According to Wikipedia, “Planned obsolescence is the conscious decision on the part of an agency to produce a consumer product that will become obsolete and/or non-functional in a defined time frame.” In theory, planned obsolescence is bad, because the devices we paid a lot for are no longer functional. But, especially in the world of mobile technology, sometimes the devices we use work for a lot longer than might be practical. That’s the subject of this article. In it, we ask the tough question: should you replace a perfectly good laptop?

Read this Computing Unplugged article.