Am I due an upgrade?

Gustov

Gustov

Gustov

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Hey guys,

I wanted to ask a quick question - I've had my macbook pro for 5 years now and going by usual update time with PCS...I'd expect to need an upgrade soon.

Now...when I go to 'About this Mac' it says the below:

Processor - 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Software OS X 10.9.1

Now..the laptop stills runs at lightening pace and I do NOT feel like I need to make a new purchase...the battery needs replacing yes but everything else is as if I bought it yesterday which makes me a tad confused?

Surely the macbook should be getting old and slow? All i really use it for is browsing the net, photos and music.

It just seems too good to be true!
 
You aren't a 'power user' so to speak, so it absolutely should still be able to handle your requirement.

OSX isn't like windows, in that it won't need formatting every 6 months as it fills with junk and grinds to a halt. At least it doesn't in my experience, I don't know the ins and outs of why that is, but it certainly seems to be the case.
 
If your not pushing the device any harder today then you was 5 years ago it shouldn't slow down.

I would recommend getting an SSD, and if you ever feel ram is a tad on the small side ugprade that if possible, as long as it does what you need no point upgrading.

McBain said:
OSX isn't like windows, in that it won't need formatting every 6 months as it fills with junk and grinds to a halt. At least it doesn't in my experience, I don't know the ins and outs of why that is, but it certainly seems to be the case.
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It has a lot more to do with how you use it, if you don't put trash on it the it won't grind to a halt. I still have my Windows laptop that I brought in 2008 and its silky smooth, and I only ever re-installed windows when I popped an SSD in there. The real problem is just that freeware you get on Windows always comes with 3013120 other pieces of crap that most people install.

As long as you take care of it, nothing really changes as much.
 
An SSD will make a huge difference. I am 3 years into owning a Macbook air and the only thing that will trigger a desire to upgrade is a retina model; it is by far and away the best tech purchase I have ever made.
 
I have the same model as you, I put an SSD and another 4gb of ram in mine in december as I finally felt it was getting slow.

However i am noticing little things now and am going to replace mine with a retina model in the coming weeks. My main annoyance is screen real estate, so it may not be time to upgrade for everyone!
 
rogan said:
I have the same model as you, I put an SSD and another 4gb of ram in mine in december as I finally felt it was getting slow.

However i am noticing little things now and am going to replace mine with a retina model in the coming weeks. My main annoyance is screen real estate, so it may not be time to upgrade for everyone!
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Yeah, 1280*800 is just bad once you get used to something with much more space. I tried it for 5mins when I got my 13" rMBP and everything was huge.
 
Gustov said:
Hey guys,

I wanted to ask a quick question - I've had my macbook pro for 5 years now and going by usual update time with PCS...I'd expect to need an upgrade soon.

Now...when I go to 'About this Mac' it says the below:

Processor - 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Software OS X 10.9.1

Now..the laptop stills runs at lightening pace and I do NOT feel like I need to make a new purchase...the battery needs replacing yes but everything else is as if I bought it yesterday which makes me a tad confused?

Surely the macbook should be getting old and slow? All i really use it for is browsing the net, photos and music.

It just seems too good to be true!
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my mac book 2012 was dragging a little so i bumped it up to 8gb ram and a 480gb ssd, now its rapid again i am running mavericks as well
 
Surely you have to ask yourself a couple of key questions:-

Does it still do what you need it to do?
Are you happy to spend the cash on an another asset that will depreciate in value over time?
 
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