How Long Have You Owned Your Current MBP & Why?

[spartan1967]

Seriously considering investing in a MBP with the M5 Pro chip. Looking into revitalizing my non-profit, which would require a lot of the processing power people need & why they invest in this laptop. Also, looking into getting into some gaming again which is also why the M5 Pro is on my radar 🙂.

My questions are how long have you owned your latest MBP & does it still get Apple software support? Also, comments on quality, what build do you own, & any advice is also appreciated.

 

[Juraj22]

Last one is 16' M1 Max, because 2.7x times faster than 2018 Intel based MacBook Pro, silent, hot only under full load. If you want it and have money, just buy it. I am considering to wait what happens October. M5 Pro is tempting, but does it really make my work that much faster? I also think that a lot of people would be happy with Air, considering CPU power. Of course display tech in pro line like nano texture + double the brightness + 120Hz might be tempting for many working in bright environment.

 

[Ursadorable]

I have no plans to upgrade my MBP M3 Pro as it's performance is already superb and still faster than most, if not all, PC laptops out there.

The only Apple product I'm interested in purchasing in the near future (and I was hoping was going to be announced this week), is the Mac Studio M5 Ultra. I don't need a MBP M5/Pro/Max, or a new iPhone (my 13 Pro Max works perfectly fine) or an iPad.. and certainly not a Mac Chromebook.

 

[Alameda]

Last one is 16' M1 Max, because 2.7x times faster than 2018 Intel based MacBook Pro, silent, hot only under full load. If you want it and have money, just buy it. I am considering to wait what happens October. M5 Pro is tempting, but does it really make my work that much faster? I also think that a lot of people would be happy with Air, considering CPU power. Of course display tech in pro line like nano texture + double the brightness + 120Hz might be tempting for many working in light environment.

Mine is an MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro processor and 16GB of memory.

To be honest, it’s a very powerful machine and it works fantastically well. My company uses the Google suite of tools, which can be very memory hungry. I do my work using the Google Chrome browser and my personal browsing with the Brave browser. Along with those I often have several MS Office apps open, such as Word/Excel and PowerPoint.

In addition I am a photographer and I ingest 45 megapixel RAW photos and edit them into JPEGs using DxO PhotoLab.

None of these things are a problem for my system, so I don’t think it’s necessary to have the most powerful setup, especially for office productivity, even if you’re editing in Photoshop and Illustrator.

I have waited a long time to upgrade and yesterday bought a new MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro and 48 GB of memory. Did I need to? Definitely not. I expect that my photo exports will be faster and maybe my Google apps will be a little snappier, but we shall see. My point is, if you’re running a non-profit, you can buy two or three MacBooks instead of one super-duper machine.

 

[DougFNJ]

This is the longest I've owned any computer. I have the 14" Macbook Pro M1 Max 64gb RAM and 8TB Drive. I purchased it in 2021. It has served me incredibly well. I am looking to get into more AI integration and ordered the M5 Max 128GB RAM 8 TB Drive for delivery March 17. Didn't absolutely need to, but while my M1 still has value, and I'll likely get even more time out of the new one.

 

[whitby]

I have 2021 16” M1 Max with 64GB of memory and a 4TB SSD. I use it with DxO Labs ingesting photos from a Sony A7RV, so 60 MP raw files and it performs magnificently. For a comparably equipped and performance M5 based machine I would need to spend around $5K with a small trade in on my existing machine for very minor updates in performance. So, I am waiting for the next generation of MacBooks which may have materially different screens, ports, chassis etc. By then we may be able to run compact functional LLMs so I am not dependent on remote servers for my local convenience needs and the processors will be optimized to make the best use of that configuration. So for me it is easy. The M5 update is not materially significant and my money is better conserved by waiting for a more material update.

 

[RHVC59]

I am still using a 2017 15" MBP with an intell 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 with 16 GB memory, that I got in 2017. I will be upgrading to a 14" MBP M5 Pro. My current laptop has done everything I ask it to, however since it is an intel based machine it is no longer supported. She has had a good life, but It is time to move on.

 

[conmee]

Replaced wife's 2015 15" MBP last week after she knocked it off the table (most of menu bar is now blacked out due to screen damage). I've replaced the battery, speakers, and screen a few times over the past 11 years, but only because she is very sentimental about things (which saves me money). Now that she has a new MBA, she is kicking herself that she waited so long to upgrade (and I'm sure we'll have to go through this entire process again in a decade).

I have a 2019 15" MBP maxed out (sold the 2019 16" MBP) as daily driver mainly due to needing a number of x86 VMs for work until recently. So I kept with an Intel MBP and to be honest, was fine with the performance (the tinnitus from the fans is another story lol). But also for convenience reasons as it is nice to fire up a Windows XP VM and play some old games. I'm going to keep the 2019 MBP but my new M5 Pro arrives Friday which will be my daily.

With Apple Silicon being so good, I'm pretty sure wife's MBA and my M5 Pro will last at least as long as the Intel MBPs lasted.

 

[chabig]

Seriously considering investing in a MBP...

This is terrible framing. A computer is not an investment. It's an expense. In business it's a depreciating asset. Macs last a long time. You should expect an M5 Mac to remain very powerful for at least 5 years, and if you take care of it you won't have to replace it for maybe 8-10 years. Buy the most expensive one you can afford (for non-profit gaming, of course).

 

[CEmajr]

Still have a 14" M1 Pro MacBook (16GB/2TB). It still works mostly well but I have started to notice some stuttering and occasional beach ball when working with complex projects in Final Cut Pro. Photoshop is pretty taxing on the RAM at times as well. It's definitely the longest I've kept a laptop and the longest I've had one that performed this well over time. Planning to upgrade to the M5 Pro (64GB/4TB) in the coming months and get at least 5 years out of it.

 

[lowkey]

2021 14” M1Pro MBP.
Longest I’ve ever owned the same model. Normally it’s 2 years, but this has kept up with everything I need. Mainly music production.
I’ll get the M6 Pro with redesign later this year or early next. Or possibly get a new Mac Mini Pro + Neo for travel.