Last weekend, I was halfway through a Netflix show when I noticed something odd on my old laptop’s screen. The scene was meant to be dark and dramatic, but on my laptop it looked surprisingly flat.

One of the worst ways you can possibly start your day is by opening your laptop, with plans to have an extremely productive day and finally tackle your overwhelming to-do list, only to be greeted with ...

So, you start seeing signs that your computer is getting too old — the screen keeps freezing, the hardware starts making weird noises, and the system is unbearably slow. And now, you need a ...