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How many years do you expect your Mac Studio to last?
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My 2012 Mac Mini with Fusion drive still going strong. Thats 10 years. SSD definitely still working on the fusion drive.
If it's built to the same standards as a 2012 Mini, it should easily last 8-10 years.
The Minis seem to have the highest "longevity" of all Macs (perhaps along with the Mac Pros).
The Minis seem to have the highest "longevity" of all Macs (perhaps along with the Mac Pros).
Purely from a functional standpoint. As far as obsolescence goes, I expect the M1 Max/Ultra chips to be supported for at least 7 years
I'm on the same machine! I did replace my fusion with pure SSD - that was a worthwhile upgrade. I was getting errors on the drive.
I am tempting to finally upgrade to the studio or, if it comes out, a high end mini.
I'd expect it to functionally last over ten years. Based on previous desktop computers. It's pretty unusual to see one fail outside a fan or HDD. Other parts do fail eventually. But my experiences with desktops is that is mainly moving parts which fail. Which the SSD will probably keep chugging along as long as any other circuit board. As long as there aren't too many writes to it.
Eventually the capacitors will start to fail though. The really dedicated collector will recap it. Possibly keeping it functional for decades.
I got two mini 2012s.
One (server version) never has any hardware issue.
The other was originally came with just an HDD, I added a 2nd SATA bracket and a SSD at some point, the SSD failed like 4 years afterwards (not sure if it has to do with the bracket being 3rd party). This one also has its speaker blown out but nothing else major.
I wish the Studio can have similar mileage, but with proprietary SSD and soldered RAM I am seeing like 5 years or so.
One (server version) never has any hardware issue.
The other was originally came with just an HDD, I added a 2nd SATA bracket and a SSD at some point, the SSD failed like 4 years afterwards (not sure if it has to do with the bracket being 3rd party). This one also has its speaker blown out but nothing else major.
I wish the Studio can have similar mileage, but with proprietary SSD and soldered RAM I am seeing like 5 years or so.
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About a decade, same as my base model trash can, since that didn't get any real hardware upgrades either.
If it lasts like the computer that it's supposed to replace, 8 years and counting. Possibly even closer to 8.5 considering the speed at which my order is being processed.
I've never had to stop using a Mac because it stopped working on me. I've always changed desktop or laptop just because there's a new shiny model that's caught my eye. The closest I came was my 2009 iMac was almost at the point where it was getting too slow for day-to-day work. But the retina iMacs came along - and I was tempted by the higher screen res, so the following year's Black Friday I got a late-2015 i7 iMac.
That 2015 iMac is currently my daily machine and is fine for what I use it for. I'm only moving to the Studio because it's a shiny new Mac design. I'd probably be fine with the old iMac for another few years if I was less impulsive
That 2015 iMac is currently my daily machine and is fine for what I use it for. I'm only moving to the Studio because it's a shiny new Mac design. I'd probably be fine with the old iMac for another few years if I was less impulsive
Short of any product defining changes (like the AS transition), I think it’ll last at least 5 years or more. My 2017 iMac was still running quite well aside from being anemic on storage. I now have an expandable and awesome setup with far more performance and will be getting supported by Apple for many years.
we all knew when Apple announced the transition that they would prioritize the new architecture. The features in the new operating system that are exclusive to Macs running Apple Silicon our proof of this.
we all knew when Apple announced the transition that they would prioritize the new architecture. The features in the new operating system that are exclusive to Macs running Apple Silicon our proof of this.
I've never replaced a computer because it quit working; I've always replaced them because the OS updates stopped coming, from my '91 Atari to my '99 Mac G3 to my '07 iMac to my '14 iMac (a very consistent 8-year life) so I expect my '22 Studio to last until 2030. My '22 Studio Display (if I still go thru with buying it) better last longer than that; and beyond 12 years or so I should be dead, issue resolved.
I used to be a bit of a compulsive upgrader, chasing the latest and greatest.
However, in a complete about-face, my Late 2015 27" iMac has been humming along nicely despite it having clocked a ton of hours over the last 6 whatever years of owning it -- the original Magic Keyboard keys are incredibly worn out as is the screen as of late. It's suffering from serious image retention throughout an approximate 2" wide perimeter and it has the infamous "smudges" at the bottom left and right corners.
But I hung on to it as I heard rumors about Apple developing their own silicon, right around the time I would've normally had upgraded this Mac. I instead decided to just wait and see this time around for a bit longer. And the rumors came and went. And I kept waiting. And waiting. Finally, WWDC 2020 came around and I realized I'd have to wait a tiny bit longer. Now that wait is finally coming to a close in another week or two ?
I hope to get 10 years or more of heavy use out of this pair of Studio Displays and Mac Studio. I am even hoping for the same duration with my iPhone 13 mini this go around, having recently upgraded from an iPhone 7.
I guess we'll see how the M series architecture grows and matures, though.
However, in a complete about-face, my Late 2015 27" iMac has been humming along nicely despite it having clocked a ton of hours over the last 6 whatever years of owning it -- the original Magic Keyboard keys are incredibly worn out as is the screen as of late. It's suffering from serious image retention throughout an approximate 2" wide perimeter and it has the infamous "smudges" at the bottom left and right corners.
But I hung on to it as I heard rumors about Apple developing their own silicon, right around the time I would've normally had upgraded this Mac. I instead decided to just wait and see this time around for a bit longer. And the rumors came and went. And I kept waiting. And waiting. Finally, WWDC 2020 came around and I realized I'd have to wait a tiny bit longer. Now that wait is finally coming to a close in another week or two ?
I hope to get 10 years or more of heavy use out of this pair of Studio Displays and Mac Studio. I am even hoping for the same duration with my iPhone 13 mini this go around, having recently upgraded from an iPhone 7.
I guess we'll see how the M series architecture grows and matures, though.
At my age, it may last longer than I do, assuming that mine shows up at my door before I kick off, of course.