I have a 2012 MacBook Pro that runs exactly as it did when I bought it. It’s fast enough (i7), has retina resolution and can triple boot. I feel like I may have gotten my money’s worth over the 14 years it’s been running perfectly. The hardware is also still basically pristine.
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JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 1 week agoMac hardware is great. But they overcharge so much and are so anti right to repair that I could never give them my money
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MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Great for you. The motherboard on my 2011 MBP died after 5 years and then again after 5 years after the replacing it the first time. Decided to junk it then cause even if I placed the mobo, couldn’t install the latest OS or the latest software.
JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
2012 was when you could still easily upgrade your own ram, drive, fix your screen etc. if needed, modern MacBooks are not made like that. Also a 2012 i7 would not be fast enough for most people’s modern workloads. But like I said, they hardware is good, if it does break though, you are kinda fucked on mac
kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Yeah the closed ecosystem is just cutting off your nose to game on your face