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Honestly, depending on what your use is, even their older MBPs are still fantastic. I have a 5 year old pre-Retina that I've used and abused heavily during its
by waterphone 10y ago
Honestly, depending on what your use is, even their older MBPs are still fantastic. I have a 5 year old pre-Retina that I've used and abused heavily during its entire life, maxed out the RAM and put in a massive SSD, and it's still running perfectly and works great for what I do. A newer, faster computer would honestly do nothing for me, so I stick with this. I've replaced a fan that died, the battery, and the keyboard, all for under $150 combined, and it's good as new.
Maybe that's why Apple decided to make their newer computers harder to repair…
- niels_olson 10y ago2 people have given me original 2008 aluminum macbooks (the original brick). Maxxed RAM and added SSDs, and I really can't find a competitive reason to buy another computer. My 11 yo son bought an Asus flip simply because he didn't realize a 2008 Macbook was about to show up out of nowhere, and he uses the Flip, mainly because it's his and I think he likes that it's smaller, more his size. But, yeah, I have the original rMBP and can't bear the thought of upgrading. Any new gear would be more painful than it's worth.