MacBook Longevity

> If I remember right their mac-thing was around 5 years old?My 2015 MacBook still runs absolutely fine.For that matter, I'm considering (but probably not) buying a new iPad to replace my TEN YEAR OLD iPad that I'm still using every single day, as it can no longer update to the latest iPad OS.But my 7 year old (soon 8 years old) laptop is as good as the first day I bought it.

Barely relevant anecdotes:My mom daily drives my old 2012 retina Macbook Pro. Neither of us have ever had any problems with it. So it's possible for macs to hit the 10+ year mark!I also still use my X200 tablet (not as a primary machine anymore, but it decoratively runs Creatures Docking Station 24/7). No crumbling or even any signs of aging plastic. That thing is still a tank.

I'm using a seven year old Macbook Pro for everything and it works just fine. I upgraded the RAM and maybe I'll get a SSD at some point. I really don't understand why people throw out their computers every two or three years. If Apple eventually stops supporting the hardware I'll switch to Linux.

MacBooks can easily exceed 10+ years rock solid. (Only battery may need a replacement)

FWIW, macs are high quality and last a long time.My wife needed a laptop for class a year ago, so I gave her my old macbook pro 13 i bought in 2014. I also had a macbook air m1 for personal use, which I replaced recently with a macbook pro 14 m1, and planned to give my wife the air. She refuses the air bc she likes the old 13 so much, and she abuses the shit out of it.How often does a laptop go strong for 9 years? Even the battery life is still ok. I am going to have to force her to consid

I bought a 16" MBP a couple of months back and I'm confident that it will continue to do it's job for many years to come. Apple computers generally have excellent longevity on the software side. My last laptop was a 2010 Macbook Pro and that only stopped getting updates last year (and still functions perfectly today, sitting on a shelf above my desk with a big HD attached functioning as a server of sorts).

I've had my MBP since 2011 and it shows no signs of slowing down. It will probably get 6-8 years before I replace it (it will be sold or given to someone after I'm done). The same would be said if I bought the latest no repairable rMBP or the new MacBook. Some old classmates and friends still have the older aluminum MBPs that are still running strong.My iPad is also 3 years old and I will probably not update it until 5 years or so. Even then I will just give it to a family member so

I have an almost 9 year old MacBook Pro from before the unibody redesign. It runs El Capitan fine. I lend it to friends and family during a crisis. Apple computers last far longer than 5 years.

I have a 2008 MacBook pro that still works - don't see any reason why the current generation MacBooks shouldn't work for a decade or more too.

I'm still using my 2015 13" Macbook Pro. I bought it in April 2015, and I think I'll actually get ten years' use out of it. The form factor is still decent, and it generally runs cool and quiet, but the performance is nothing to write home about (shall we say). It's still useable, for now, but it's becoming increasingly obvious that nobody is optimising their software for this tier of system any more.You do have to be pretty determined to squeeze 10 years out of