Some computers are ready for a new lease on life. Computer companies come out with new machines every year: faster, better, more powerful, more efficient, and sometimes even cheaper. But what do you ...

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Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

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As much as we wish they would, laptops don't last forever. With every software or technological advancement, the demands on your laptop computer increase until, eventually, it just can't keep up. What ...