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How long did your macbook or macbook pro last?
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Same here...
Same here, same exact machine with the same exact replacements except for the keyboard. For the past 12 months, I don't think I've had this machine turned off for more then an hour or two. I've even dropped it on a concrete floor and spilled a jug of water on top of it.
However, the Nvidea 8600 chip snafu had me worried for awhile...two logic boards, what a headache. But Apple did the right thing on that one (no apple care here). The defective superdrives of that era was also a pain (all three of my 2007/2008 era macs have bad superdrives), but external portable writers are cheap and work just fine.
I've had my mid-2007 Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro for just under 4 years and it has needed two logic board replacements, one new keyboard, a superdrive replacement and one new battery in that time. Having said that, all of those were covered 100% under AppleCare and the machine runs pretty much the same as the day I bought it. I would consider myself a pretty heavy user and I take it everywhere so I've been very very pleased with it's longevity.
That's not to say I'm not tempted by the new Sandy Bridge models though...
Same here, same exact machine with the same exact replacements except for the keyboard. For the past 12 months, I don't think I've had this machine turned off for more then an hour or two. I've even dropped it on a concrete floor and spilled a jug of water on top of it.
However, the Nvidea 8600 chip snafu had me worried for awhile...two logic boards, what a headache. But Apple did the right thing on that one (no apple care here). The defective superdrives of that era was also a pain (all three of my 2007/2008 era macs have bad superdrives), but external portable writers are cheap and work just fine.