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Upgrading Your Current MacBook Pro

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12 pointsphilk106 comments

Well, if you have a MacbookPro with retina display here is your options:

    Upgrade RAM: you can't
    Upgrade SSD: usually doesn't worth it. too expensive
    Replace battery: $199 by Apple

My recommendation is to sell your old Apple gear and get a new one every two years. It makes way more sense nowadays

Increase RAM, increase hard drive size, replace battery, format and reinstall OS.

One to two actually have the potential to help performance (RAM, OS), unless you're already maxed out/well maintained - but hey Wikipedia says it can help! All the while the article is a sales pitch for Atomic, and filled with bogus info like this: "RAM is your first defense against a virus." Someone kill this link?

reread article please. it doesn't say "increase hard drive size". it says "upgrade hd", to a SSD specifically. which has a huge performance gain on old macbooks without them.

also i guess the humor isn't for everyone but if you didn't take the quote out of context maybe you'd at least have realized it was a joke. "As the saying goes 'RAM is your first defense against a virus'. I’m actually not sure if anyone says that."

"At Atomic Object, we have a great laptop program. Every few years we’re given the opportunity to purchase a new laptop, 100% of which is paid for upfront by Atomic. Each individual pays the company back for 75% of that computer with deductions from their future profit shares. "

I really do not feel this is great, it even feel a bit sneaky

I would MUCH prefer they buy the laptop & keep it when I'm gone. A 2-3 years old laptop is no use to me when I leave the company.

So sneaky.

Aren't they also depreciating the asset over time? So after 3 years its worth zero on their books yet they've taken income in it.( don't know the depreciation schedule for laptops)

Also, a 3 year old laptop is not worth 75% of its msrp over 3 years. Why would anyone do this?

Every few years we’re given the opportunity to purchase a new laptop, 100% of which is paid for upfront by Atomic. Each individual pays the company back for 75% of that computer with deductions from their future profit shares. In the end, the computer belongs to you.

This reminded me of the bubble I live in. At my last two jobs, I just bought whatever laptop I wanted and expensed it. It's been five years since I used a work-issued laptop; seven if you don't count macs.

I am of the opinion that it's worthwhile to give developers whatever tools they want. This includes their favorite computer(s), screen(s), software, chair, etc. Considering the amount of time they spend using these things, it makes no sense to skimp on them. This stuff is a small fraction of a developer's salary, yet it does wonders for morale.

Even when my workplace hasn't agreed with this policy, I've lived by it. If my work didn't pay for it, I bought it myself and brought it to work. After all, it's only a fraction of my salary, and I spend a lot of time using it.

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