Still using my late 2012 13-inch rMBP every day. Waiting on ARM
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Apple Officially Obsoletes First MacBook Pro With a Retina Display
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Eight years is a long time in the tech world, but it's a darn shame that perfectly functional machines are abandoned. In a few short years, 2020 machines are going to be abandoned. Current gen machine capabilities already exceed the needs of most users. I imagine the most prevalent use cases in 2028 are still going to be browsing, email, social media, and and casual games.
Maybe it's time for Apple to offer paid extended software support for elderly devices. You may not get Big Sur, but your platform will remain secure.
Maybe it's time for Apple to offer paid extended software support for elderly devices. You may not get Big Sur, but your platform will remain secure.
My MacBook Pro (Retina 15-inch, Mid 2012) quad core i7 2.3 GHz is still going strong (on the original battery).
Don't see why it won't continue on as my alternate for another couple of years at least. A decade of useful functionality and decent performance is quite impressive IMO.
Don't see why it won't continue on as my alternate for another couple of years at least. A decade of useful functionality and decent performance is quite impressive IMO.
I love my 2020 MacBook Pro but as someone who used a MacBook (Air) with MagSafe... gosh. Bring it back.
Truly the beginning of something special! My original mid-2012 rMBP was a support nightmare- thousands of dollars in repairs of melted motherboards, broken sensors, keyboard and trackpad problems and replacement batteries. Apple did so much to make that design bulletproof by 2013 and my brother's 2014 model has been completely without even the most minor issue.
This shows most thoroughly that people have radically different experiences with their individual machines– strange enough, the much aligned 2017 MacBook Pro has been nothing but reliable for me!
A beautiful piece of tech to this day.
This shows most thoroughly that people have radically different experiences with their individual machines– strange enough, the much aligned 2017 MacBook Pro has been nothing but reliable for me!
A beautiful piece of tech to this day.
This is why sealed-in (and more importantly: glued) batteries are a bad thing..
I'm still using my MBP 2010 (15" Highres matte) which also has a fixed battery but at least it's not glued in, it's just a plastic module you can pull out and replace if you have the right tri-wing screwdriver.
Yes 8 years is a long time but it's good for the environment to keep these things going with a simple battery upgrade. They're still more than sufficient for basic tasks.
I'm still using my MBP 2010 (15" Highres matte) which also has a fixed battery but at least it's not glued in, it's just a plastic module you can pull out and replace if you have the right tri-wing screwdriver.
Yes 8 years is a long time but it's good for the environment to keep these things going with a simple battery upgrade. They're still more than sufficient for basic tasks.
Emoji Bar lol! Although probably old nickname for most you it’s the first time I hear this one.
I’m on the “it could be put to great use” bandwagon, like the ‘pock’ open source project is doing... that strip is a fully featured touch display that could very well present more things than just keyboard-like icons or keyboard-like widgets. One of the WWDC Swift finalists was a side view game played on that TouchBar strip.
As a 2014 rMBP owner, I agree 100% though.
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Sitting here still using my 2012 15" rMBP....bought a 2015 model and returned it after a week. This thing is still going strong and does all I need it to. Battery life is pretty poor now, mostly stays plugged in to the wall.
Probably will wait to see what the ARM version will look like in the next 2 years and then finally buy a new one...or not....
Probably will wait to see what the ARM version will look like in the next 2 years and then finally buy a new one...or not....
I think it’s ok to not have to upgrade every year mind you, they do last long and perform great as long as the hardware/software support is there... I think it’s better to spec it out to your needs with a bit more for leeway. However for yearly upgrades that becomes a non-issue, if one year the SSD size was too tight, well then, double down the very next year or even return swap for other specs.This was the beginning of the end of upgradeable Apple computing as we knew it.
The first soldered model, and although the SSD was not soldered in, it was proprietary (if I'm not mistaken), at least at the time.
For me, this is when the Mac died, and thus I entered the dark ages of Apple products where my yearly upgrade cycle ground to a screeching halt.
The next Apple purchase I made was the iPhone Xr (for the rest of my family) last year.
Its predecessor was the last Mac I ever bought (15" cMBP which is still in use today) and probably the last Mac I ever will.
An iPad will replace all my current machines. How times have changed!
EDIT: The first soldered model was the MBA, I believe... this was the first soldered MBP.
Now, an iPad is already all soldered, non upgradeable in every way and a more limited OS (although honestly, I use it 90% of the time or 100% if you count sidecar when on the main desktop).
What about the ARM Macs? Would that be closer to what the iPad offers and the Mac offers in a single device? Would that revive the mac in your view?
MBP 2012 retina. A glorious model. I had an i7 and the only complaint I had after so many years were a couple of tiny clusters of pixels that stuck. I replaced the logic board once because of a bad cpu sensor, I think, which resulted in constant throttling. Replaced the battery via the kite string method. Now it sits in my office as a spare. It still provides a decent experience. I'll use hacks to keep it updated in the future. Going to the 16 inch MBP was a no brainer...it's nearly the same size as the 2012 retina 15 inch...it's like having my old friend around.
I’ve got a mid 2014 MacBook Pro retina and Big Sur will most likely be its last update. It’s been a great notebook, easily my favorite since my 12 in PowerBook G4.
Sunset is getting close for my 2014 MBP, which still runs strong.
The things I use the "emoji bar" for are:
- Locking the screen (padlock icon)
- Quickly adjusting the volume (using the loudspeaker icon)
I was a Mac Genius when these came out... we had to take special certification to work on these with regard to the new battery packs and the connection to the logic board. Complete workhorse of a Mac, still feels very current to me.
Independent repair shops cannot always find Apple OEM parts, so you try to find the next best thing for your customers.
It was my first Mac of all time. But I bought it underpowered. Changed it for a Late 2013 maxed out. But the guy to which I sold it still runs it and it runs perfectly well. And I still have my Late-2013. Waiting for ARM iMac.
Wait for Big Sur. The beta is already impressive regarding stability.
Still my daily notebook since day 1. Battery, screen, and upper unit has been replaced but still runs like a champ. It’s a shame they obsolete it. They could have squeezed out another year or support.
8 years of support is very good. Can't be upset by that. Sad my 2012 mac mini won't be seeing the Big Sur update but also understand that one.