How to convince my parents to get a macbook air or pro?

Hello, guys
Today I started getting intrested to buy a new macbook pro or air for myself since I am a programmer and I love programming and all my school work and homework is on my laptop. I already own a macbook but it's the old white one the 2009 Edition. The mouse stopped working since yesterday and it began to get so laggy I'm getting frustrated. I got intrested because my grandma got a macbook pro and she loved it. My grandpa (from my mom's side) got a macbook pro retina display late 2013 Edition for my cousin (from my dads side). I got soo intrested but no one is helping me. I still did not start asking my mom. Can you please help me.

You started your post with "Today I started getting intrested to buy a new macbook pro or air for myself..." but you finished your post by saying "...but no one is helping me. I still did not start asking my mom. Can you please help me." So you are not getting one for yourself, you want someone else to get you one.
Get some part time work, help your mom as much as possible doing chores without her having to ask, contribute to the housework. Save some money and offer to pay 1/2 the cost. Maybe then she will be receptive to helping you out.
But then again, if money is not an issue, jsut ask her. If I were her, I'd get you a cheaper Windows computer after you came up with some of your own money

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