When is it time to replace a Macbook?
I bought my Macbook in 2008. I use it heavily (10+ hours a day, 6 days a week) but it mainly stays on my desk. It's well past its extended warranty. It's getting a few minor quirks but basically still works well. I've seen a lot of comments that Macbooks *can* run a long time, but how much risk am I running that it will suddenly crash and burn? I don't want that to happen in the middle of a deadline project, it wouldn't be fair to my customers. I'm running OS 10.6.8 and using Microsoft Office 2011 and Creative Suite CS6, and everything I need is working OK. Am I skating on thin ice here, or is this really marvellous workhorse likely to keep on working? Obviously, nobody can predict the future, but what's a reasonable risk here?
Thanks!
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If you want some data, install SMART Utility and look at the SMART sensors to see if there is any preliminary indication of any hardware issues.
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Revision: 1594
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2008-05-07 11:10:27 -0700 (Wed, 07 May 2008)
Log Message:
Update the warning message when outbound throttle policy of REPLACE is used one more time. Now the warning says this. . .
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