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Originally Posted by Babaganoosh
Components can deteriorate with age. Capacitors are especially prone to failure as they get old as most are filled with an oily material that dries out over time. Really a couple of years shouldn't be enough time for that to happen though. I've got old radio equipment that is 30+ years old and it still works.
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My old c64 still works

I think its all down to the quality of the equiptment. I suppose thats why its always best to buy a decent make.
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Originally Posted by Domain Broker
It's your hard drives getting wore out with age.
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Ive always worried that a disc can get worn out losing data. The data is burnt on like a dvd isnt it?