Average Life Expectancy

[Richyrich1975]

I've had a i7 2012 13inch cMBP for nearly 4 years. Still acts and looks like new, I added a SSD a few years ago and I reckon I can get another 5 years maybe more out of it for browsing, Pages etc.

 

[lowendlinux]

My work MBP is a mid '09
My wife's MBP is an early '11
The '07 MB I had kicking around just gave up the ghost last week.

I have an '09 Latitude pulling server duties right now
My '11 Latitude is my main portable


If you take care of your stuff it'll last until it's technologically obsolete.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

While the average lifespan of a good laptop is round 4-6 years it must be remembered that any electronics equipment can and will fail at any age.

 

[Zwhaler]

Likely even longer than what some of the members have been posting. I know someone with a 2007 MacBook Pro Santa Rosa chipset 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo with first generation LED backlit display. It is still going strong, though I upgraded it to 4GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. I'm typing this on a 2010 i7 MacBook Pro and it runs fine too! I'd say if you are a power user who uses their MacBook Pro for business, 5-6 years, if you do light stuff with it it can easily last 10 years with maintenance.

 

[marshallbedsaul]

my
2007 macbook pro 15'' lasted 6 years till I sold it.
2008 macbook still going strong
2008 black book still going strong
2011 15'' macbook pro still going strong

just picked up a 2016 macbook pro 13''

my older macs, i give to family members in-laws w.e