i bought a hp pavillion pc in may 08. now its full of problems.
is 3 yrs 'normal'? how long did your pc last?
Take good care of it can last very long de. My Vaio currently close to 5 years still running perfectly and never spoil before. On the other hand, my sis de Vaio bought same date as me, but after 2 years lots of problems le.
I bought a lenovo from poly 2 and half years ago, up till now also healthy leh. I think depends on how you protect it etc ba. 3 years I would say is normal ba but can do better de
All the acer PCs, and laptops we bought came up with hardware issues right after the 1 year warranty. So we gave up on acer and bought a hp desktop.