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1 month young MBP 13" 2020 is already obsolete?

I really enjoy this new Intel MBP. My concerns are only about future OS updates. Don't care much about the new CPU.
For how long PowerPC Macs got OS updates after the Intel transition?
 
Apple will probably let your exchange it if you approach it positively as they are pretty kickass in the customers service department. If you are depending on your current system for your income, I would keep the Intel version though.
 
I bought the highest specs (Except for storage) for my 2020 13" MBP after they came out this past summer. I knew about the new Apple silicon MBP even back then like many people did. Do I feel my computer is obsolete? Not in the slightest do I feel it was a mistake or I should of waited. Like others have said these aren't Apples high end MBP with Apple Silicon not to mention I will sit back and wait for the bugs and growing pains to be worked out before I switch over. I plan to keep my MBP for another 2 years at least then I will see what Apple has to offer me to replace it. A redesigned 13" with slimmer bezels and a case matching the iPhone 12's and iPad Pro's design with a powerful and full featured Apple Silicon chip would be perfect. It would basically be the rumored MBP 14" that everybody is talking about. Overall I am still 100% happy with my 2020 13" MBP. If somebody must have the latest tech out then sell what you have now and buy the newest Apple MBP. Take the hit to your bank account and stop fussing about it.
 
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The only reason to sell your 13“ 2020 MBP is if you need 20 hours of battery life and are fine with the additional limitations the M1 MBP brings.
 
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You can actually try your best bet in contacting Apple support speaking to a supervisor and 'kindly' let him know your situation and you can let them know the key differences to why you would need the new M1 Mac to better your situation because of the late release
 
mrrobotoplus said:
Hi Thoradin, my fear is that i will lose support in few years. I still have a 2010 MBP fully working and a 2011 MBA. These machines are 10 years old running the latest MacOS. What will be the situation for intel macs in the next... not ten.. but let's say 6 years at least? They will be able to run the latest OS?
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Apple will support your Mac for about 5 years. It is still do all you need to do.
 
mrrobotoplus said:
Hi Thoradin, my fear is that i will lose support in few years. I still have a 2010 MBP fully working and a 2011 MBA. These machines are 10 years old running the latest MacOS. What will be the situation for intel macs in the next... not ten.. but let's say 6 years at least? They will be able to run the latest OS?
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According to Mactracker,

The last iMac G5 was released in October 2005 with MacOS X 10.4. The last version it could run was MacOS X 10.5, which was last updated on August 5, 2009. That's about 4 years.

The last Motorola machine Apple released was the Powerbook 190, in August 1995 with System 7.5.2. The last operating system it can run is Mac OS 8.1, which was last released in January, 1998. That's about 3 years.

I expect the Intel Macs to M-Macs to be the same.
 
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Don't feel too bad, my precioussss MacBook Pro predates the dinosaurs (Late 2011 and stuck on High Sierra). In fact, I call it 'The Dinosaur'. I found this thread because I think I'm finally on the market for a new machine as this old dino is starting to show its age now.
 
mac.ross said:
Yes they will work, Parallels have already rebuilt their software to take advantage of the Universal Binaries, they even demoed Parallels on their development Mac Mini back in June.
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This is not quite true. Parallels WILL work, there's a Tech Preview that runs on M1 however the only version of Windows that currently runs in the Insider build of Windows for ARM. Microsoft has not committed to making it available for anything other than OEM use. So any x86 apps with be emulated (on an already virtualised machine). Be sure this is a suitable solution for your use case
 
I can sympathize with him a little. I was at the local Best Buy a couple months ago and decided to take a look at the M1. There were none on display. I asked about it and they said they had not put them on display yet. A month later they were still not on display. Somebody else was looking to buy a 13 MBP. I asked if she knew there were new M1 macs. She said no. My guess Best Buy was just trying to sell off the intel machines. Buyer Beware
 
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mrrobotoplus said:
I've bought a MBP 13" 2020 less than a month ago. I was in a hurry because my coworker spilled water on my old 2013 MBP. So I had to buy a new one. Last months, because of the pandemic and other stuff, I did not check Apple news at all, so didn't know about the imminent release about even new MBP in 2020 with ARM chip. Well, now I have a shiny MBP 13" 2020, paid more than 1.5K euro already obsolete and out of the market. Any chance Apple will exchange my MBP?
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Man alive...stop drinking the apple kool-aid. Your machine is NOT obsolete. In truth, technologists have always said only the user can define obsolete (I'm talking real technologists, not fan boys or your buddy who buys a lot of tech...academics who study technology and humanity and their integration). Apple still sells Intel chips, dude. Intel isn't going anywhere for quite awhile. You're fine.
By your logic my 10 core Intel iMac with 64GB of RAM and the 16GB Radeon card is obsolete because apple puked out a low end ARM chip? Nope.
 
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I wouldn't say your MBP is obsolete but on the path of being in a few years. As long as you can do what you need to do, you should be good.
 
mrrobotoplus said:
I've bought a MBP 13" 2020 less than a month ago. I was in a hurry because my coworker spilled water on my old 2013 MBP. So I had to buy a new one. Last months, because of the pandemic and other stuff, I did not check Apple news at all, so didn't know about the imminent release about even new MBP in 2020 with ARM chip. Well, now I have a shiny MBP 13" 2020, paid more than 1.5K euro already obsolete and out of the market. Any chance Apple will exchange my MBP?
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I did the same though I got mine as it was on sale. I went with Intel because I was concerned that the M1 would experience the pains of a brand new system on the market. I am pretty confident in at least five years of updates. There aren't just 2020 Intel Macs but 2019, 2018, etc. There are also folks who spent much more than we did on New Mac Pros which have Intel Processors and I don't see Apple throwing them under the bus anytime soon. Enjoy your laptop, I am sure that it will be good for a long while!
 
I honestly thought this post was a joke, I understand your disappointment but I don’t know any technology company that would allow you to exchange devices for new generation devices.
 
I think you'll be fine for quite a while. Your only real worry should be; "when will developers stop making apps that support Intel for Mac?" Since Mac owners tend to keep their machines some pretty extreme amounts of time (I now *routinely* work on Macs that are 12 years old and still fulfilling 100% of their user's needs), I don't think that's going to happen too quickly because the backlash would be considerable. Still, it might be a good idea to keep archives of your most important apps so that you'll have the last Intel compatible version available to you should an important app ever go M-only.
 
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mrrobotoplus said:
I've bought a MBP 13" 2020 less than a month ago. I was in a hurry because my coworker spilled water on my old 2013 MBP. So I had to buy a new one. Last months, because of the pandemic and other stuff, I did not check Apple news at all, so didn't know about the imminent release about even new MBP in 2020 with ARM chip. Well, now I have a shiny MBP 13" 2020, paid more than 1.5K euro already obsolete and out of the market. Any chance Apple will exchange my MBP?
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What exactly is obsolete about it? It runs the latest software, doesn't it? Its fast, has a beautiful screen, and the keyboard is amazing to type on. Yeah, if you had it to do over again, you'd buy an M1 MBP, but hey, your Intel-based MBP is a pretty great machine. Use it and move on with your life.
 
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G4DPII said:
Why would they, you are out of the 14 Day return widow. Unles you were hiding under a rock, the switch away from Intel has been known about for months.

Citing the pandemic as not checking Apple news is a joke, it's been all over other news outlets as well.
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That's unnecessarily aggressive, man.
 
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That's unnecessarily aggressive, man.
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It's called making an informed purchase.

Anyone who purchases anything like a computer based on prior performance without looking to what's upcoming, is deserving of the issues that may result.

Plain and simple. Hence the phrase "Buyer beware".
 
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If it's under 30 days I'd try returning it, it's common in the states. I would say it doesn't have the performance you need and doesn't meet your needs. Let them sell you a M1 so it feels like a win for them.
 
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If it's under 30 days I'd try returning it, it's common in the states. I would say it doesn't have the performance you need and doesn't meet your needs. Let them sell you a M1 so it feels like a win for them.
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The original post is from November.

And I don't know where you go shopping, but return periods after 14 days are not common in the States.

Apple have a clear return policy. It's not unknown for that to be waived, but I sure as heck wouldn't say it's common either.
 
mrrobotoplus said:
I've bought a MBP 13" 2020 less than a month ago. I was in a hurry because my coworker spilled water on my old 2013 MBP. So I had to buy a new one. Last months, because of the pandemic and other stuff, I did not check Apple news at all, so didn't know about the imminent release about even new MBP in 2020 with ARM chip. Well, now I have a shiny MBP 13" 2020, paid more than 1.5K euro already obsolete and out of the market. Any chance Apple will exchange my MBP?
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While your Intel 2020 MBP is by no means obsolete, you did fail to do due diligence when purchasing your new computer. So I guess that is good and bad news?

If you are out of the return window, Apple will not exchange your computer. You could try reselling it for a slight loss and using those funds to buy an M1 MBP if it bothers you enough. Why would Apple incur a cost in exchanging your MBP?
 
I have no idea why there is so much anti-consumer hate on this post. I worked in many retail stores over the years. People make mistakes all the time, they buy the wrong thing, they don't understand what they bought, it was a gift and wasn't the right one, on and on. Some people take advantage of it, of course. You take the return to make them happy, so they feel confident buying from you. Retailers are not flea markets (as Tim Cook might say) you aren't just f#$@%d after making a purchase. Get a grip, try and return something if you're not happy. Retailers WANT you to be happy believe it or not. They can always say no if they think it's the right choice. It was always frustrating when someone would complain they bought something and it sucked and they were super mad, and didn't say anything! Say something, say it nicely, and maybe you'll be happy?! Imagine that!
 
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