<![CDATA[The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot.]]>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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6cc7617b-2ab4-46c9-901d-1894cb43dad1/the-screen-on-my-5-year-old-m1-macbook-pro-is-shot.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:55:09 GMTSun, 19 Apr 2026 01:44:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:34:18 GMT]]>@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 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://feed.yopp.me/users/alex/statuses/116432100261797409https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://feed.yopp.me/users/alex/statuses/116432100261797409Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:34:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:31:23 GMT]]>@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?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.design/users/iko/statuses/116432088832927371https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.design/users/iko/statuses/116432088832927371Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:31:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:42:03 GMT]]>@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 : )

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/reimar/statuses/116430243304832641https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/reimar/statuses/116430243304832641Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:42:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:31:38 GMT]]>@cferdinandi I always end up upgrading the RAM, but it handles parallel web/local dev tasks and everything else.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/116429258630367729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/116429258630367729Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:31:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:29:57 GMT]]>@cory upgraded RAM or the base 16GB?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cferdinandi/statuses/116429252051944737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cferdinandi/statuses/116429252051944737Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:29:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The screen on my 5 year old M1 Macbook Pro is shot. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:47:25 GMT]]>@cferdinandi I’ve got an M4 Air I expect to last a while and I’ve yet to do anything that pushed it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/116428848860560215https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://follow.coryd.dev/users/cory/statuses/116428848860560215Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:47:25 GMT