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  1. The added benefit to your delayed gratification is that you could put the $80.65/month into a savings account and pay cash for your MacBookPro.

    Truly owning the computer of your dreams: Priceless.

    • You’re absolutely right about saving the money in advance. I I think had to make payments on the Micron (I wasn’t quite out of debt yet when I bought it in time for Squadron Officer School), but I paid cash for the Sony, and I’ll pay cash for the MacBook Pro, too. (Well, I’ll probably make the initial purchase on a credit card, but I’ll pay the balance when the bill arrives — essentially, paying cash.)

  2. I just happened upon the invoice for the Sony laptop — it was just under $3200 –I guess I should redo the math for cost of ownership.

  3. For the Sony, my average annual cost was:

    5 years, 2 months = 62 months

    Average cost per month: $3,200 divided by 62 months = $51.61

    Average cost per month times 12 to get average annual cost: $619.35

    If I keep the laptop for another year, the average annual cost decreases to: $518.92

    If I keep the laptop for another two years, the average annual cost decreases to: $446.51

    Using these numbers, I could replace the laptop at any time, but I don’t see a need to while it’s still working well.