I have a late 2008 Macbook 13" w/aluminum unibody. Given that it's 5 years old it's in ok shape, but it does need a new battery (currently only lasts about 1 1/2-2 hours) and the optical drive hasn't been working.
If I were to get a new computer it would likely be the 13" MBP. I'm not ready to give up ethernet or optical drive (and don't want to be bothered with extra equipment to get those to work), so that rules out the Air and the Retina. Crunching the numbers it looks like if I were to sell this computer, between that and the student discount I wouldn't be paying all that much more for a new computer vs. the updates.
So how much more awesome is the latest MBP? Worth paying a bit more than the upgrades? Or should I just wait until I feel more comfortable giving up the optical drive and ethernet and invest in a Retina? I'll admit I don't do any heavy duty computing, mostly your general student stuff (internet, research, word processing), but I do occasionally do some light audio, image, and video editing.
If I were to get a new computer it would likely be the 13" MBP. I'm not ready to give up ethernet or optical drive (and don't want to be bothered with extra equipment to get those to work), so that rules out the Air and the Retina. Crunching the numbers it looks like if I were to sell this computer, between that and the student discount I wouldn't be paying all that much more for a new computer vs. the updates.
So how much more awesome is the latest MBP? Worth paying a bit more than the upgrades? Or should I just wait until I feel more comfortable giving up the optical drive and ethernet and invest in a Retina? I'll admit I don't do any heavy duty computing, mostly your general student stuff (internet, research, word processing), but I do occasionally do some light audio, image, and video editing.