09-10-2014, 08:53 PM
testcase wrote: I also love my 17"MBP and, will not be a happy camper when it gets too long in the tooth to be really usable. A 15" screen would be so cramped. I bought my MBP directly from Apple.com right after the 17" was EOLed so, it's 2.25 years old now. I have Apple Care until next June and fully expect it to be viable for several years after that (my Pismo was a trouper for over eight years!)..
I have an early 2011 17", also with AppleCare (until November '16) I love. It sits on my treadmill desk where a 15" wouldn't work at all.