It used to be you basically had to upgrade your computer and smartphone to do anything at all with it in a few years. Not just run the latest programs, but to j

It used to be you basically had to upgrade your computer and smartphone to do anything at all with it in a few years. Not just run the latest programs, but to just browse the web at all. Now a days, we've plateaued on compute for basic consumer purposes at least. I use a 2012 mac. It only shows its age when I try and run a game on it. Other than that, for writing code, for watching things, reading, browsing, emails, zoom, etc, its no slower than anything modern I could buy. I hear the fans and it gets hot but there's no lag or anything, and it boots in a minute with the ssd I put in a few years ago. I did have a new mac for a bit recently, but I went back to this one because it was clear there wasn't much of a point with my usage for how much it cost. No withdraw from retina either, because at the distance you use a laptop you can't see the pixels on the 2012 anyhow. Maybe I can get another 11 years out of it at this rate.