12 years is hardly past the lifespan of a computer. That is only past the lifespan of the computer if you want to run the latest stuff, particularly games. I even have spinning disk drives from a brand that hasn’t existed since 2006 that work without errors. I just keep coming up with ideas to use my old ‘ewaste’ on for the fun of it, because that old hardware still works great even if slow by modern standards.
12 years is hardly past the lifespan of a computer. That is only past the lifespan of the computer if you want to run the latest stuff, particularly games. I even have spinning disk drives from a brand that hasn’t existed since 2006 that work without errors. I just keep coming up with ideas to use my old ‘ewaste’ on for the fun of it, because that old hardware still works great even if slow by modern standards.