So I bought my PowerBook G4 brand new in 2005 pre-loaded with 10.3 Panther. At that time the PowerBook felt like a real snappy and great laptop. However, by the time I upgraded to Leopard, the computer felt so slow even at things such as web browsing or using Mail.app. So my question is, how long do you think (how many OS revisions) our MBPs will last before we notice a significant decrease in performance?
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How long will you keep your MBP?
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prob 3 years.
they last longer, its just at that point they seem to be 'behind' . thats my opinion, i tend to buy to much!
but hey its better than buying a dell and needing to replace it 6 months later!
they last longer, its just at that point they seem to be 'behind' . thats my opinion, i tend to buy to much!
but hey its better than buying a dell and needing to replace it 6 months later!
I'm waiting to see if Apple updates the case and if so, how it looks, and then I'll get a 15" which I will likely keep for three or more years (since my needs are light).
atleast 3 years, but some reason to me 4 years seems to be the sweet spot when it comes to buying a new machine, its when your machine is useable but the current ones are much more powerful that you'll notice the upgrade unlike if you just got the next revision.
Same. I play games but they're not that important to me.
for games, I prefer XBox 360 and PS3... so I can play a game and watch a video (well, more listen than watch) on my MBP at the same time
my first mac was a 14" G4 ibook that i bought in fall of 03 with panther. upgraded to tiger in the summer of 07 and by that time my computer felt slow (not to mention i had zero space on the HD). i upgraded to a 15" MBP in the fall of 07 and will hopefully keep it as long as my previous laptop. i love the build quality, size, matte screen, and everything else about this computer. as time goes on i'll probably upgrade the ram and HD, but other than that, i'd like to keep it for a while.
odd since i have to have the latest and greatest of every other gadget!
odd since i have to have the latest and greatest of every other gadget!
I think 3 years is a good number but i do use it for design, guess it'll all depend on it's touch'n'feel aspects... If it starts getting sluggish with all the main applications i use, i'll have no choice but to upgrade, though... I'll prob go with the 17" next, unless there's a high-res version on the 15.
I'd like to say 4-5 years, but that never seems to happen with me! I lust after the newest Apple products. I kept my PowerBook G4 15" from 2005-2007, then I bought an iMac and sold the PowerBook for a Nikon D40. I kept the iMac from Feb. of 2007 till April of 2008 and sold it to my Dad and bought a MacBook Pro 15". I'm hoping i'll keep the MBP for at least 2 years before the lust kicks in again!
I just replaced my > 3 year old powerbook G4 with a MBP. The MBP will stay with me for the same period. Unless it breaks...
I got the cheapest Gateway laptop option (800MHz Intel Celeron when the Pentium III was the hot stuff) in 2002 and am just replaced that with a Penryn MBP in March 2008. Hopefully this high-end computer will last me a good 4 years. I don't do a lot of processor hungry stuff, so if the rate of advancement is like what it has been the past 4 years or so, hopefully this will last 4 years.
