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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Fix 2008 15" macbook pro, or buy refurbished 2011 13"?
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<blockquote data-quote="omdk12" data-source="post: 1363540" data-attributes="member: 236353"><p>First time post, so please excuse any cultural miscues.</p><p></p><p>I currently have a dilemma. I own an <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/SP4" target="_blank">'08 macbook pro</a>, but the screen is broken. After exploring all options, fixing it myself isn't possible. I could pay $310.00 to have a new screen put on by the apple store, and $120 more for a new battery. As I understand it, they would also service it free of charge. This computer has two years of use (July 08 - July 10), and 4GB's of Ram instead of 2.</p><p></p><p>Or I could buy a refurbished macbook pro 13" for about $1,000.</p><p></p><p>The obvious trade off is the cost difference ($1,000- $430= $570). Hardware is where I need advice. How much longer can I expect my 08' to last if I fix it? Is a 2.5ghz i5 processor vastly superior to the 2.4ghz core 2 duo? Is the '08's nvidia graphics card better than the '11's shared Intel HD Graphics? Is there anything I'm not thinking about? </p><p></p><p>What say you?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any advice. I fear my own cost-benefit analysis is uninformed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="omdk12, post: 1363540, member: 236353"] First time post, so please excuse any cultural miscues. I currently have a dilemma. I own an [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/SP4"]'08 macbook pro[/URL], but the screen is broken. After exploring all options, fixing it myself isn't possible. I could pay $310.00 to have a new screen put on by the apple store, and $120 more for a new battery. As I understand it, they would also service it free of charge. This computer has two years of use (July 08 - July 10), and 4GB's of Ram instead of 2. Or I could buy a refurbished macbook pro 13" for about $1,000. The obvious trade off is the cost difference ($1,000- $430= $570). Hardware is where I need advice. How much longer can I expect my 08' to last if I fix it? Is a 2.5ghz i5 processor vastly superior to the 2.4ghz core 2 duo? Is the '08's nvidia graphics card better than the '11's shared Intel HD Graphics? Is there anything I'm not thinking about? What say you? Thanks for any advice. I fear my own cost-benefit analysis is uninformed. [/QUOTE]
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