This article was written on April 20, 2008 by CyberNet.
For Today’s MyFive, we’re taking a look at the computers that we (meaning Ryan and I) have owned over the last several years. We’re also interested in hearing what computers you’ve owned over time and which you have found to be the best. The one thing you’ll notice with our computers is that for our “1st generation,” Ryan and I each had a different model, and that’s because they were bought before we got married. Ever since we got married and Ryan sucked me in to technology, we’ve always bought two of the same computer at the same time. Prior to meeting him, I never would have thought I could get so excited about getting a new computer, but I have to admit, I do. 
Our list below briefly includes the specifications and a picture. The pictures you see are real images of the computers that we had and were taken before selling them on eBay (it’s amazing we still had them). Anyhow, on we go with our five “generations” of computers…
1st Generation
The first generation of computers includes Ryan’s first laptop and my first laptop. They were bought before we got married, so they’re the only computers that aren’t the same. Ryan received his for Christmas as a gift, and I bought mine during my 2nd year at college.
2002-2005 – Ryan’s Compaq Evo N800c
- 80GB hard drive
- 1GB RAM
- Intel Pentium 4 Mobile at 1.60GHz
- Windows XP Professional
2003-2005 – Ashley’s Compaq 910US
- 30GB hard drive
- 256MB RAM
- AMD Athlon XP 1.33 GHz Processor
- Windows XP Home
2nd Generation
The “2nd Generation” was the first and only Tablet PC we’ve ever purchased, it was also the first time we bought two laptops at the same time. Being college students, we didn’t have a whole lot of money to spend so we were looking for a great deal. These Tablet PC’s definitely were a great deal, but boy did we have problems getting ones that worked! It took about three tries for each of us before we ended up with a working computer. Averatec did eventually discontinue their line of Tablet PC’s shortly after we purchased ours. Over-heating seemed to be the cause of most of the issues we had which resulted in terrible battery life, unexpected shutdowns, and super-slow performance.
Oh, and these were the only computers we’ve had where they sold for more on eBay than what we paid for them in the first place, even after stating the issues!
2005-2006 Averatec C3500 Tablet PC
- 60GB hard drive
- 512MB RAM
- AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ with PowerNow Technology 1.66GHz
- Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
3rd Generation
After having quite the experience with the Averatec computers, we decided to go with a more well-known company for our “3rd generation” of computers, Dell. Of course Dell isn’t known for using quality parts, but we never had any issues. All in all, these were great computers and it was so nice to not have to worry about the computer over-heating and turning off unexpectedly.
2006-2007 Dell XPS M140
- 60GB hard drive
- 1.5GB RAM
- Intel Pentium M/Centrino 1.73GHz
- Windows XP Professional
4th Generation
Because we never had any issues with our Dell XPS M140 laptops, we decided that we would stick with Dell, but upgrade to a computer with better specs. This is what we ended up with last year:
2007-Present Dell Inspiron 6400
- 160GB hard drive
- 2GB RAM
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 1.60GHz
- Windows Vista Ultimate
5th Generation
It’s about that time of year again where we upgrade our machines. We carefully looked at different models and manufacturers to see what would be the best option for us, and over the last two months we’ve been reading all kinds of reviews so that we could make a good decision. We’ll fill ya in within the next week or two on which computer we decided to go with. Stay tuned…
Question: To wrap it up, what computers have you owned and which have you found to be the best in quality and performance?
Update: Some people are wondering how we’re able to upgrade laptops so frequently. This comment helps explain that and how we spend very little to do it.
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