02-24-2025, 06:27 PM
Thanks for all the replies! Really helpful.
TL/DNR: I'm going for the DIY. Hold my beer!
I'm falling, kicking and screaming, into the "replace it yourself" camp. I've done really delicate, fiddly (as Diana puts it) work in electronics. The big one was when I was working at the mothership, the only way I could have my own 128k was to build it from scratch, including the motherboard. It was around 1983, shortly before the release. I had all the pieces I needed from prototypes and evaluation samples, like the case, power supply board, CRT, etc. The only thing I couldn't get was the motherboard. There were plenty of bare prototype boards around, and all the components needed to stuff it, even schematics to complement what was silkscreened onto the bare board. Took me a week of evenings, and it worked! Too bad I had to leave it behind when I left the company. But I digress.
The issue now is my poor vision and shaky hands. For example, with the shakiness, hitting the letters on an iPhone Xs keyboard is a real challenge. This is a recent thing I'm getting checked out. I aim for a spot on the screen, and often miss my target. I did a battery replacement about ten years ago that was an easy success. After the last one, years later, the 2011(?) MBP was dead, attibuted to the vision and/or nerve problems, so that gives me cold feet.
The 2015 does everything I need to do, so I wouldn't suffer much from its antiquity, and it's in great shape in every other way. I can risk the parts cost, and if it didn't work out, I'd only be out less than $100 and the dead 2015. I think I'll go for it. Wish me luck, and thanks for all the replies.
TL/DNR: I'm going for the DIY. Hold my beer!
I'm falling, kicking and screaming, into the "replace it yourself" camp. I've done really delicate, fiddly (as Diana puts it) work in electronics. The big one was when I was working at the mothership, the only way I could have my own 128k was to build it from scratch, including the motherboard. It was around 1983, shortly before the release. I had all the pieces I needed from prototypes and evaluation samples, like the case, power supply board, CRT, etc. The only thing I couldn't get was the motherboard. There were plenty of bare prototype boards around, and all the components needed to stuff it, even schematics to complement what was silkscreened onto the bare board. Took me a week of evenings, and it worked! Too bad I had to leave it behind when I left the company. But I digress.
The issue now is my poor vision and shaky hands. For example, with the shakiness, hitting the letters on an iPhone Xs keyboard is a real challenge. This is a recent thing I'm getting checked out. I aim for a spot on the screen, and often miss my target. I did a battery replacement about ten years ago that was an easy success. After the last one, years later, the 2011(?) MBP was dead, attibuted to the vision and/or nerve problems, so that gives me cold feet.
The 2015 does everything I need to do, so I wouldn't suffer much from its antiquity, and it's in great shape in every other way. I can risk the parts cost, and if it didn't work out, I'd only be out less than $100 and the dead 2015. I think I'll go for it. Wish me luck, and thanks for all the replies.