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> I can't tell the difference between my new M1 Max MacBook Pro and the new M3 Max Macbook Pro I don't know why you bought a new one. You can have two ways to

> I can't tell the difference between my new M1 Max MacBook Pro and the new M3 Max Macbook Pro I don't know why you bought a new one. You can have two ways to look at this, one way is your ultra pessimistic view, my view is I don't need to upgrade my laptop ever 2 years anymore. Before the M1 Max I was upgrading so often because intel macbooks sucked so much. Now I can comfortably say I'm keeping my M1 Max for a decade. As for being "exploited" by ads, just don't be, stop mindless consumption...

anneessens 3y ago
'Just don't be exploited' by people who are literally paid to figure out how to exploit your psychological weaknesses?
- brigadier132 3y ago
  Yes. They actually don't have control over you.
lancesells 3y ago
I'm on my first M1 but even with intel I got 5 to 6 years out of the Macbook Air.
- brigadier132 3y ago
  I'm compiling a lot of code, my hands got sweaty because of how hot the intel macbooks got.
  - kjkjadksj 3y ago
    External keyboard and a laptop stand would have helped.
    - brigadier132 3y ago
      at that point why am i using a laptop?
      - justinclift 3y ago
        For portability between locations? :)
      - kjkjadksj 3y ago
        I assume to compile code at your desk like most laptop users? I don’t think all that many people today go out and about to compile code.
- gamepsys 3y ago
  As a dev I was getting ~4 years out of Intel MBPs. The old ones still did the job well, but the new ones just did everything fast enough to justify the expense. Now I just realized I have over 3 years on my M1 MBP, and I realize I'm closer to the middle of my upgrade cycle than the end.
corytheboyd 3y ago
I max spec a laptop and ride it as long as I can. Replaced a 2012 MacBook Pro just last year, and will likely be doing the same around 2032 ;) I’m doing most of my daily driving on whatever computer work gives me anyway, this is just the personal dev/audio machine. I do the same with a gaming computer too though, my gaming laptop from like 7 years ago is still going strong. I turn down shiny graphics settings to get good FPS anyway, I care way more about gameplay than visuals.
adrianmsmith 3y ago
> Now I can comfortably say I'm keeping my M1 Max for a decade. That's a nice thought but the computer will probably lose security updates in the next 10 years. And that really annoys me. The press release says that the new computer is "built to last" and I'm sure that's true, physically. I have a 2015 Macbook Pro which works fine (obv. slower than a modern computer but fine for everything I need to do), it does still get security updates (it's two OSs behind the current macOS at the moment), but I think the time until it doesn't is probably measured in months. As I say, it works perfectly, was indeed "built to last", but I guess I'm going to have to throw it away (bad for the environment) and buy a new one soon? That also makes me less enthusiastic about dropping huge amounts of money when I do finally buy a new laptop.
- seuraughty 3y ago
  My long-term plan is to drop a lot of money on external peripherals (monitor, speakers, etc) and then get the cheapest 16gb MacBook on sale to keep the portability option. Then I can upgrade to another cheap laptop as needed. I should’ve adopted this strategy originally.
  - grecy 3y ago
    I just bought a used M1 MBA with 16GB and 2TB for exactly this reason. $800. It's replacing a 2015 MBP I bought used in 2019, which replaced a 2011 MBA I bought used in about 2013.

anneessens 3y ago

'Just don't be exploited' by people who are literally paid to figure out how to exploit your psychological weaknesses?

brigadier132 3y ago
Yes. They actually don't have control over you.

lancesells 3y ago

I'm on my first M1 but even with intel I got 5 to 6 years out of the Macbook Air.

brigadier132 3y ago
I'm compiling a lot of code, my hands got sweaty because of how hot the intel macbooks got.
- kjkjadksj 3y ago
  External keyboard and a laptop stand would have helped.
  - brigadier132 3y ago
    at that point why am i using a laptop?
    - justinclift 3y ago
      For portability between locations? :)
    - kjkjadksj 3y ago
      I assume to compile code at your desk like most laptop users? I don’t think all that many people today go out and about to compile code.
gamepsys 3y ago
As a dev I was getting ~4 years out of Intel MBPs. The old ones still did the job well, but the new ones just did everything fast enough to justify the expense. Now I just realized I have over 3 years on my M1 MBP, and I realize I'm closer to the middle of my upgrade cycle than the end.

corytheboyd 3y ago

I max spec a laptop and ride it as long as I can. Replaced a 2012 MacBook Pro just last year, and will likely be doing the same around 2032 ;) I’m doing most of my daily driving on whatever computer work gives me anyway, this is just the personal dev/audio machine. I do the same with a gaming computer too though, my gaming laptop from like 7 years ago is still going strong. I turn down shiny graphics settings to get good FPS anyway, I care way more about gameplay than visuals.

adrianmsmith 3y ago

> Now I can comfortably say I'm keeping my M1 Max for a decade. That's a nice thought but the computer will probably lose security updates in the next 10 years. And that really annoys me. The press release says that the new computer is "built to last" and I'm sure that's true, physically. I have a 2015 Macbook Pro which works fine (obv. slower than a modern computer but fine for everything I need to do), it does still get security updates (it's two OSs behind the current macOS at the moment), but I think the time until it doesn't is probably measured in months. As I say, it works perfectly, was indeed "built to last", but I guess I'm going to have to throw it away (bad for the environment) and buy a new one soon? That also makes me less enthusiastic about dropping huge amounts of money when I do finally buy a new laptop.

seuraughty 3y ago
My long-term plan is to drop a lot of money on external peripherals (monitor, speakers, etc) and then get the cheapest 16gb MacBook on sale to keep the portability option. Then I can upgrade to another cheap laptop as needed. I should’ve adopted this strategy originally.
- grecy 3y ago
  I just bought a used M1 MBA with 16GB and 2TB for exactly this reason. $800. It's replacing a 2015 MBP I bought used in 2019, which replaced a 2011 MBA I bought used in about 2013.