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Bought a MacBook Pro

March 20th, 2016 at 09:36 pm

We went to the Post Exchange today to look at their Apple laptop. I thought we would just end up looking despite knowing that we need to replace my computer desperately. In the end, because they were having a sale on the Apple computers we purchased the one I had been looking at for $65 less than retail, plus saved the tax because we bought on post.

The total was $1424. It's a lot of money, but I don't regret it. My last computer was purchased in January 2010. It's a Dell and for the most part has worked fine, despite a lot of work to keep it going this long. The screen has been replaced once. I'm on my third battery. I've even replaced the back to the screen. It could have failed far earlier than this!

The next step is to start converting things over. I don't want the migration assistant to move everything as I know that there is a lot of junk on my current computer that just needs to die with the computer! Hopefully, this won't take me too long to accomplish.

We were discussing how we are at the point financially where we know that a more expensive, yet quality purchase is worth it to us. In the past, we have not been drawn to the Apple's simply because of price. It wasn't worth it to us. Now it actually is and we have the cash and money to not make a big deal about it.

I put the charge on our Marriott Rewards card. We are now definitely half way to earning our 80K points! I will pay it off of course, with cash on hand. No interest or payments for us!

Posted in Spending | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Bought a MacBook Pro”

  1. ThriftoRama Says:
    March 20th, 2016 at 09:59 pm 1458511169
    1458511169

    I loved my macbook. They are good machines.

  2. Liz Says:
    March 20th, 2016 at 10:21 pm 1458512519
    1458512519

    I switched over to Mac for personal use in 2007 and will never go back. I use a PC for work and a Mac at home (although truth be told, I usually just use my work computer at home - typing on it right now). It's usually on and accessible so easier and more convenient. I do need to replace my MacBook Pro from 2010 - thinking about a MacBook Air, and will purchase refurb directly from Apple once I'm ready. I just moved which has proven to be very very expensive.

  3. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    March 20th, 2016 at 11:16 pm 1458515769
    1458515769

    Sounds like a good deal to me. Computers you do you use a lot. Worth every penny. Kept fo 5 years that's around $300/year for a daily purchase? Less than $1 a day.

  4. creditcardfree Says:
    March 20th, 2016 at 11:35 pm 1458516941
    1458516941

    I've heard Mac's can last far longer than five years, maybe even ten. That's the hope and plan. And they hold some value, so can sell if needed later.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    March 24th, 2016 at 12:29 am 1458779349
    1458779349

    My computer is coming on to 5 years old. It has its issues,but still is working. Smile
    Congrats on your Mac!

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