The phrase "computer breaks down" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: "I couldn't finish my project on time because my computer broke down last night."
My computer breaks down and gets fixed in minutes.
That's the biggest pre-occupation for me – I need to sleep, otherwise my computer breaks down.
Now if your computer breaks down, most people rely on others to come and repair it.
To infer what a person is doing, a computer breaks down activities into a sequence of short actions and compares them with previous observations.
We've come a long way from the days of floppy discs or the danger of losing a lifetime's worth of photographs or files when your computer breaks down.
Because these G.P.S. devices will be linked to the taximeters, when the screen is vandalized, the computer breaks down or the satellite connection is unavailable, the meter won't work.
Residents typically wanted to know whether they would lose their place in public housing if the computer broke down.
Her computer broke down three months ago and she has been unable to type her homework or go online.
I was in Bali, Indonesia, and my trip was going very well until about the third day, when my laptop computer broke down.
It was programmed to do certain moves but the computer broke down, so we'd get off and go to have lunch.
But the final straw was when her computer broke down in December and she could not get access to the Internet for nearly a week.
