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Post by christine58 on Jul 22, 2014 23:24:29 GMT
Mine is about 9 years old and I am afraid on it's last leg...won't stay charged...battery on the bottom gets really really hot...does "weird" things while I type. For example: I will be typing a sentence and all of a sudden my typed words are in some weird spot in the sentence.
Anyone else have these issues before it "died""??
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Post by cropduster on Jul 22, 2014 23:32:51 GMT
Not yet, but our battery has a hard time staying charged for very long. We've had ours six years if I'm not mistaken. I plan on getting a new one this fall.
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Post by hop2 on Jul 22, 2014 23:37:35 GMT
Mine just recently froze up and the hard drive was fried it was a reasonable price to put a new one in at the apple store (179ish ) and a new battery us 130 ish but I dint get one. I never noticed anything before the big fry but looking back now I think maybe there were a few glitches that I just glossed over. It had a hard time communicating with the printer things like that.
Luckily I had an automatic back up from an hour before it fried because data recovery is where the expense is.
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on Jul 22, 2014 23:43:43 GMT
I haven't had that problem. I've used Mac's forever. Make sure you have everything backed up. Make an appointment at the Genius bar and see what they say. It won't be warranty, but they can still help.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 23, 2014 0:26:22 GMT
Oh everything is backed up...I also have an iMac Desktop that I keep the important stuff on. I may need an appointment. It also does weird pixelating at times..
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 23, 2014 0:48:25 GMT
Only had mine for 2 years. Love a Mac.
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Post by Merge on Jul 23, 2014 0:57:44 GMT
I have an eight year old MacBook with similar issues. I think it's probably on its last legs.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 23, 2014 1:01:12 GMT
Sounds like mine before it died.... the cloud is your friend. I didn't understand the cloud.. I do now!  |
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Post by mlana on Jul 23, 2014 1:02:34 GMT
There was recall on some of the batteries used in the older machines. After I traveled to Romania with my 17", I noticed that I was having problems typing and that some of the keys felt weird. My battery had swollen to the point it was on the verge of bursting and it was pressing on the back of the keyboard. DH took it in and Apple replaced the battery gratis. Since then, something similar has happened with my DD's machines.
Before you write it off, take it to an Apple store or a Batteries Plus and let them take a look at it. Don't put it off and don't leave the machine in a hot car in the meantime.
Marcy
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Post by lumo on Jul 23, 2014 1:04:47 GMT
Nine years is a long time for any computer, really! Sounds like it might be time to start shopping for a new model. Always fun to get new technology, but it sucks to shell out the money!
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Post by joylynaroundthebnd on Jul 23, 2014 1:13:19 GMT
Mine died about two weeks ago. Had it 9 years, 3 hard drives, 1 mother board and 1 battery. Bought another Mac Book Pro 15".
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Post by txdancermom on Jul 23, 2014 2:14:17 GMT
I believe ds and dd have had that happen with theirs before they died. You can get a new battery, but if it is that old, you probably are not able to load the latest versions of the MacOS so you probably need to upgrade.
And before it does die - make a back up of your hard drive - will be invaluable if you do upgrade
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 23, 2014 20:51:42 GMT
I love that a Mac will last that long. Other PC brands I have purchased tank much more quickly and get viruses.
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Post by ratqueen on Jul 23, 2014 21:14:31 GMT
The Geniuses can't touch that computer with a ten foot pole. Five years is the outside age they can service a computer at. Chances are excellent that they literally would not lay a finger on the machine because if it did up and die while they were helping you they'd be in a bad position.
It does sound like it's probably time to replace it.
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Jul 23, 2014 21:21:47 GMT
This is just a wild guess and I am not sure I am using the correct terminology but it may be the mother board going. I was getting some pixelated issues and that was what happened. Fortunately for the model I had, even though it was out of warranty, the mother boards from that particular model/build were defective so it was replaced at no cost to me. I think the receipt said the repair was something in range of $1300 so needless to say, I was quite happy at the time.
It might be worth just taking it in (or calling) as the worst they can say is they won't even look at it due to the age. It would be worth the ask to me although getting a nice new one sounds good to me!
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