"...and longevity" I never had a laptop that I used as long as my MBP (2011) and it's still going strong. That being said the problem with the new Macbook Pro

"...and longevity" I never had a laptop that I used as long as my MBP (2011) and it's still going strong. That being said the problem with the new Macbook Pro's is that in their quest of making things thinner a lot of possibilities regarding future upgrades disappeared. Through the years I have upgrade my RAM and replaced the HDD with a SSD. I spend in total (including the macbook pro itself) 1500 euro's max and that over a couple of years. I do work but I'm also disabled making that my income is not at the range that I honestly can afford the new Macbook Pro's or can cough the amount to get a configuration that will last me 5 years... The base model costs more than my current system (including the upgrades) and the price they ask for a simple 16Gb RAM makes the cost even more out of my reach. And unfortunately in this we aren't able to buy refurbs from the store as it only includes iPods and iPads. That being said there are more important things in life than a MBP and I'm also thinking about my post mac life that will happen when my current machine dies.