Yes, because Windows PC's are a staple of quality.![]()
The 2015 iPhone 6s/6s Plus has aged well too.Incredible how the time passes...
It's a 6 year old model and it's still modern.
There must have been a huge bump between the Early 2011 model and the Mid 2012 because mine is by no means “modern”. My Early 2011 and my sister’s 2010 model are basically paper weights right now. The lag on these computers are so bad they’re almost unusable.Incredible how the time passes...
It's a 6 year old model and it's still modern.
There must have been a huge bump between the Early 2011 model and the Mid 2012 because mine is by no means “modern”. My Early 2011 and my sister’s 2010 model are basically paper weights right now. The lag on these computers are so bad they’re almost unusable.
6 year old 'obsolete' machine has only about 30% cpu difference with 2017 model:
https://browser.geekbench.com/mac-benchmarks
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I keep getting told this. I’ll have to do some research and find a good one, but being that I’ve been told numerous times, I should probably give that a shot.Try swapping the old mechanical drive with an SSD, it'll be night and day difference, you'll have a new mac.
I keep getting told this. I’ll have to do some research and find a good one, but being that I’ve been told numerous times, I should probably give that a shot.
I keep getting told this. I’ll have to do some research and find a good one, but being that I’ve been told numerous times, I should probably give that a shot.
What are you talking about? The 2016 MBP was obsolete the day it came out.
Yes. Historically Apple service goes from 6 years from the product last being sold, rather than 6 years from first manufactured. In this instance it's a little less than 6 but this is the general rule of thumb.
This is why the 2012 13" MBP will likely be supported until 2020-2021 after only recently being discontinued. The 15" 2012 rMBP was discontinued in Feb 2013 but the 15" cMBP was discontinued in October 2013.
That's why I think 6 yrs seems to be fair as technology changes during that time span, your needs changes and/or no longer meets the requirements or maybe your laptop is no longer functional and it makes sense to buy new rather than repair.Yes and no. There's not a lot that a current MacBook Pro can do that my mid-2012 model cannot. Other than Touch ID and better 4K external monitor support, everything else is evolutionary, not revolutionary.
The only concern I have now is whether my current machine will survive long enough to see another revolutionary new model. I was hoping that this year would be that release, despite seeing little evidence to support such a dream. If this machine dies tomorrow then I might replace it with a new MBP, but it won't be the same amazing experience that getting this machine was back in 2012. Or maybe it's time to look elsewhere altogether, as that new Asus ZenBook with the Screen Pad looks intriguing.
I know, it's all about the dollars. In this case, Apple shaking more dollars out of your wallet.It's been six years and we're still stuck with 256GB of storage on the base 15" model.
What about the mid-2012 15" non-retina MBP with hi-res matte screen? This is my daily machine and I love the screen [much more than the retina screens, though i know i am in the minority - the matte finish is easier on my eyes, and the high resolution screen is great for photography].
I have a hardware issue with it, though it is not critical. I guess mine is supported until the end of the year? Or 2020?
Yeah, for a museum of Macs that can run Mojave just fine, and that have Retina screens, usable ports, magsafe connectors and good keyboards. Sounds like a good place to get some work done, to me.These are museum pieces now;
It's been six years and we're still stuck with 256GB of storage on the base 15" model.
Thank Intel and the rest of the industry for the slow pace of innovation.
Back in the 90's, if you had bought a computer in 1992, it would be ridiculously in need for an update in 1998.
I mean, in 1992, there was no such thing as 3D graphics cards in the market, and in 1998, there were Voodoo 2's running Unreal.
In 1992 a sound card were crappy and totally optional, in 1998 it was a given in any computer and they were PCM based.
In 1998 you got your fancy 3.5" floppy in 1998, some more expensive builds had DVDs, and Steve Jobs wanted to take your floppies away.
In 1992 some people were insisting (still) that you only could do real work on text user interfaces, and in 1998 GUI was not a question, and Java was a thing.
In 1992 you had thy centronics and RS232 on PCs or SCSI on Macs, in 1998 the iMac had USB and FireWire and Ethernet as standard.
In fact, a mundane PC in 1998 like the iMac G3 could emulate a 1992 PC purely in software.
More like thank physics. That pace has slowed because modern computing is nearly at the limits of what's physically possible on silicon. Current technology has hit a wall shrinking transistors down much further on silicon, we need a giant leap forward like switching to graphene or something, which I don't think anyone one is really that close to yet.
Sorry, it's not the truth.
Thing is that much more money is invested in mobile than in desktops.
It is the truth.
Obviously if there were no such thing as smart phones and all the R&D stayed in desktop computing it would be further along than it is, maybe we'd be closer to replacing silicon and/or finding other workarounds etc. But if you're seriously trying to claim that's not true that we're unable to shrink transistors much more on silicon, then you're mistaken. It's why Moore's law fizzled out a few years ago, that has nothing to do with changing R&D focus to phones.
It is not.
But you can say what you want, this is just a forum.