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Lifespan of a MacBook Pro?

I too have an early 2007 MacBookPro2,2 still going strong..... had the battery and damaged replaced under AppleCare. I carried it with me every day until the arrival of my iPad1 so it's very well travelled and kept me fit!
Only issue I have now is WPA connection timeout sometimes on wake, but that's it.
I'll be looking to replace with a new Air if/when the new ones come out.
 
Jvhowube said:
Hey guys,

I've had my MBP C2D for 9 months now, and I'm just curious how long this computer should last me. It's been great so far - no problems at all - unless you are perfectionist and complain about squeaky spacebar, not-perfect case alignment, etc. Considering all the parts remain functional until their expected death dates, what is the average lifespan?

Thanks.
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It can last you forever if you don't damage it. If you are satisfy with the hardware you've got and not going "crazy", so to speak, as to have the newest and the greatest and the newest designs, a MacBook should last for a very long time. I personally see no reason as to why spend extra money every couple years for a new MacBook when the old one is working and doing what I need to be done. I know dudes keep changing theirs mac every year or so just to have the newest but why burn money when you don't have to?

RoyalFlush,
 
RoyalFlushAK(s) said:
It can last you forever if you don't damage it. If you are satisfy with the hardware you've got and not going "crazy", so to speak, as to have the newest and the greatest and the newest designs, a MacBook should last for a very long time. I personally see no reason as to why spend extra money every couple years for a new MacBook when the old one is working and doing what I need to be done. I know dudes keep changing theirs mac every year or so just to have the newest but why burn money when you don't have to?

RoyalFlush,
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I completely agree except the resolution is driving me crazy my old thinkpad (14") had a MUCH higher native resolution than MBP does..damnit Apple this would be a near perfect laptop if it had discrete graphics and a higher res screen with the portability of the 13".

/rant
 
My macbook pro, matt, 15 inch high res, will become obsolete for me when, the new thinner model comes out made of liquid metal and dedicated ssd.

Size and weight are the next revolution in portable PC's.
 
i'm typing on my 2007 santa rosa macbook pro right now. i just replaced both fans tonight (i normally leave it running).

i love this computer. it's still in great condition and aside from the fans (and a logic board failure that apple replaced for free due to manufacturing issues) it's been running solid!
 
calderone said:
2 weeks max.
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Really?

Mine normally last between 3 weeks and a month. Some of them definitely only made it two weeks but in general, they seem to last nearly a month before falling to pieces and needing to be replaced.

But on the bright side Apple makes it really easy to make backups! It's a painless process to setup the new computer. Which is good. Since I do it at least once a month...
 
I expect the hardware to last 10 - 15 years. Sometimes there'll be a major hardware failure not worth the cost of repairing, but this is the exception, not the norm.

In terms of useful life, I would say 3 - 5 years. 3 years is when you start wanting (not needing) to upgrade. 5 years is when it's reasonable to expect that new operating systems will not support your hardware, new software won't run properly, etc. That's not say a 10 year old computer is useless, but if you want to be able to run modern software, I'd put a 5 year timeline as the high end.

Of course, this is also a little dependent on when you buy. For example, I bought a CoreDuo MacBook 6 weeks before the C2D models were released. This meant I was stuck with a 2GB RAM limitation, which made my computer less upgradable compared to those that others bought only a couple months later. C'est la vie!
 
As a freshman Industrial Design student, I expect my early 2011 MacBook Pro to carry me at least through my undergraduate program, hopefully more.

In 3-4 years I am hoping to nab a 1 TB SSD for ~$300-$400 that extends the life of both the battery and laptop as a whole.
 
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