I’ve got a MacBook Pro I purchased over seven years ago, and the battery (itself not the original, purchased early 2013) is beginning to show signs of decline. A few years ago I would have gone straight to the Apple Store to buy a new laptop, but of course I’m a little more considered about such things nowadays.
I guess the issue is, is it worth replacing the battery in a seven year old laptop?
Another Nupower battery for my MacBook’s about $150-200 (Aussie) shipped. A knockoff eBay unit is about $50.
If I go down the new machine path, it’ll be anything from $3-400 for a Chromebook to $2000 for a new MacBook Pro.
My needs have changed since I bought this, and I’d get by OK with a Chromebook, but I still find Windows to be kinda kludgy. I could make do with a desktop once I move (probably next year sometime), but for now I don’t have the space. The performance of my current MBP is adequate, but I'd prefer something lighter and more portable than the current 2.5kg monster :)
The other thing is that as my MacBook will not get the next OSX/macOS version, I’ll have maybe a year or two left before Apple kills support for El Capitan.
What does everyone think? Buy an Apple or a top-brand third-party battery? Buy the eBay knockoff? New machine time? Hold off until I move and then buy a desktop?
Thanks ☺