I totally get it. My laptop is also aging and I recently opted to replace the battery and have it cleaned and tuned up, because I am dreading setting up a new computer the way I like it.
Hope you get around to your new laptop before the old one dies.
Thanks. I hope so too.
I thought about replacing the battery, but after 6 years of being used almost 24/7, there are a lot of things wrong with the old one. Besides, I did like the idea of having an ultra-fast new toy. :0)
I'm gonna be happy once I've set it up...
I really got to stop postponing and get to it. It feels like such a loss of time, but in fact I'm losing way more time right now, with the system having to restart multiple times a day...