deal but id bet she could get replacement caps that at least help

[dutybcrne]

What if Diluc actually picked up a little Khaenri’ahn, enough to even discern things from context clues should he have enough key words, bc Kaeya kept slipping up and forgetting words in common and would instinctively replace them with Khaenri’ahn until he and Diluc figured out what he wanted to say. Then kept it up like a game bc it was plus Diluc was always super intrigued by Kaeya’s birth language up until Kae realized he was risking Compromising himself if Diluc or Crepus ever realizes Exactly what it was and abruptly stopped altogether-

#hc; kaeya #//That bit just for a little portion of the post & some tags #//Brought to you by yer local bilingual who Hates English and to this day will keep replacing words in Spanish #//Either bc I forgor or it just sounds better in my speech pattern #//Bet Kae did that too #//Anywho that adds a bit of a funny for me to Diluc leaving #//Bc then it’d Hit Him one night; and mans’d wake up in a cold sweat all pissed like YOU MEAN HE WAS BEING SO OBVIOUS AND I DIDN’T NOTICE??? #//Like to think it came in handy when he started dealing with the Abyss Order #//Mans hearing the mages talking and realizing he can Understand some of what they say thanks to his childhood games with Kaeya #//Mans also knowing how to cuss out an Abyss Mage bc he either heard Kae say it or Kae himself taught him #//Back when they were still on good terms & he wasn’t so cagey about the language #//His pronunciations would prolly be so Off tho ndndn; they’d prolly be more scared of him himself than his threats #//Bet Kae also tried to teach him the writings; but between his dyslexia and his lack of writing experience; it prolly wasn’t much good #//Luc’d have to clown an Abyss mage and bully them into reading the writings aloud for him so he can try and Get it jdjjd #//I like to think when they get on better terms; Kae resumes teaching him #//More people to share his language with and help keep it alive #//Plus they can shit talk people & banter all covert like that jdbdb #//Anywho; hi; irl hit me like a truck #//I have no spoons save to lurk a bit #//Ok byeee

[lulubeanie]

Having a lot of thoughts about these beasts rn..

#duck speaks #dhmis #I know I draw them already but my thoughts on them have changed since then #I think it would be more fun if they had different personalities from the original guys #closer to the personality of the one they got the color from but still kinda similar to the original guy also #kinda like a mix #and also #they are like a glitch that happened when the machine was unplugged and are not supposed to exist #they were probably put away in a separate house until Lesley or whoever figured out what to do with them #but then they were eventually forgotten about and so technically allowed to do whatever they want #I think they probably got like the first 3 or 4 teachers sent to them before they were forgotten tho #also they tried to tear the sketchbook in half so :/ #(Green guy didn't take well to being called uncreative tried to tear them up but Red duck tried to intervene only to make it worse I think) #I think if they met the originals (who probably were replaced after the glitch I bet) #things would start to get weird #they are not supposed to be in close proximity to their doubles or they could start to glitch out and stuff #they can meet the other guys from the trio that aren't like the glitch version of themself and be fine tho #they do not particularly like the other versions of their friends tho #they think that they aren't acting right and all that #oh I've also seen people making like #black and white version of the guys too #maybe that's what happens when the doubles get too close to eachother? #the originals can be replaced if this happens #but the swap color ones can't because they don't have backups (again they're not supposed to exist) #so.. yeah #they'd just stay that way #:/ #oh well #there's other rgb trios #puppets

[lecliss]

I love how much of Kadaj's screen time in OO is just him popping up wherever Seph is and trying to fight. Like, babey boy. You are not being productive to the plot at all, but I appreciate you trying anyway.

#i was so shocked to see him fjfnckf he came outta nowhere. he keeps doing this. #he showed up completely randomly in vayne's IW. imprinted on vayne like a baby duckling. saved vayne's ass and then fucked off #he showed up randomly to save the turks from seph and to later fight seph in one winged angel form and fail #and now this. babey boy please just stick around in one place for once PLEASE #GO HANG OUT WITH ZACK AGAIN AND DO YOUR LITTLE DUCKLING THING WITH HIM AGAIN I BET YOU. ITS CUTER LIKE THAT. #he wants a real big brother SO BAD it makes him look stupid #and he desperately DOES NOT want it to be seph #hes imprinted on cloud. zack. aerith (as a mom). vayne. and is probably going to with weiss too later #i bet he would make a good goldfish replacement for nero for about five minutes until weiss gets bored of him #im so excited for weiss's chapter in 4 days btw. and daj's IW in october. so much more duckling imprinting upcoming #please just put his real brothers in the game already so he can stop being lonely!!!! HE NEEDS ENRICHMENT IN HIS ENCLOSURE #FIGHTING SEPH AND FINDING REPLACEMENT BROTHERS ISNT ENOUGH FOR HIM #HES JUST A LONELY BABEY!!!! ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD WITH THE BRAIN OF A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD GIVE HIM A BREAK #personal

[katyspersonal]

There is kind of an interesting difference! Even though Maria and Rom are both holding others away from the secrets not meant for humans (and apparently both have their teachers wheel-chaired...), their attitude is different.

Rom ONLY hurts us if we hurt her. Rom's barrier is penetrable, too - with enough Insight you see Amygdalas, and even can hear Mergo cry! This feels like implication that you ARE, in fact, allowed to see secrets - if you are mentally prepared for them. And if you have so much Insight, you must be... She does not oppose the concept of seeking inhuman knowledge itself (as expected from a Byrgenwerth scholar), but people that don't need it (or will even survive it) should be safe. Same is said by note about her in Byrgenwerth - "something not EVERYONE needs to understand". Again, she attacks us as self-defence, because if she dies - people that did NOT ask for the universal horrors will see them (and Micolash is in danger too. or maybe she protects people FROM him? he doesn't spare people who find him it seems...).

But Maria attacks us on her own volition, and her aim is to "cure" us, because indeed hubris is just as bad as illness. Thirst for knowledge in her eyes is a bad thing - it can lead people to committing atrocities, harming innocent ones, losing their own humanity in the process. Like Eileen seeks to kill blood-drunk hunters before they became beasts - Maria seeks to kill curious hunters before they became deranged madmen (natural predator of Micolash species lol).

So like, 'Seek knowledge if you want to, just don't drag unprepared people into it' vs 'Hubris of the researcher is as bad as illness and death is the cure' :pensive: Brador is like... Either he protects the holy image of Healing Church because it somehow is supposed to HELP people to have an idol (like Logarius), or more likely he just sees inhuman knowledge doesn't truly help people, only makes them suffer in more elaborate ways because nature of man is permanently depraved.

Yeah, headcanons-heavy, but just THINK...

#bloodborne #lady maria of the astral clocktower #rom the vacuous spider #i love rom she is a good girl #she has more hope than maria and brador... to good or better no one can tell #maria and brador are CEOs of depression and pessimism #i fucking BET the 'horror' Logarius found was that massacre was planned + laurence is related to cainhurst #but people cant know it! if their idol falls what will replace it? they need hope and faith! #even if it is built on atrocities...

[fungi-maestro]

As an autistic person, the best purchase I've ever made has been a pair of ear plugs with a case. Super helpful for the movies, street festivals, family functions, crowded restaurants, etc. Totally recommend. Pick yourself up a pair sometime.

#seal.txt #they have upped my movie going enjoyment like 10x and ive never felt so happy at street festivals #mine are like silicone or something bc i get ear infection easy and want to avoid bacteria like foam ones can get #but i bet those would be fine as long as you replaced them often #i have like. offbrand loop earplugs. they go in a little case that hangs around my neck and they fit like earbuds very snug #but i can pull them out slightly if i want to make things less muffled #and i bet i could tie them to a string by the loop if i was scared of losing them #awesome earplugs 10/10

[the-busy-ghost]

Why did all the big shops decide to have a rattan renaissance right when I didn’t need it

#I bet trying to find rattan homewares when I do need them will be like pulling teeth #Trends are really dumb quite frankly #Everyone just ends up with the same house but then when you try to look for that stuff in a few years it's gone #And it encourages people to buy a load of rubbish and then dump it #Dark wood was all the rage ten years ago but I can't find it now for love nor money #Do people not LIKE the stuff they buy #Do they only buy it because it was 'in' at the time and then they feel like they haave to throw it out when it's out of fashion? #I understand buying what you have to when there's no other option- for example people who didn't really like pine furniture #but that was all they were able to get at the time- I can understand them finally replacing it when something better comes along in ten year #But there's far too many people dumping their stuff for that #I'm too picky though to be fair #I have only the bare minimum of furniture and my house looks really dull because I won't buy something I don't love unless I really need it #But still #If it means that in a few years I DO have loads of things I like which I will keep for decades #Rather than buying stuff I'm indifferent to (and don't really need- I don't mean beds or plates) and chucking it out when it's still good #I suppose that's a cost saving #Still though #I'm not hugely into rattan but there are one or two things I think might want in ten years #When I won't be able ot get them anymore #Unless I wait for them to all be thrown out #Also does anyone remember when shops used to have DIFFERENT stock? #Because currently it seems like everyone is sacrificing at the altar of mid-century modern #And you know there's a place for mid-century modern but it used to be that only some shops went all-in for a style #whereas others were known for something a bit different or had a wider appeal #And even if the style is different the colour scheme is still the same- Cotswold company (expensive) may have 'older' style furniture #but it's all in light browns and grey-greens and blue which is the same colour scheme as every other shop out there #First world problems I know and I'm trying to resist the pressure to have my life and house just organised and done quickly #because these things take time and that's ok and personally I don't actually need all that much stuff #But sometimes family members will very kindly volunteer to go shopping with me #Anyway! That's my selfish rant over for today I just have a lot of Thoughts about homewares and trends and 'fast furnishing'

[rockfact]

having my phone next to me waiting for the school to call. gh

#LIKE I KNOW ITD BE A 5 MIN CALL MAYBE LESS #just 'oh can you replace this class with this one so i have 6 uni credits thanks :)' #but i bet they wont call till school starts cuz course changes are last on the priority list T_T

[bluebellhairpin]

Not my computer fucking itself over sideways 🙄

#if its still glitching in the morning im probably going to cry #AS IF i can just replace it #and i literaly do everything on that thing #im not happy and i could bet money on it being stuffed just because thats what my luck is like #nemos thoughts

[ms-demeanor]

So You Need To Buy A Computer But You Don't Know What Specs Are Good These Days

Hi.

This is literally my job.

Lots of people are buying computers for school right now or are replacing computers as their five-year-old college laptop craps out so here's the standard specs you should be looking for in a (windows) computer purchase in August 2023.

PROCESSOR

Intel i5 (no older than 10th Gen)

Ryzen 7

You can get away with a Ryzen 5 but an intel i3 should be an absolute last resort. You want at least an intel i5 or a Ryzen 7 processor. The current generation of intel processors is 13, but anything 10 or newer is perfectly fine. DO NOT get a higher performance line with an older generation; a 13th gen i5 is better than an 8th gen i7. (Unfortunately I don't know enough about ryzens to tell you which generation is the earliest you should get, but staying within 3 generations is a good rule of thumb)

RAM

8GB absolute minimum

If you don't have at least 8GB RAM on a modern computer it's going to be very, very slow. Ideally you want a computer with at least 16GB, and it's a good idea to get a computer that will let you add or swap RAM down the line (nearly all desktops will let you do this, for laptops you need to check the specs for Memory and see how many slots there are and how many slots are available; laptops with soldered RAM cannot have the memory upgraded - this is common in very slim laptops)

STORAGE

256GB SSD

Computers mostly come with SSDs these days; SSDs are faster than HDDs but typically have lower storage for the same price. That being said: SSDs are coming down in price and if you're installing your own drive you can easily upgrade the size for a low cost. Unfortunately that doesn't do anything for you for the initial purchase.

A lot of cheaper laptops will have a 128GB SSD and, because a lot of stuff is stored in the cloud these days, that can be functional. I still recommend getting a bit more storage than that because it's nice if you can store your music and documents and photos on your device instead of on the cloud. You want to be able to access your files even if you don't have internet access.

But don't get a computer with a big HDD instead of getting a computer with a small SSD. The difference in speed is noticeable.

SCREEN (laptop specific)

Personally I find that touchscreens have a negative impact on battery life and are easier to fuck up than standard screens. They are also harder to replace if they get broken. I do not recommend getting a touch screen unless you absolutely have to.

A lot of college students especially tend to look for the biggest laptop screen possible; don't do that. It's a pain in the ass to carry a 17" laptop around campus and with the way that everything is so thin these days it's easier to damage a 17" screen than a 14" screen.

On the other end of that: laptops with 13" screens tend to be very slim devices that are glued shut and impossible to work on or upgrade.

Your best bet (for both functionality and price) is either a 14" or a 15.6" screen. If you absolutely positively need to have a 10-key keyboard on your laptop, get the 15.6". If you need something portable more than you need 10-key, get a 14"

FORM FACTOR (desktop specific)

If you purchase an all-in-one desktop computer I will begin manifesting in your house physically. All-in-ones take away every advantage desktops have in terms of upgradeability and maintenance; they are expensive and difficult to repair and usually not worth the cost of disassembling to upgrade.

There are about four standard sizes of desktop PC: All-in-One (the size of a monitor with no other footprint), Tower (Big! probably at least two feet long in two directions), Small Form Factor Tower (Very moderate - about the size of a large shoebox), and Mini/Micro/Tiny (Small! about the size of a small hardcover book).

If you are concerned about space you are much better off getting a MicroPC and a bracket to put it on your monitor than you are getting an all-in-one. This will be about a million percent easier to work on than an all-in-one and this way if your monitor dies your computer is still functional.

Small form factor towers and towers are the easiest to work on and upgrade; if you need a burly graphics card you need to get a full size tower, but for everything else a small form factor tower will be fine. Most of our business sales are SFF towers and MicroPCs, the only time we get something larger is if we have to put a $700 graphics card in it. SFF towers will accept small graphics cards and can handle upgrades to the power supply; MicroPCs can only have the RAM and SSD upgraded and don't have room for any other components or their own internal power supply.

WARRANTY

Most desktops come with either a 1 or 3 year warranty; either of these is fine and if you want to upgrade a 1 year to a 3 year that is also fine. I've generally found that if something is going to do a warranty failure on desktop it's going to do it the first year, so you don't get a hell of a lot of added mileage out of an extended warranty but it doesn't hurt and sometimes pays off to do a 3-year.

Laptops are a different story. Laptops mostly come with a 1-year warranty and what I recommend everyone does for every laptop that will allow it is to upgrade that to the longest warranty you can get with added drop/damage protection. The most common question our customers have about laptops is if we can replace a screen and the answer is usually "yes, but it's going to be expensive." If you're purchasing a low-end laptop, the parts and labor for replacing a screen can easily cost more than half the price of a new laptop. HOWEVER, the way that most screens get broken is by getting dropped. So if you have a warranty with drop protection, you just send that sucker back to the factory and they fix it for you.

So, if it is at all possible, check if the manufacturer of a laptop you're looking at has a warranty option with drop protection. Then, within 30 days (though ideally on the first day you get it) of owning your laptop, go to the manufacturer site, register your serial number, and upgrade the warranty. If you can't afford a 3-year upgrade at once set a reminder for yourself to annually renew. But get that drop protection, especially if you are a college student or if you've got kids.

And never, ever put pens or pencils on your laptop keyboard. I've seen people ruin thousand dollar, brand-new laptops that they can't afford to fix because they closed the screen on a ten cent pencil. Keep liquids away from them too.

LIFESPAN

There's a reasonable chance that any computer you buy today will still be able to turn on and run a program or two in ten years. That does not mean that it is "functional."

At my office we estimate that the functional lifespan of desktops is 5-7 years and the functional lifespan of laptops is 3-5 years. Laptops get more wear and tear than desktops and desktops are easier to upgrade to keep them running. At 5 years for desktops and 3 years for laptops you should look at upgrading the RAM in the device and possibly consider replacing the SSD with a new (possibly larger) model, because SSDs and HDDs don't last forever.

COST

This means that you should think of your computers as an annual investment rather than as a one-time purchase. It is more worthwhile to pay $700 for a laptop that will work well for five years than it is to pay $300 for a laptop that will be outdated and slow in one year (which is what will happen if you get an 8th gen i3 with 8GB RAM). If you are going to get a $300 laptop try to get specs as close as possible to the minimums I've laid out here.

If you have to compromise on these specs, the one that is least fixable is the processor. If you get a laptop with an i3 processor you aren't going to be able to upgrade it even if you can add more RAM or a bigger SSD. If you have to get lower specs in order to afford the device put your money into the processor and make sure that the computer has available slots for upgrade and that neither the RAM nor the SSD is soldered to the motherboard. (one easy way to check this is to search "[computer model] RAM upgrade" on youtube and see if anyone has made a video showing what the inside of the laptop looks like and how much effort it takes to replace parts)

Computers are expensive right now. This is frustrating, because historically consumer computer prices have been on a downward trend but since 2020 that trend has been all over the place. Desktop computers are quite expensive at the moment (August 2023) and decent laptops are extremely variably priced.

If you are looking for a decent, upgradeable laptop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

14" Lenovo - $670 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD

15.6" HP - $540 - 11th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

14" Dell - $710 - 12th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, and 256GB SSD

If you are looking for a decent, affordable desktop that will last you a few years, here are a couple of options that you can purchase in August 2023 that have good prices for their specs:

SFF HP - $620 - 10th-gen i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

SFF Lenovo - $560 - Ryzen 7 5000 series, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Dell Tower - $800 - 10th-gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

If I were going to buy any of these I'd probably get the HP laptop or the Dell Tower. The HP Laptop is actually a really good price for what it is.

Anyway happy computering.