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[weaksauce]

for the $1/day metric to be valid you'd have to hold onto that mbp for over 8 years.

[rayiner → weaksauce]

Not if you resell it. I went a few years buying a new Macbook for ~$1200 then selling it a year later for $800, which works out roughly to $1/day.

[tcdent → weaksauce]

Still running a 2006 MBP primarily, so I'm getting close.

Also getting close to needing an upgrade. Mostly for RAM though.

[CanSpice → weaksauce]

Assuming you keep it when you get a new one. Apple products hold their resale value quite well.

[vacri → CanSpice]

Is the amount of time you spend in dealing with the resale included in the overall costings? My impression is that most people who do the resale dance aren't cheap when paid by the hour.

[ars_technician → weaksauce]

Math doesn't apply when you use Apple products.