Research Reveals Computer Owners Experience Four-Year Itch
A recent survey commissioned by Crucial.com, a leading online computer memory upgrade destination, revealed that computer owners reportedly replace their personal computer after an average of only 4.5 years of use. Even with the abundance of newer models, the survey revealed a strong reluctance to replace computers too often, with only two per cent of respondents saying they were willing to replace their computer every two or so years. For detailed survey statistics, related content, and sweepstakes details, visit crucial.com.
Despite strong loyalty, computer owners still struggle to find complete contentment with their current machine: nearly half (47%) dislike something about their computer, and approximately one in two (49%) are likely to have a disagreement with their computer for being too slow to keep up. The survey, conducted by Consumer Analysis Group, polled more than 1,000 computer owners in the US, aged 16-70. It found that the most commonly-owned computer type in the US today is an old desktop computer, as identified by 29% of survey respondents. When confronted with a sluggish machine, most computer owners said they turn to simple self-help methods, such as running the anti-virus checker (59%), compressing files (56%), or rebooting their machine (54%). However, more than three quarters of those surveyed (78%) also believed they would benefit from a memory upgrade. However, handling the insides of a computer, as with a DIY computer memory upgrade, filled more people with fear (35%) than sweeping up and discarding a spider (13%). A likely contributing factor is the widespread lack of knowledge about computer memory. Nearly half (45%) of people surveyed didnt know how much internal memory (RAM) is installed in their computer.
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