> irritatingly reliable
This made me laugh. I have an AMD Sempron 3850 cpu+gpu sitting in a small case under the TV that has been chugging along for 5 years now. The somewhat recent addition of a cheap SSD has increased its usability even more. As much as I'd like to replace it with something more up to date, I can't justify it while it's still working fine.
It's funny to think of what is "good enough" for a lot of needs.