I bought my MacBook Pro 13" in March 2011, and it has since slowed down. The Geniuses say it's because my 500GB hard drive is beginning to fail, and I should replace the hard drive.
Basically, I am considering two options:
Replace the Mac with a new, inexpensive PC on the next DDMS deal, since I don't use anything else Apple (BlackBerry phone and Android tab), and find my mom's windows laptops to generally be faster at browsing
Keep the Mac and replace the hard drive with a 500GB SSD, because I love using Pages and GarageBand, the Mac OS interface is very sleek and intuitive (but sluggish now), and the touchpad is pure awesomeness
Does anyone have any practical advice?