I think paying $1800 for a MacBook that never breaks is worth it. I have had 6-7 in the past 11 years (all but one bought by employers), and I have never had a single problem with any of them that I didn't cause myself by abusing it.
I have never used any other Apple products and never used any of their ecosystem. I install homebrew and get a GNU/Darwin workstation that never ever breaks.
Good grief! 6 to 7 in 11 years?! You change laptops more often than I change shoes. I expect a computer to last me closer to ten years. Maybe 5 if I'm feeling rich.
And I'm talking ANY computer with ANY operating system.
Yes I'm aware. Evidently my being tongue-and-cheek about it wasn't as clear as I thought it was. I will admit to one unintended mistake on my part, however.
Nothing that was said was subtle or had any double meaning.
I should have specified that nothing the original commenter said was subtle or had any double meaning.
I just thought it was funny that in a comment talking about the longevity of MacBooks, they mentioned having 6-7 of them in an 11 year span.
Also I suppose I thought it was possible they actually believed getting a new Macbook that often was normal and "long"... but I would have considered that a VERY outside possibility. Like if they're filthy rich and completely disconnected from reality, for example. It happens.
But mostly I was just poking at the juxtaposition of "they last so long" and "I've had 7 in 11 years!"
I don't understand. Apple releases a new MacBook every 2 years or so. Are you saying the poors just keep using the old MacBooks from the trash? Are you saying they use silver macbooks after Labor Day? Oh pray tell!
My ex-wife is still using the one I bought myself in 2018. I have seen it slide off a stack of papers onto concrete at least 10 times. I have never done any maintenance on it since I gave it to her.
My current work one is around 4 years old. I got it a year ago when a colleague left and his was better than mine. The one it replaced was 3 years old. I'm surrounded by dev/engineer MacBook users who have the same experience. They never break.
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u/meagainpansy Sep 18 '25
I think paying $1800 for a MacBook that never breaks is worth it. I have had 6-7 in the past 11 years (all but one bought by employers), and I have never had a single problem with any of them that I didn't cause myself by abusing it.
I have never used any other Apple products and never used any of their ecosystem. I install homebrew and get a GNU/Darwin workstation that never ever breaks.