I could not live without my two year old Dell laptop.  The main reason is because without it, I wouldn't be able to further my education in college.  It is hard for me to get to in person classes because I need 24-hour care, and somebody to drive my van.  It isn't very easy to find people who are able to able, or willing to take me to classes.
This being so, I started going to college by only taking classes online.  I took a full load of online classes for four semesters.  This semester I'm taking two classes online and one class in person.  Luckily I found a class in the evening that my father is willing to attend with me.