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How long do you plan on keeping your MBP?

tctony

tctony

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I have a Mid-09 MBP, and I plan on keeping this bad boy for at least 5 years. I maxed out the RAM and added a second hard drive (solid state) to boost performance. I love this comp and foresee it lasting a while for me.

What about you?
 
Nukemkb said:
I'll keep mine until it's not economical to resuscitate it...
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made me lol

Atleast 2-3 years minimum probably a tad more...but my home made comp a long while as I can just upgrade that easily unless I end up having to get a new mobo to upgrade daughterboards and cpu which case I spend the 3k and make one of the most amazing computers ever
 
Early 2011 15", with a 6750M... I see myself easily getting five years out of this, at least. (Especially considering I was getting by pretty well with an iBook G4, for my own needs, but I needed an Intel machine for college.) Probably going to make the jump to 8 or 16GB of RAM at some point, but for now 4 is loads of breathing room compared to my old 1.5.
 
Bloodstar said:
Early 2011 15", with a 6750M... I see myself easily getting five years out of this, at least. (Especially considering I was getting by pretty well with an iBook G4, for my own needs, but I needed an Intel machine for college.) Probably going to make the jump to 8 or 16GB of RAM at some point, but for now 4 is loads of breathing room compared to my old 1.5.
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Yeah I have the same computer and reckon I could get that much, the quad core is a nice breakthrough over generations before
 
Usually I keep my laptops until they start dying out and not working properly, but if rumors of a redesigned, Ivy Bridge MBP next year start seeming to be true, then I'll sell my current one and get that one when it's released.
 
Until it's dead. The 15" 2010 is powerful enough for Pro Tools and Logic.

If I'm going to buy a new Apple computer, it will be an iPad / Mac Pro / iMac instead of upgrading the MBP.
 
Got my 2010 refurb around the end of January of this year. I'll probably keep it for another year or so before I upgrade. Like my last couple of laptops I'll probably end up giving this one to my sister.
 
I said at least 5 years, but like others I'll be keeping it around until it dies.

Next comp I buy will be an iMac. I want that huge screen.
 
Every year I tell myself I will keep my current model until it stops working, but every time a new model is released I buy it on the first day. I'd like to say I would keep it until it dies, but I'll probably buy the next release.

Anyways, the main reason I've always bought a new machine every year is the lack of performance in some way or another and I think for the first time this MacBook Pro is powerful enough for all my needs. Even the 2010 model wasn't good enough, so I have the 2011 model.

I had the same issue with my desktops; I kept upgrading to a new machine all the time, but after getting a Mac Pro, I haven't bought a new desktop in over 2 years.
 
alphaod said:
Every year I tell myself I will keep my current model until it stops working, but every time a new model is released I buy it on the first day. I'd like to say I would keep it until it dies, but I'll probably buy the next release.

Anyways, the main reason I've always bought a new machine every year is the lack of performance in some way or another and I think for the first time this MacBook Pro is powerful enough for all my needs. Even the 2010 model wasn't good enough, so I have the 2011 model.

I had the same issue with my desktops; I kept upgrading to a new machine all the time, but after getting a Mac Pro, I haven't bought a new desktop in over 2 years.
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That's so true. I'm learning not to keep up with technology, is hard though especially when the Macs resell value is pretty high :)
 
Sell it every year and get the new version...... That way I only have to pay $500 or less for a new computer when I sell my 1 year old one.
 
Getting a refurbished 2010 MBP 13" 2.4GHz then adding an SSD and 8GB Ram.

I think it should last at least 3 - 4 years.
 
Until the urge strikes me to get another one...

Like other posters said it really isn't costly if you go year by year.
 
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I dont know.
If the new refresh has better stuff and has no problems, Ill buy it.
But I wont sell my old ones so I guess they will be a back up
 
Well I was going to keep my early-2008 15" MBP for at least 5 years (well, was actually going to give it to my wife when the 2012 redesign came out), but unfortunately its just died, 6 months outside of the 3 year extended Apple Care I had :-(

Unless I can repair it, I will now probably buy one of the refreshed Macbook Pros to that look likely to be released next week, as need a working laptop asap.

In the future, though, I think I will sell my Macbook Pro before the 3-year extended Apple Care runs out (I can get extended Apple Care cheap through Educational pricing, as I work for an Educational institution, so this is always worth doing)
 
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