Do you guy feel the "need" to get a New MBP Every year ?

[TheRealAlex]

I get a new iPad Pro every year. And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro. Thanks to new GPU and WiFi 7.

But I really want the Tandem-OLED will that be 2026 or 2027 ?

 

[Ursadorable]

A refresh every 3-4 years isn't a bad idea. But let's be honest, unless you're a power user, you're not going to even really notice the difference if it was ever 5-6 years. MacBooks (especially Pro models) age very well, and it's not like MacOS is a bloated mess like Windows.

 

[The Game 161]

not anymore

i'm rocking macbook pro 16 inch M3 so my next upgrade will be the OLED macbook pro then likely won't upgrade for quite a while

i upgraded from m4 ipad pro to m5 ipad pro purely for nano texture and 1TB of storage. i don't see myself upgrading my ipad pro for quite a while now.

 

[punkwood]

So you mean want.

I've been on my current Macbook Pro for 10 years and will be upgrading to a 15" MBA this year. I know I am an extreme case because I am a very casual computer user and in fact try to be away from my computer as much as possible. But I cannot imagine many use cases even for work or productivity in which an upgrade is warranted every year, or even every two years. 3-5 is more likely. You wouldn't even feel the difference, so where do you feel your money was spent?

I try to consume as little as possible and got myself out of the mental upgrade trap with all tech many years ago. I think it is far more rewarding and worthwhile to get as much use as possible out of an item you buy, especially an expensive one. Ride it until the wheels fall off and that next one will really feel great.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

My MacBook Pro is for personal use - not using it to make money. For me the 16" M1 Max with 32GB RAM should last me a couple more years. OLED also isn't all that important to me on a Mac; though I would like it on an iPad (but I'm living with LCD on my iPad Air because I don't want to pay for the Pro).

The algebra works a lot differently if (a) you're using the Mac for income; or (b) you're much more wealthy than I am.

 

[eyoungren]

Do you guy feel the "need" to get a New MBP Every year ?

Not even my job, which has the money, updates every year. This message is being typed in on a 2023 M2 MBP.

My personal primary Mac is a 2009 Mac Pro and the youngest laptop I own is a 2011 MBA running High Sierra.

So, no. I don't feel this. And even if I did, my finances do not allow it. I'd have all the current Apple stuff available and be homeless with no car if I did that.

 

[nebojsak]

There is certainly no "need", in any possible case, unless your planning is poor.

"Want", on the other hand, is something entirely different.

 

[VisceralRealist]

No. I'm still using my 2021 M1 Max MBP.

What would make me want to upgrade is a new design: thinner, new screen technology, etc. The same but with a new chip isn't enough to make me upgrade.

Tandem OLED with a new design for the M6, whether that's this year or next year, will likely be what finally causes me to part ways with this trusty laptop I've been using for four years now.

 

[maflynn]

I get a new iPad Pro every year.

Why?

And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro

What apps do you use onn the M4 that you feel are now not longer working as well and would benefit to go to a M5?

Btw, I still use my M1 MBP, and its more then enough for general computer - if the M1 is fine, I can't see needing a M5.

Don't fall into the wanting the latest shinest thing, at the end of the day, they do the same thing.

 

[Abydos]

honestly I personally tend to upgrade when my current system loses security updates, as for work I upgrade as the market environment requires (different worlds different requirements - try not let the two interact much)

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Naa, I neither need, or want, to upgrade yearly. The only thing I buy yearly is underwear and socks.

I kept my last MBP (2012 non-retina) for nine years.

 

[jz0309]

Yea, I get a new lawn mower and leaf blower every year too …
/s

 

[bruinsrme]

I just replaced my wife’s 2017 iPad Pro. The only thing I’ve heard is mow much she hates the new OS.
Just upgraded tothe M4 16” because my wife took over the 2017 bootcsmoed 15.6” mbp.
When I worked at an Apple Store, I would say the average upgrade was 3 to 4 years for computers and 2 to 3 for phones.
For the most part it seems companies need to artificially obsolete hardware through software.

 

[jay-A]

I get a new iPad Pro every year. And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro. Thanks to new GPU and WiFi 7.

But I really want the Tandem-OLED will that be 2026 or 2027 ?

I do not think that a lot of people upgrade every year, or if they do, then they do not consider the limits of mother Earth very seriously. Also, yearly upgrade are incremental since the advent of M series. As a scientist pushing Macs to their computing power limit, I change my computer every 3-4 years. If this were for personal, not professional use, I would wait 7 years i.e. the obsolescence limit according to Apple.

I would at least wait 2027 for tandem OLED, touchscreens and new form factor MBPs.

 

[TechRunner]

Every year? I can't imagine it. I plan on 3-5 years between new Macs.

 

[johnrlaporta]

I get a new iPad Pro every year. And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro. Thanks to new GPU and WiFi 7.

But I really want the Tandem-OLED will that be 2026 or 2027 ?

I’m getting a 16” M5 when it comes out to upgrade from my 2016 MBP.

So, no, not every year…

 

[Scepticalscribe]

No.

Not now.

Several years ago, my upgrades used to be determined by when my Applecare expired - which meant that I used to upgrade every three years or so.

And this was at a time when there was often a significant difference - owing to developments in tech - between the various generations, or iterations, or versions, of a product.

Besides, as several others have already pointed out, there is a considerable difference between what one "needs" and what one merely "wants".

In any case, for music, I use iPods (the iPod classic, a device no longer manufactured), and foreswear the Cloud, as I loathe the rentier mode of music ownership, and actually like to possess, or own, the music I play and listen to.

My iPhone is also quite aged, while I am writing this on my trusty - and much travelled - quite wonderful 11" MBA (which was a maxed out CTO when I placed the order for it, and purchased it, all of 13 years ago), which has had the battery replaced (twice) and the keyboard replaced (once).

So, no: I don't feel the "need" to 'get' new stuff every year.

Instead, I subscribe to the idea, the philosophy, of buying the best possible product, (in shoes, clothes, cameras, computers....) and ensuring that I try to do what I can to extend its life.

 

[neuropsychguy]

No. I've traditionally upgraded every 3-4 years. With how good Apple Silicon and macOS are currently, I'm on a 5-7 year upgrade cycle now. I have a laptop and desktop that are on alternating upgrade cycles so the reality is that I'll get a new computer every 3 years.

I would never need to upgrade every year.

 

[ignatius345]

Every year feels like overkill to me. On the other hand, I've found some value in upgrading around 3 years along, when the outgoing Mac still has decent resale value. Sold my M1 iMac for approximately 60% of the cost of the M4 iMac I replaced it with, for example. If I'd waited another year or two, that M1 iMac would have been worth a lot less.

 

[TracerAnalog]

I get a new iPad Pro every year. And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro. Thanks to new GPU and WiFi 7.

But I really want the Tandem-OLED will that be 2026 or 2027 ?

Huh what? Why? 😂🤪

 

[Piplodocus]

Not a chance. The improvements may be slightly noticeable, but relatively marginal year to year, and if you've had to remortgage your house because they want to fleece you an abominable amount for 4TB of storage that makes you question buying a mac at all every time, then defnitiely no.

Why on earth would you need a new laptop unless you're absolutely at the limits of technology? Are you trying to record a full orchestra and multi-track every single instrurment or something? If you're rendering video and want to save a tiny bit of time surely you'd have a Studio ultra or some other desktop at home or something and save money in the long run.

 

[seek3r]

I get a new iPad Pro every year. And now with my M4 Pro MBP I am really thinking I need a new M5 Pro. Thanks to new GPU and WiFi 7.

But I really want the Tandem-OLED will that be 2026 or 2027 ?

No… my work machine is 2021 M1 Pro, before that it was a 2016, I’ll probably put off our IT dept to wait until an M6 with the likely redesign for my next upgrade

On the personal side I went from a 2012 to a 2020 to an M4 MBA

Upgrading macs every year is silly and wasteful unless there is, for some reason, an utter compelling need for a specific new gen machine, and year to year you’re not going to see much difference anyway.

I dont understand why you’d upgrade an ipad every year either

 

[punkwood]

No.

Not now.

Several years ago, my upgrades used to be determined by when my Applecare expired - which meant that I used to upgrade every three years or so.

And this was at a time when there was often a significant difference - owing to developments in tech - between the various generations, or iterations, or versions, of a product.

Besides, as several others have already pointed out, there is a considerable difference between what one "needs" and what one merely "wants".

In any case, for music, I use iPods (the iPod classic, a device no longer manufactured), and foreswear the Cloud, as I loathe the rentier mode of music ownership, and actually like to possess, or own, the music I play and listen to.

My iPhone is also quite aged, while I am writing this on my trusty - and much travelled - quite wonderful 11" MBA (which was a maxed out CTO when I placed the order for it, and purchased it, all of 13 years ago), which has had the battery replaced (twice) and the keyboard replaced (once).

So, no: I don't feel the "need" to 'get' new stuff every year.

Instead, I subscribe to the idea, the philosophy, of buying the best possible product, (in shoes, clothes, cameras, computers....) and ensuring that I try to do what I can to extend its life.

This is the way.

 

[257Loner]

Not only is it more frugal, but I think it's even more exciting to wait as long as possible to replace an aging laptop so that the replacement really seems significantly better.

 

[alanvitek]

Still rocking an M1 Max with 64gb. At this point a base m4 pro scores the same (if not much better) benchmarks in single/multi core and metal performance.

I want a new laptop one day, but I have no need to upgrade for my current workflows. The M series Macs are incredible in that regard