Infusing last lease of life - mid-2010 MBP
I got my first MBP in the summer of 2010. It was a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and pretty decent with stock configuration. Was really excited about it and it has been a faithful companion all these years. However with all gadgets, this one grew old. A few upgrades like the HDD, more RAM kept it chugging. It was kind of okay for most of my work - browsing, development, few experiments. It wasn't until 2017, I faced the real world scenario of things going into oblivion. I was able to upgrade to 16 GB RAM which maxed it out, albeit at lower speeds. Pack a 7200 rpm hybrid drive and I squeezed some more out of it. My last term at grad school, I was completely frustrated - primarily due to the lack of being able to run certain VMs. Glad I got a 2012 Mac Mini which I used mostly to complete my InfoSec and ML projects. This being my primary workhorse for all kinds of things, needed another upgrade. The primary objective - keep it running till I figure a replacement. Now I hate Apple for not ma...