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[DaveB]

I think mine is a late 2010 model, so coming upto 5 years old

Looks like a straight forward DIY job. You just need the right screw driver.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook...placement/3403

[SimonMac]

Looks like a straight forward DIY job. You just need the right screw driver.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook...placement/3403

Never had a laptop last 4/5 years before so this has never been an issue

Just goes to show how good value Mac's are long term compatered to Wintel

[NickFitz]

Never had a laptop last 4/5 years before so this has never been an issue

Just goes to show how good value Mac's are long term compatered to Wintel

Indeed - I'm planning to replace the battery in my Mid-2011 MBA when I get round to it. Meanwhile, my 2006 MacBook sits, powered-up, on a shelf at home, doing various tasks such as monitoring motion-sensitive video cameras and acting as a development database server

[SimonMac]

Indeed - I'm planning to replace the battery in my Mid-2011 MBA when I get round to it. Meanwhile, my 2006 MacBook sits, powered-up, on a shelf at home, doing various tasks such as monitoring motion-sensitive video cameras and acting as a development database server

That is my only concern with the new Macbook, very limited as to being able to run an VM's off it, I have a Mid 2010 MacMini that I could use and just VPN back from the MacBook when I need something beefy, but even that only has a C2D 2.66 GHZ CPU

[eek]

That is my only concern with the new Macbook, very limited as to being able to run an VM's off it, I have a Mid 2010 MacMini that I could use and just VPN back from the MacBook when I need something beefy, but even that only has a C2D 2.66 GHZ CPU

The new Macbook is a thing of absolute beauty. However I would want to take the total purchase over £2k so will wait until the new iphone and ipad is out. Then I will think the Skylake processors aren't far away and are far faster so will then wait until the next version is out.

[BrilloPad]

Chicken salad for lunch. If I know known about NF's extension I would have had a roast dinner in honour!

[DaveB]

The new Macbook is a thing of absolute beauty. However I would want to take the total purchase over £2k so will wait until the new iphone and ipad is out. Then I will think the Skylake processors aren't far away and are far faster so will then wait until the next version is out.

Go for the 15" Pro with the upgraded processor and you are over the £2k mark anyway.

[NickFitz]

Chicken salad for lunch. If I know known about NF's extension I would have had a roast dinner in honour!

You could have had mine - I can't eat much beyond soup with this tooth

[BrilloPad]

You could have had mine - I can't eat much beyond soup with this tooth

I have not read through all tpd posts! When is the dentist?

[TheFaQQer]

Just thought I'd see if I could pick me seats for my holiday flights yet.

Good news - airline has allocated them already.

Not so good news - airline has allocated seats A,C,D and K - so two seats together, aisle, one seat, two strangers, aisle, stranger, seat.

Default seat assignments - MrsF and me together, then 11year old, then 9 year old on her own on the far side of the plane.

And there's no other sets of two seats together with a window.