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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1812718" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>I hate to have to tell you this...but a 7 year old Mac is already obsolete: </p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624</a></p><p>Apple won't touch it if it needs to be repaired. However, you can still run Mojave on it, and just about all modern software. Since the hard drive is the most likely part to fail, replacing it with an SSD will probably allow your daughter's MBP to stay in service for a couple of years more.</p><p></p><p>Prices on SSD's have come down quite a bit lately. A larger hard drive is very likely to come in handy. (Macs tend to start running poorly when their hard drives are approaching about 80% full.) It might be worth paying a few extra bucks for a larger SSD. Have a look at:</p><p></p><p>SanDisk Ultra 3D 512GB 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive</p><p>$75</p><p><a href="https://www.microcenter.com/product/506958/ultra-3d-512gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive" target="_blank">https://www.microcenter.com/product/506958/ultra-3d-512gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive</a></p><p></p><p>SanDisk Ultra 3D 256GB 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive</p><p>$58</p><p><a href="https://www.microcenter.com/product/507145/ultra-3d-256gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive" target="_blank">https://www.microcenter.com/product/507145/ultra-3d-256gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1812718, member: 190607"] I hate to have to tell you this...but a 7 year old Mac is already obsolete: [url]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624[/url] Apple won't touch it if it needs to be repaired. However, you can still run Mojave on it, and just about all modern software. Since the hard drive is the most likely part to fail, replacing it with an SSD will probably allow your daughter's MBP to stay in service for a couple of years more. Prices on SSD's have come down quite a bit lately. A larger hard drive is very likely to come in handy. (Macs tend to start running poorly when their hard drives are approaching about 80% full.) It might be worth paying a few extra bucks for a larger SSD. Have a look at: SanDisk Ultra 3D 512GB 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive $75 [url]https://www.microcenter.com/product/506958/ultra-3d-512gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive[/url] SanDisk Ultra 3D 256GB 3D NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive $58 [url]https://www.microcenter.com/product/507145/ultra-3d-256gb-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive[/url] [/QUOTE]
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