For how long should I expect my hardware to work?

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Published on 2010-05-07T21:29:02Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 21:38 UTC
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I got this old box with windows xp home. It works perfectly, except the occasional blue-screen when shutting down the machine.

How long should I expect this, or any, machine to work, when will the hardware start failing and should I worry about silly things like upgrading the os?

What is the TTL on HW you purchase today?

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