Moving to Africa and not taking iMac. Sell or store?

I'll be in a dusty part of Africa for two years and decided to take the old MacBook rather than the iMac. I've had it for about 2 years (and I love it!) but would it be smarter to sell it or put it in storage? Technology changes so much in two years but I am a very basic Mac user. I have thought about leaving it with a family member to use so they can do all the updates for me and make sure it's still in working condition when I get back.
What do you think?

Really depends upon the family member's technical proficiency. Consider these factors when selling or giving up a Mac*:
http://www.macmaps.com/selling.html
Africa is a big continent, and climate can vary there much more than you might guess. Dust is typically a problem in desert regions, and desert heat can be as much a problem for notebooks as desktops, not to mention notebooks are easier to steal. I strongly recommend if you take either, to get something like Lapcop or Lojack for notebooks so they can be tracked before you travel. I also recommend you keep frequent backups of your data*:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
is a place where the drive can be dust sealed and it won't get too hot.
Machines that are left unplugged and unused for a month can frequently lose power in their backup battery in addition to their regular battery. In many parts of Africa, getting a backup battery is impossible. The backup battery for an iMac is easier to come by than a notebook, but still not too easy. A place with a Radio Shack can be a godsend.

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