The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
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The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
Can't decide if I should...
1. Replace the screen (DIY + $500/parts)
2. New entry-level Macbook Air (~$1k)
3. More full-featured Air (~$1.5k)If the replacement screen was cheaper, it'd be a no-brainer. For a 5 year old device... less so.
Having used a few modern Macbook Airs recently, I can't imagine buying a Pro even for heavy dev use again. It's just not necessary. The Air is THAT good.
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The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
Can't decide if I should...
1. Replace the screen (DIY + $500/parts)
2. New entry-level Macbook Air (~$1k)
3. More full-featured Air (~$1.5k)If the replacement screen was cheaper, it'd be a no-brainer. For a 5 year old device... less so.
Having used a few modern Macbook Airs recently, I can't imagine buying a Pro even for heavy dev use again. It's just not necessary. The Air is THAT good.
@cferdinandi I’ve got an M4 Air I expect to last a while and I’ve yet to do anything that pushed it.
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@cferdinandi I’ve got an M4 Air I expect to last a while and I’ve yet to do anything that pushed it.
@cory upgraded RAM or the base 16GB?
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@cory upgraded RAM or the base 16GB?
@cferdinandi I always end up upgrading the RAM, but it handles parallel web/local dev tasks and everything else.
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The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
Can't decide if I should...
1. Replace the screen (DIY + $500/parts)
2. New entry-level Macbook Air (~$1k)
3. More full-featured Air (~$1.5k)If the replacement screen was cheaper, it'd be a no-brainer. For a 5 year old device... less so.
Having used a few modern Macbook Airs recently, I can't imagine buying a Pro even for heavy dev use again. It's just not necessary. The Air is THAT good.
@cferdinandi I would go for repairing it. I have an M1 Macbook Pro and a very recent maxed-out Mac Mini and I feel almost no difference, the M1 is already that fast. Also repairing means less profit for Apple and (at least for me) a very satisfying feeling : )
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The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
Can't decide if I should...
1. Replace the screen (DIY + $500/parts)
2. New entry-level Macbook Air (~$1k)
3. More full-featured Air (~$1.5k)If the replacement screen was cheaper, it'd be a no-brainer. For a 5 year old device... less so.
Having used a few modern Macbook Airs recently, I can't imagine buying a Pro even for heavy dev use again. It's just not necessary. The Air is THAT good.
@cferdinandi I’m in the same exact spot and like every time I buy a new laptop the question arises: what about Linux? What’s your take on that?
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The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.
Can't decide if I should...
1. Replace the screen (DIY + $500/parts)
2. New entry-level Macbook Air (~$1k)
3. More full-featured Air (~$1.5k)If the replacement screen was cheaper, it'd be a no-brainer. For a 5 year old device... less so.
Having used a few modern Macbook Airs recently, I can't imagine buying a Pro even for heavy dev use again. It's just not necessary. The Air is THAT good.
@cferdinandi given current ram prices trend 3) sounds like a bit better option. If old MBA still boots, you might try setting up SSH with VoiceOver and use it as headless server
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