PC Problem...

[Buffalobiian]

What is the life expectancy of the average laptop?

I'd say 5 years. It depends on what you mean by life expectancy too.

In "legal" terms, the life expectancy would be equal to the warranty.

As for the screen-down problem, what you do is push the lid down to the point where the screen thinks it's closed and turns off, but not so much that it locks, leaving room for ventilation.

[Killa-Eyez]

I'd say 5 years. It depends on what you mean by life expectancy too.

In "legal" terms, the life expectancy would be equal to the warranty.

As for the screen-down problem, what you do is push the lid down to the point where the screen thinks it's closed and turns off, but not so much that it locks, leaving room for ventilation.

I understood that. And I didn't meant that in legal terms. My laptop is around that age, but I've searched around to what expectancies can be and found out, provided that you treat it properly, it can hold out for as long as you want. If I can fix it for not too big of costs, I'll do that and treat it with care. But if all goes according to what Kraco said, I'll save my cash further to buy a new laptop. Thanks all, really!