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All of my Apple laptops (maybe even all their products) see about 5 to 8 years of service. Sometimes with me, sometimes as hand-me-downs. So they’ve been pretty
by sudhirj 5y ago
All of my Apple laptops (maybe even all their products) see about 5 to 8 years of service. Sometimes with me, sometimes as hand-me-downs. So they’ve been pretty excellent at not winding up in the trash.
Even software updates often stretch as far back as 5 year old models, so they’re pretty good with this.
- dntrkv 5y agoBig Sur is officially supported by 2013 Mac models (8 years). iOS 15 is supported by the 6s, which was 2015. So 6 years. And I still know people using devices from these eras. Apple may not be repair friendly, but at the end of the day, their devices are the least likely to end up in the trash.
- patall 5y agoAnd here I am sitting at my 2011 Dell Latitude wondering what is so special about that. My sis had my 2013 Sony Duo but that's now become unusable with its broken, built-in battery. Yes, 5 to 8 years of service is nice, but not great or out of norm for a $1000+ laptop.
- jbverschoor 5y agoBecause they run windows. If you look at android phones, you're looking at a few years only. Because of software
- patall 5y agoParent is talking about laptops, I am talking about laptops, why are you talking about smartphones? Though I also had my Samsung S2plus from 2013 to 2019 in use, and that was fairly cheap. I do not know any IPhone users that had theirs for longer.
- lamnk 5y agoMy iphone 2G from 2007 still works well into 2013-2014.
- murukesh_s 5y agoI guess 2011 Latitudes were the pro models? they were built like a tank.. not anymore i guess