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Are older computers a security risk ?
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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 871404" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>That's not entirely true. There are sources other than Windows Update for drivers, such as directly from the driver manufacturer, or indirectly with driver update software. The computer I using right now is 8 years old, but some of the drivers were released recently. The audio driver was released two months ago. The video and Ethernet drivers were both released late last year.</p><p></p><p>If you just get driver updates from the computer manufacturer, then often they only provide updates for about 6 months or so (but sometimes a bit longer for business computers) and then just concentrate on newer models.</p><p></p><p>The BIOS in my laptop was released only a few months ago. But it is a business laptop which means it does get better support than consumer model laptops do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 871404, member: 31436"] That's not entirely true. There are sources other than Windows Update for drivers, such as directly from the driver manufacturer, or indirectly with driver update software. The computer I using right now is 8 years old, but some of the drivers were released recently. The audio driver was released two months ago. The video and Ethernet drivers were both released late last year. If you just get driver updates from the computer manufacturer, then often they only provide updates for about 6 months or so (but sometimes a bit longer for business computers) and then just concentrate on newer models. The BIOS in my laptop was released only a few months ago. But it is a business laptop which means it does get better support than consumer model laptops do. [/QUOTE]
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