My laptop's coming to the end of its life (specs below). 💻 🔨

Every time this sort of thing happens, it takes me by surprise.

I guess my digital life flashes before my eyes and I wonder what I need all this power for.

I'm no longer the kind of power user I was when I got it. I occasionally flex for a couple of things like converting videos, but generally I write, I use cloud-based tools and I do the things that you can't do on a phone (#adulting, invoicing, dual-screens, collaboration).

Everything new seems overkill, overpriced and not really value-add.

Would love to be desktop, and on a Linux distro, but portability and cloud lock-in is enough of a thing. #Upgradablity and #RightToRepair are no longer nice-to-haves. The research gets me nowhere (Framework, Dell, Apple, eBay are where I end up).

I guess every direction forward has thorns: get something more than I need, rip up familiarity and start over or scour for a solid second-hand machine and merge parts.

*I am* looking forward to saying goodbye to one of the worst keyboards I've ever used. 😂

For right now, time is on my side, I'm grounded using this like a desktop.

I'm not looking for reassurance or advice, but I would love to hear of uplifting experiences people have had when they face this situation. 😘

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Specs: #MacBookPro 15" 2017 / 3.1 Qi7 / 16GB DDR3 / 4GB GPU / 1TB.
4 Repairs: top-case, battery, screen.
Issues: screen turns off at 30º angle, battery flat quick, crashes regularly after sleep.