Upgrading that old PC? Options will surprise you

The Seattle Times reports:

Chances are you’ll be buying a new PC in the next year or so.

More than 600 million PCs now in use are at least 4 years old and ready to be replaced, according to research by Intel.

That’s ancient when you look at how quickly PC hardware has evolved recently. It also means that buying a new system will present a bewildering array of options.

“If you think back to four years ago, versus today, it’s not just the processors that have gotten a lot better,” said Karen Regis, who manages the company’s road map and strategy for laptops. “The overall compute experience has changed entirely.”

Even more changes are coming this year as new PC hardware arrives with Windows 10, a new version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system that the company will highlight at a media event in Redmond on Wednesday.

Are you ready for Windows 10?