I absolutely loved this description a friend shared of her Dell laptop, which is seven years old. By her definition, it’s still working and doesn’t need replacement just yet. It’s used for Reddit, Facebook, Hulu, and applying for jobs.
Here’s what “working” means:
- It’s missing the E key.
- It runs so loudly she can’t sleep at night and has to turn it off.
- There’s no such thing as a battery, there’s a gaping hole in the bottom of the laptop, so it has to be plugged in.
- The power plug has duct tape around it.
- It overheats and Blue Screens of Death about three times a week.
- It looses WiFi about every five minutes or when it’s not in the mood to be social.