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In 2019? Ish? My macbook pro that I bought in 2010 stopped working. I found it in the garage a few days ago, and despite not really having been protected from the elements for the last few months, I pulled it out and we did some troubleshooting on a whim.
Turns out it was just a faulty ribbon cable that is now a well known and easily fixable issue. I'm mildly annoyed but also kind of glad, since there's really no saving the Asus. I got the sturdy metal unibody pro, and online I've seen a fair few people talking about how theirs of the same model are still going strong after the last 10+ years of use.
I'm still considering ripping the Asus' guts out and - since it's such a large laptop - installing two seperate raspberry pi/linux setups inside. One for internet and general use, and the other primarily for storage with no bluetooth or wireless capability whatsoever. All for funsies and the learning experience. Just gotta figure out how to be able to switch between the two systems.
Turns out it was just a faulty ribbon cable that is now a well known and easily fixable issue. I'm mildly annoyed but also kind of glad, since there's really no saving the Asus. I got the sturdy metal unibody pro, and online I've seen a fair few people talking about how theirs of the same model are still going strong after the last 10+ years of use.
I'm still considering ripping the Asus' guts out and - since it's such a large laptop - installing two seperate raspberry pi/linux setups inside. One for internet and general use, and the other primarily for storage with no bluetooth or wireless capability whatsoever. All for funsies and the learning experience. Just gotta figure out how to be able to switch between the two systems.
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