MacBook Pro multiple repairs what do i do ?

ive sent my macbook in multiple times, first time the hardrive broke then my startup was a lot slower than my dads macbook, BTW he has a plastic one and it boots up 10 seconds faster and at times my macbook gets stuck on the blue screen before boot up . . . apple keeps on repairing it but it doesnt seem to stick and they ignore my request for a replacement laptop . . . i purchased my macbook in early 09 for 2 thousand and all i want is a replacment because im tired of sending it in for repair . . .
HELP!

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