We all know what it’s like to have an aging laptop. The hardware once robust shows signs of wear from all those trips where you lugged it through airport security. The fan wheezes, the battery life is twenty minutes, you plug in to the mains now, and the once speedy processor lags.
You have been ignoring the problem for months, perhaps years, but now you have an extensive project and you’re on a deadline. You should really replace it...