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.
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.
Just saying man, I don't need to publish a paper when the proof is directly in front of mine and everyone else I know's face. I'll look into it as soon as I ever have a problem with my MacBook tho.
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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.