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I just bought a 2006 Macbook used for my 9 year old daughter.

My husband maintains that laptop 6 years old can be any good, even if it is an Apple. I am a fairly new returnee to Mac. Is he right? Do I have a future of repairs ahead of me?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Nov 3, 2012 12:46 PM

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Nov 3, 2012 2:54 PM in response to Onebuttonfruituser

There are many older MacBooks still chugging away. In a 6 year old machine, I would be concerned about the hard drive failing, as they often do between 3 and 5 years. After that, nobody can tell you whether or when an electonic component will fail or not.


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Nov 3, 2012 4:07 PM in response to Onebuttonfruituser

Onebuttonfruituser wrote:


My husband maintains that laptop 6 years old can be any good, even if it is an Apple.


Here is iTunes version 2 running on my ten year old PowerBook G4:


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It could use a new battery but everything still works as well as it did when it was new.


Posting a screen shot from my 20+ year old SE/30 will take some more time.

I just bought a 2006 Macbook used for my 9 year old daughter.

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