BACKGROUND - My 5 year old MacBook Pro (translation: Apple laptop) is on its last gigabytes! I went to the Genius Bar today (translation: help desk for Mac geeks), where I was hoping to find a quick answer to its problems. Instead, Boromir (that's my laptop's name) is being shipped to the Depot (translation: where sick Apples go for refurbishment). They charge a flat fee of $310 to fix and/or replace everything that needs it. Sounds good. Except, because Boromir has a ding on its corner - from when the airline staff unexpectedly made me stow my bag in the hold, on my way to Afghanistan - I will have to pay $610 to fix him! Never mind that the problems pre-date the ding.
SETTING - So, exploring my options, along comes Jordan the Expert, according to his business card. Besides being the cutest guy there, he also proved to be exactly as his card said ... an expert.
PROBLEM - After Jordan explained all of my options and let me test drive all the models (including the Maserati), I am in a quandary. What should I buy, in case Boromir becomes too expensive to fix?
QUESTION -
Another MacBook Pro? 13"
MacBook Air?
iMac 21" ?
iPad 2?
Any combination of the above?
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