@1 Hell yes. I have a ~20-year old MacClassic, a 9-year-old iBook, and a 6-year-old Powerbook that all still run just fine, with the only issues being batteries for the latter two. I also had a 6100 that I dumped quite a few years ago due to its bulk, though it was still running fine, albeit slowly. My 2-year old Dell laptop? Deader than a doornail, just past any warranty/support time I had. Luckily I can use it on my desk to raise the height of my Powerbook to a better viewing angle.
That's what I was thinking.