We have a 2008 Macbook (aluminum body, I forget if it's a pro), which my wife passed along to my three-year-old son. He is not the gentlest with it, and it's st

We have a 2008 Macbook (aluminum body, I forget if it's a pro), which my wife passed along to my three-year-old son. He is not the gentlest with it, and it's still running strong. We have a 2013 Macbook pro that's been nothing but flaky. Living far from any Apple store, it's a pain to deal with. We fully expect the 2008 to outlast the 2013. Apple hardware is great when it works; it just feels like a crapshoot whether you get a good model or not. My 2013 T430s is still going strong, and I expect to use it another 3 years. I'll upgrade to a larger SSD and more RAM at some point, but I love the hardware. I take care of it well, and it's holding up as expected.