My late 2008 MBP died on me this week. Should I get a new logic board and wait for Skylake or get my

[zooby]

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[MultiFinder17]

If you've been happy with your 2008 MBP for years now, then you'll be more than happy with the performance of a 2014 MBP. Especially if it's your main machine for school, go ahead and get yourself a 2014 and get your work done for the next many, many years

 

[motime61]

I would say wait it out for at least a couple more weeks, there maybe an announcement at CES, if so the current models might be even more discounted in a month or so, try borrowing a computer or something for a month or two. People have waited quite a while for a major upgrade to the macbook pro, and we are really at the tail end of this period. I personally wouldn't advise anyone to purchase a current gen macbook pro right now unless you really need one right now and can't hold off for a couple of months or there is an insane deal out there. At worst there is a high probability that the new macbook pros will be announced in March, I know people are getting quite impatient at this time, but March isn't that far away either.

 

[Fishrrman]

I don't think it's worth putting any more money towards a MacBook that is now 8 years old.

Either get a new rMBPro now, or hold out for a few weeks if you can...

 

[snaky69]

I am a college student who has been my brother's old late 2008 15 inch MBP for years now. My father was going to get me a new MBP as a graduation present / birthday present / christmas present (hey, it counts for all three alright!) this upcoming year so I decided to use my money to upgrade my late '08 with a new SSD drive and memory. Unfortunately, my MBP ended up dying on me over Christmas break, and now I have no computer. I took it in to various repair shops (Apple included) and they said it is the logic board and replacing it is basically like buying a new computer. So I am not sure what to do since I wanted to wait for Skylake. My dad says I can get my new MBP (retina 15 inch most likely) anytime this year, but I am not sure if I should bite the bullet and get one this upcoming week or wait a few weeks (or months?).

There appears to be a computer shop that will replace the logic board but it will be at least $250 - $300. So I was thinking of maybe repairing it and then waiting for Skylake? But do you think there will be a big difference between the current and latest 15 inch retina MBP and the Skylake version that is worth using only an iPad for?

Also, I see a lot of people saying on here (at least I think that is what I see) that the 2014 version appears to be faster/better. So is buying a 2014 15 inch retina a better bet?

If you are getting by with an '08 machine, chances are you would not notice the performance difference between current machines and skylake ones. Current offerings are already 3 to 4 times more powerful than your '08.

 

[Fancuku]

If you are getting by with an '08 machine, chances are you would not notice the performance difference between current machines and skylake ones. Current offerings are already 3 to 4 times more powerful than your '08.

+1

 

[RedRaven571]

If you are getting by with an '08 machine, chances are you would not notice the performance difference between current machines and skylake ones. Current offerings are already 3 to 4 times more powerful than your '08.

Hell, I went from a late 2008 15" MBP to a 2012 15" cMBP with a quad core i7 and the difference was amazing!