Well I'm kind of in the market for new work computer, my current early 2008 15" MBP is still going strong though after dropping it while getting off the train (actually knocked out of my hands) I've needed to replace the mainboard (covered by the trainstation) and replace the HDD (with a Seagate Momentus XT)
I can still do all that I need to but:
- The DVD drive is kinda stuffed and locked...
- The display is also kind of shot after the laptop was knocked out of my hands
- The graphics card is pretty old and doesn't seem to run that well...
What is stopping me though is I need to have the laptop for 3 years before I can claim a new one for tax, so if I buy a new decked out i7 I wont get anything back on tax... Also the MBP does have a new HDD and Mainboard while the RAM has been maxed out to 4GB.
Though it's something that I use for work which is the issue.
Do I wait till the end of the year and buy a new one (which wouldn't be before October) or get one now and loose tax benefits or should I buy a USB DVD/Bluray?
Also would I be able to rip Bluray movies if I bought an external Bluray drive?
I can still do all that I need to but:
- The DVD drive is kinda stuffed and locked...
- The display is also kind of shot after the laptop was knocked out of my hands
- The graphics card is pretty old and doesn't seem to run that well...
What is stopping me though is I need to have the laptop for 3 years before I can claim a new one for tax, so if I buy a new decked out i7 I wont get anything back on tax... Also the MBP does have a new HDD and Mainboard while the RAM has been maxed out to 4GB.
Though it's something that I use for work which is the issue.
Do I wait till the end of the year and buy a new one (which wouldn't be before October) or get one now and loose tax benefits or should I buy a USB DVD/Bluray?
Also would I be able to rip Bluray movies if I bought an external Bluray drive?
