> the way they hold their value even after a couple of years is simply awesome. Agreed -- I just sold my 2007 MBP and got enough back to buy a new iPad (retina

> the way they hold their value even after a couple of years is simply awesome. Agreed -- I just sold my 2007 MBP and got enough back to buy a new iPad (retina version). That's more money than most brand new low-end Windows laptops go for (are there any non-low-end Windows laptops? I looked but couldn't find much from the major stores). If you think about the original price that I paid (£1100) minus the sale price (£400), the total cost is really not that bad...