On: The laptop that won't die

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Still using MacBooks from that era - a big differentiator might be whether it has integrated graphics or is using a discrete GPU.

The discrete GPU ones (i.e MacBook pro) can eventually fail due to the video ram chips getting loose.

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I had a 2011 MacBook Pro that I used until end of 2022 when the discrete GPU failed for the second time (first time in 2016 Apple replaced the logic board).

Replaced it with a Thinkpad T480.