AmbientShade posted at 2:42PM Thu, 15 August 2019 - #4359520

Macs are notorious for randomly dying...

Wasn't always that way.

My 2013-era MacBook Pro was built like a tank, ran like one, and my missus still uses it today, no issues. The only parts replaced on it were the two cooling fans due to dust eating the bearings after nearly 5 years of daily use (at the time). Cost me $20 and 30 minutes of time getting in there to replace them.

My work MacBook, which was built in late 2018, I got brand-new six months ago (to replace the 2015-era model which had died), has this neat touchbar and 3 acres of touchpad. Problem is, it dies randomly when I leave it running (attached to VPN) over a weekend, or sometimes just a few days. The "A" on the keyboard is already starting to wear off. Six. Months. In.