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> I think mac users have been happy so long as the actual machines last about 8-10 years before becoming obsolete, which they generally do. Phone users can make
by vinay_ys 4y ago
> I think mac users have been happy so long as the actual machines last about 8-10 years before becoming obsolete, which they generally do. Phone users can make do with 4-6.
This is exactly right. My MacBook Pro from 2013 is still running fine and all the day-to-day productivity apps I have been using still work just fine. 90% of things I do are via a web browser, so there's that. I might buy a new M2 based MBP this December, depending on what they release in September/October.
Same is true for iPhone. iPhone 7 lasted till iPhone 12. I'll likely replace iPhone 12 only with iPhone 17 or so (likely when 5G is being replaced with 6G).
- klooney 4y agoIsn't browsing the web painfully slow on that machine?
- rchaud 4y agoI can't speak for OP, but I am typing this on the mid-2014 MBP which has nearly identical processor and graphics specs. The only thing that this machine struggles to do is video editing. Besides that, it feels as fast as the day I got it.
- kitsunesoba 4y agoI have a couple of old Core 2 Duo machines (2006-2008) and the web is largely fine on those, so long as you have uBlock Origin installed and make a point to avoid the sites that haphazardly slather on Javascript. Honestly a Core 2 Duo has more than enough power to cover the overwhelming majority of web site/app use cases if only developers cared about optimization.