Opening and cleaning a Macbook Pro (retina 2012)

I have had my MacBook Pro retina for more than 2 years, without cleaning the insides yet
I have used it extensively, many hours every day, and there has been periods of daily smoking
Should I just order a screwdriver set (pentalobe?), open it and clean the fans etc.?
I assume warranty is already expired.
But will opening and cleaning it be complicated or risky business? I'm good with electronics, but Apple uses small and delicate screws/parts etc.
Should I use a swab, compressed air container, or will a vacuum cleaner do? (metal/plastic head; static electricity)

Mow.gli wrote:
Should I just order a screwdriver set (pentalobe?), open it and clean the fans etc.?
I would. I open up my MBPs without fear. I suggest that you place it on a large surface with a clean towel underneath. That way you can slide it around without damage and when you drop a screw, it will tend NOT to bounce away.
I assume warranty is already expired.
Yes, unless you purchased Apple care which extends it to three years.
But will opening and cleaning it be complicated or risky business? I'm good with electronics, but Apple uses small and delicate screws/parts etc.
Should I use a swab, compressed air container, or will a vacuum cleaner do? (metal/plastic head; static electricity)
I do not consider it risky if you use patience and a little common sense. You may also need a #00 Phillips driver and possibly a Torx driver. Check the iFixit.com web site for disassembly instructions for you model and appropriate tools. That way you will have an idea what to expect. Swabs with a non-residue electronics cleaner and compressed air are good ideas. A vacuum cleaner should be used very judiciously.
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montanarama wrote:
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i am attaching the etrecheeck and some log intros
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
          1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 0:24:44
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Untitled (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (487.84 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
User Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Audio Plug-ins:
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               0%          WebProcess
               0%          fontd
               0%          sandboxd
               0%          blued
Top Processes by Memory:
          164 MB          WebProcess
          86 MB          Safari
          57 MB          mds
          41 MB          WindowServer
          37 MB          loginwindow
Virtual Memory Information:
          2.48 GB          Free RAM
          770 MB          Active RAM
          180 MB          Inactive RAM
          603 MB          Wired RAM
          229 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs
and console out:
6/5/14 5:23:20.302 PM airportd: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “pithoprakta”. Bailing on auto-join.
6/5/14 5:23:20.467 PM loginwindow:
O3REQUIRE FAILED: ret == 0
   - file: /SourceCache/BezelServices/BezelServices-232.3/Utilities/Utilities.c
   - line: 91
6/5/14 5:23:20.467 PM loginwindow: Failed to lookup Bezel UI Server port: Bootstrap Unknown Service.
6/5/14 5:23:20.498 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100003 created
6/5/14 5:23:20.499 PM loginwindow: Login Window Started Security Agent
6/5/14 5:23:20.545 PM com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow: com.apple.findmymacmessenger: Already loaded
6/5/14 5:23:20.545 PM com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow: com.apple.store_helper: Already loaded
6/5/14 5:23:20.545 PM com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow: com.apple.storeagent: Already loaded
6/5/14 5:23:20.820 PM SecurityAgent: Echo enabled
6/5/14 5:23:20.820 PM SecurityAgent: Echo enabled
6/5/14 5:23:21.661 PM WindowServer: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
6/5/14 5:23:27.640 PM SecurityAgent: User info context values set for Georgia
6/5/14 5:23:27.640 PM SecurityAgent: User info context values set for Georgia
6/5/14 5:23:27.826 PM SecurityAgent: Login Window login proceeding
6/5/14 5:23:27.826 PM SecurityAgent: Login Window login proceeding
6/5/14 5:23:28.162 PM loginwindow: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
6/5/14 5:23:28.169 PM loginwindow: USER_PROCESS: 44 console
6/5/14 5:23:28.315 PM airportd: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “pithoprakta”. Bailing on auto-join.
6/5/14 5:23:28.467 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent) Unknown value for key POSIXSpawnType: Background
6/5/14 5:23:28.468 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
6/5/14 5:23:28.470 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua: load: option requires an argument -- D
6/5/14 5:23:28.470 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua: usage: launchctl load [-wF] [-D <user|local|network|system|all>] paths...
6/5/14 5:23:29.093 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[136]) Exited with code: 1
6/5/14 5:23:29.325 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CNSServerRegisterUserAgent:187 new user agent port: 14343
6/5/14 5:23:32.130 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.130 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2014-06-05 17:23:32.091 com.apple.dock.extra[162:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.130 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.131 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.131 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2014-06-05 17:23:32.130 com.apple.dock.extra[162:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.132 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2014-06-05 17:23:32.130 com.apple.dock.extra[162:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.132 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:32.133 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2014-06-05 17:23:32.131 com.apple.dock.extra[162:1a07] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
6/5/14 5:23:34.258 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.mrt.uiagent[167]) Exited with code: 255
6/5/14 5:23:37.049 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: ([email protected][175]) Exited with code: 1
6/5/14 5:23:48.428 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication[119]) Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
6/5/14 5:23:50.855 PM PubSubAgent: SQL Error: SQLITE_CANTOPEN[14.0]: Database file not found
6/5/14 5:24:00.182 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.212 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.227 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.242 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.255 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.260 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.268 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.271 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.286 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.289 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.304 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.308 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.315 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.319 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.322 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.339 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.350 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.353 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.368 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.374 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.377 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.391 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.397 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.400 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.420 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.423 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.424 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.473 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.488 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.488 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.505 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.521 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.521 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.534 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.537 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.538 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.585 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.587 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.587 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.631 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:00.649 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.711 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.724 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.742 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.759 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.774 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.791 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.808 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.825 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.841 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.857 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.874 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.891 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.908 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.924 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.943 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.956 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.974 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:06.990 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:07.007 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:08.415 PM [0x0-0x12012].com.apple.Safari: CoreAnimation: rendering error 506
6/5/14 5:24:14.206 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny iokit-open AppleGraphicsPolicyClient
6/5/14 5:24:30.756 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100008 created
6/5/14 5:24:30.802 PM mdworker: Unable to talk to lsboxd
6/5/14 5:24:50.829 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:24:56.769 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:24:56.785 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:24:56.800 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:24:56.816 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:24:56.916 PM sandboxd: ([197]) Safari Webpage P(197) deny file-read-data /
6/5/14 5:25:17.236 PM mds: Unable to talk to lsboxd
6/5/14 5:25:33.332 PM mdworker: Unable to talk to lsboxd
6/5/14 5:35:55.708 PM powerd: PMScheduleWakeEventChooseBest: m=0.00 s=0.00 a=0.00
6/5/14 5:35:55.000 PM kernel: hibernate image path: /var/vm/sleepimage
6/5/14 5:35:55.000 PM kernel: sizeof(IOHibernateImageHeader) == 512
6/5/14 5:35:56.000 PM kernel: Opened file /var/vm/sleepimage, size 4294967296, partition base 0x0, maxio 400000 ssd 0
6/5/14 5:35:56.000 PM kernel: hibernate image major 14, minor 0, blocksize 512, pollers 5
6/5/14 5:35:56.000 PM kernel: hibernate_alloc_pages flags 00000000, gobbling 0 pages
6/5/14 5:35:56.000 PM kernel: hibernate_setup(0) took 0 ms
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: hibernate_page_list_setall start 0xffffff806a84d000, 0xffffff806a86d000
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: hibernate_page_list_setall time: 177 ms
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: pages 420187, wire 109195, act 62895, inact 970, spec 72, zf 0, throt 0, could discard act 56254 inact 37234 purgeable 5379 spec 148188
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: hibernate_page_list_setall found pageCount 173132
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: IOHibernatePollerOpen, ml_get_interrupts_enabled 0
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: IOHibernatePollerOpen(0)
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: writing 172798 pages
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: encryptStart 2e720
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: encryptEnd 8f15800
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: image1Size 0xc1c7c00, encryptStart1 0x2e720, End1 0x8f15800
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: encryptStart c1c7c00
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: encryptEnd 12f42000
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: PMStats: Hibernate write took 4086 ms
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: all time: 4086 ms, comp bytes: 708325376 time: 718 ms 939 Mb/s, crypt bytes: 264639712 time: 618 ms 408 Mb/s,
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: image 317988864, uncompressed 708325376 (172931), compressed 316371536 (44%), sum1 c3cbc1e6, sum2 6295c0f
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: wired_pages_encrypted 65406, wired_pages_clear 43588, dirty_pages_encrypted 63937
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: hibernate_write_image done(0)
6/5/14 5:36:04.000 PM kernel: sleep
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: Wake reason: EHC1
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: Previous Sleep Cause: 5
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: The USB device HubDevice (Port 1 of Hub at 0x1d000000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (2)
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link DOWN virtIf = 0
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 8 (Disassociated because station leaving).
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'X3'.
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: The USB device HubDevice (Port 8 of Hub at 0x1d100000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (3)
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: TBT W (1): 0 [x]
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: The USB device Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad (Port 3 of Hub at 0x1d180000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (3)
6/5/14 5:36:32.000 PM kernel: HID tickle 200 ms
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: en1: 802.11d country code set to 'GR'.
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 14:60:80:82:7f:04 MAC AUTH succeeded
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: AirPort: Link Up on en1
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 14:60:80:82:7f:04
6/5/14 5:36:33.000 PM kernel: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
6/5/14 5:36:35.219 PM airportd: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “pithoprakta”. Bailing on auto-join.
6/5/14 5:36:35.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 14:60:80:82:7f:04
6/5/14 5:37:01.000 PM kernel: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 14:60:80:82:7f:04 MAC AUTH succeeded
6/5/14 5:37:01.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
6/5/14 5:37:01.000 PM kernel: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 14:60:80:82:7f:04
6/5/14 5:37:01.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 14:60:80:82:7f:04
6/5/14 5:37:01.000 PM kernel: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
6/5/14 5:45:49.808 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100012 created
6/5/14 5:45:50.700 PM sandboxd: ([261]) WebProcess(261) deny iokit-open AppleGraphicsPolicyClient
6/5/14 5:46:40.244 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100007 created
6/5/14 5:46:47.125 PM syspolicyd: loading GKE 5a871cdd-8f6e-4459-ab05-07f22489c3f5 (replacing nothing)
6/5/14 5:59:46.603 PM com.apple.security.pboxd: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0x85
6/5/14 5:59:46.603 PM com.apple.security.pboxd: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
6/5/14 5:59:46.603 PM com.apple.security.pboxd: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSSetHideOnDeact: error getting window tags
6/5/14 5:59:46.628 PM com.apple.security.pboxd: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSCopyWindowColorSpace: Invalid window 0x85

This is not due to any kind of malware. Neither is Safari opening an SQLite database a concern... Webkit has direct support for SQLite.
Since the problem persisted across a clean reinstall, it has to be a hardware issue. Note that Apple Hardware Test results can only be relied on if they are positive - ie, if a hardware problem is detected, you can be sure that hardware problem exists. On the other hand, if nothing is found, that really doesn't mean much. It just means that of the things Apple Hardware Test is capable of checking for, none are failing in a way that Apple Hardware Test can detect, and it tells you nothing at all about the things it's not capable of checking.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's likely your hard drive is dying. However, that's just a guess. You should have an Apple tech take a look for you.

Should I sell my Mac Mini and get a Macbook Pro (Retina)

I currently have a Late 2012 Mac Mini with a 2.3Ghz Quad-Core i7, 16GB of ram, and a 256GB SSD. I have dual 1080p Acer monitors. I mainly use my Mac to Code (Java, Python, Perl, iOS Development), do web browsing, and listen to music. After purchasing my first Mac in August I have loved it. The only issue is that it is not portable. If I go on a trip and want to write some code I can't etc. I have seen similar models of this Mac Mini sell for around $1,200 on ebay. I am considering selling it, and buying a 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display (I have an additional $200 to put in). At home I can connect it to my monitors and on the go I can still code. Any thoughts, concerns or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
MACOSX24

MACOSX24 wrote:
I currently have a Late 2012 Mac Mini with a 2.3Ghz Quad-Core i7, 16GB of ram, and a 256GB SSD. I have dual 1080p Acer monitors. I mainly use my Mac to Code (Java, Python, Perl, iOS Development), do web browsing, and listen to music. After purchasing my first Mac in August I have loved it. The only issue is that it is not portable. If I go on a trip and want to write some code I can't etc. I have seen similar models of this Mac Mini sell for around $1,200 on ebay. I am considering selling it, and buying a 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display (I have an additional $200 to put in). At home I can connect it to my monitors and on the go I can still code. Any thoughts, concerns or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
MACOSX24
Go for it, I say.
Cheers
Pete

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