SSD worth it for 5 year old MacBook?

7 years 2 months ago #513439 by Fitch
My 2012 MacBook hard drive is about dead.  I'm trying to decide if I should invest in a SSD for it, or buy a new computer.  

What are your thoughts on this?  


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7 years 2 months ago #513462 by Miss Polly
For older machine like that, the added speed could be good.  SSD's have come down on price a lot.  If you have the $$ go for it.  


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7 years 2 months ago #513558 by Remy Hedrick
If you can get a deal on the SSD, then upgrade the hard drive.  If you can get a good deal on a new Mac, and perhaps even sell the old for a few bucks.  That's the path I'd go. 


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7 years 2 months ago #513939 by Tony Imaging
What's your budget situation?  If you can afford a new computer, I would get one.  Might be able to get a few bucks for your old and buy a pre-owned mac on CL that is newer than what you have.  


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7 years 1 month ago #514458 by Neillien
See what sort of deals you can dig up. While an SSD would certainly make a huge difference, if you can find the right price for a computer – especially if you plan to upgrade in the near future, anyway – you might as well go for it rather than prolong the purchase for a short amount of time


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7 years 1 month ago #514544 by effron
A five year old computer will have more age issues than just a HD, shop a new computer....

Why so serious?
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