How many years will the 2016 MB12 be good for?

[Ffosse]

I just got mine on Saturday; it is the base M3, 8GB, 256GB version.

I'm a fairly light user - mainly consumption but some Pages and basic photo editing. Will this Mac endure for a good while?

 

[robvas]

Sure

 

[catportal]

5-8 years probably
unless you are doing specialized workloads (encoding, inference, highly multithreaded sw), cpu perf won't make the biggest difference

I've been using a 2010 laptop for the past 7 years (ssd + ram upgraded at some point) and it ran everything that my current mbp runs basically the same 90% of the time. The other 10% is like running VM's, building android, or other stuff that I rarely do.

 

[EugW]

Depends on how much storage you need and how much RAM requirements increase.

 

[pika2000]

I just got mine on Saturday; it is the base M3, 8GB, 256GB version.

I'm a fairly light user - mainly consumption but some Pages and basic photo editing. Will this Mac endure for a good while?

At least 5 years, and that's only due to the battery losing charge.

 

[James.K.Polk]

At least 5 years, and that's only due to the battery losing charge.

Is "battery losing charge" synonymous with "high battery cycles"? Or will a battery deteriorate even if it's on the charger most days?

 

[robvas]

Is "battery losing charge" synonymous with "high battery cycles"? Or will a battery deteriorate even if it's on the charger most days?

The battery will die of old age even if you don't hit 1000 charge cycles

 

[ErnstStavroBlohard]

How much does a 12" battery replacement cost (from Apple, not a third party)?

 

[EugW]

How much does a 12" battery replacement cost (from Apple, not a third party)?

$200.

https://support.apple.com/mac/repair/service