I can only be an adult for so long.

Yes, I went a picked up a new MacBook today. Not the new 14 inches one with the new improved silicon that I had been waiting on. But last year’s model. With the old M1 silicon. Why? Because I wanted to. But, I also decided that I didn’t need the power of the new one. And, I sure didn’t need the extra weight. I did dearly want the MagSafe. And, I will miss having the new ports.  But, all that new goodness comes at a price of an extra ½ pound and considerable $$$. 

It doesn’t do much yet. I decided to do a clean install. Maybe next computer I will be too old to sort out everything and I will just clone the old machine. But, I am sure the new computer will be happier without 5 years of computer detritus. 

So, if this new computer is physically identical to the old one (except for the SSD which is 1TB vice 512GB), why the new one? 

• • The battery is shot.
  • The USB3 and thunderbolt connections have gotten loose and cables fall out.
  • It gets really hot.

I really didn’t intend to buy I computer today. I had decided that I would be happy with a 13 inch MacBook Pro, however.  I was also considering the MacBook Air. Tricked out with more memory and storage. But, it doesn’t have a fan. And to me that isn’t cool.