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> The 2012 MBP bought new today for $1100 will serve a lot of people really well. I am writing on exactly such a device, and I have absolutely no reason whatso
by hyperbovine 10y ago
> The 2012 MBP bought new today for $1100 will serve a lot of people really well.
I am writing on exactly such a device, and I have absolutely no reason whatsoever to upgrade. The display is incredible, it's every bit as fast and responsive as the day I bought it, it doesn't creak or feel like it's about to fall apart. When you think back to the late 90s, when operating a five year old laptop felt like using a mechanical typewriter, it's truly amazing. I wonder if this will serve as some sort of high water mark for Apple product design. This machine has literally turned out to be years ahead of its time.
- flashman 10y agoAgreed. The article says: > there’s a certain point at which it just starts to look like absentmindedness Yes, but there's also a certain point at which a computer is fast enough, powerful enough, capacious enough, has enough battery life... The 2012 MBP is by no means state-of-the-art, but it is objectively good enough for most purposes.
- raybb 10y agoMay I ask what the specs of your MBP are? (I'm kinda in the market)
- hyperbovine 10y agoMacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB The 256gb SSD proved to be a slight adjustment, but hasn't been a major issue thanks to streaming.