Continuing Computer Problems

Mom said I should try playing Alice, so I popped in the disk today. Like my late-night run of Kaspersky, the computer shut itself off within minutes -- fortunately I was just messing around on the menu screen at the time (reading the notes adapted from the first game casebook). On the plus side, it hasn't pulled any "I shut off when you go to shower/eat" shit today. I've sent an e-mail Samsung's way to see what they say. And trying to mentally prep myself for losing my computer for a second time this summer. *sigh* (Hence why I'm off AIM -- I'm feeling a bit too "ugh" for conversation.)

Just had this question pop into my head: for those of you who do own them, what's the longest you've ever had a laptop for? (I would hope a year ISN'T the natural lifespan of these things.)