consoflight
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Hello all.
Recently my MacBook Pro of 2011 model died. I took it to the Apple Service and they said that Apple does not cover support for that vintage model anymore. After that I did a little research and found a private service that can repair it. (These are quite common in Istanbul, they just replace spare parts from other junk computers.) I'm in the middle of mixing my new EP and have booked live performances in near future so I need a fix urgently.
So, I'm here with some options that I couldn't decide yet.
1- To repair the 6 years old machine --> 500€
2- To buy a second hand 2015 model MBP, since it still has USB-A ports. --> around 1500 - 1700€
3- To buy a new monster windows laptop for around. I'm on mac for more then 10 years now and I'm quite afraid of this switch. Apple does not have USB-A anymore and I feel verrrry uncomfortable with dongles on live situations, I added this as an option. I'd also like to hear what you think about it actually since I started to think that this switch on music production community is inevitable. ---> Around 1000 - 1400€
4- To buy a new gen. MBP with hubs or dongles --- > EXPENSIVE, still it's an option.
Any thoughts - advices - other options would help, thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Üstün
Recently my MacBook Pro of 2011 model died. I took it to the Apple Service and they said that Apple does not cover support for that vintage model anymore. After that I did a little research and found a private service that can repair it. (These are quite common in Istanbul, they just replace spare parts from other junk computers.) I'm in the middle of mixing my new EP and have booked live performances in near future so I need a fix urgently.
So, I'm here with some options that I couldn't decide yet.
1- To repair the 6 years old machine --> 500€
2- To buy a second hand 2015 model MBP, since it still has USB-A ports. --> around 1500 - 1700€
3- To buy a new monster windows laptop for around. I'm on mac for more then 10 years now and I'm quite afraid of this switch. Apple does not have USB-A anymore and I feel verrrry uncomfortable with dongles on live situations, I added this as an option. I'd also like to hear what you think about it actually since I started to think that this switch on music production community is inevitable. ---> Around 1000 - 1400€
4- To buy a new gen. MBP with hubs or dongles --- > EXPENSIVE, still it's an option.
Any thoughts - advices - other options would help, thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Üstün
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