How long has your laptop lasted? please participate

I thought it would be beneficial to many such as myself who is new to Lenovo & trying to determine which might be best to buy as our first.
I totally understand that how one cares for their pc can greatly contribute to the longevity of their pc, so keeping that in mind.
1. Which laptop(s) (8 years or younger) have you had/do you have? ThinkPad, IdeaPad, Edge, etc....series & model
2. How long did it last &/or still going strong?
3. Did you need to take it in for repairs? If so, at what age did probs arise & what were they?
4. How do you use your pc? Such as the strain thru usage such as heavy-medium-light gaming, watching videos, office use, facebook & the like, youtube, surfing, streaming movies/tv, skype, etc....as well as how often you use it i.e.: 24/7, a few hours (more or less) straight, etc.
Thanks in advance for any and all participation.

Well, let me chime in...
1) I believe I've owned every single R, T, W, X (apart from 1** range) and Z series ThinkPad prior to *30 generation. In quantities. Make that large quantities. No IdeaPads, L, S, SL, or Edge series ever.
2) Most of these machines are still up and running to the best of my knowledge and belief. I wouldn't be able to trace every single one of them, though.
3) Every generation has its own specific problems, small or large. I could write a book answering this part of your question.
4) I don't play games on my PCs but do just about everything else and most of them are turned on 24/7/365.
The oldest working ThinkPad I own is X24 from 2001. The newest one is W520 which is not two years old yet.
And there's about a dozen of them in between...
What are you actually trying to determine?
Cheers,
George
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Collecting dust: T60
Enjoying retirement: A31p, T42p,
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