Because there are tons of reasons as to why you should always purchase and replace your current computer every 3 years.
I know you're being sarcastic. So... Why shouldn't you replace it every three years?? The way technology is constantly changing why wouldn't you want to be up to date?
Or... if you don't need to be up to date in three years, then why do you need to be up to date now but not then? If you don't need to be up to date, then get a three year old refurbished one from Apple now with three years AppleCare on it and then swap that for this new one (when it's three years old then).
And in either case, whatever you buy, trade it back in to Apple and get something for it, and buy a new one. Apple will refurbish it and sell it to someone else for another three years, who doesn't need the performance of a new one. Or they will recycle it properly and take care of the planet. Apple's big on that stuff y'knowl
Whichever one you buy, what are you doing on it now that you won't be doing on it in three years's time that needs the performance now and won't need it then? Whatever way you bend it, it costs no more to replace every three years or even every two years than to hold on to one for six years.
What is wrong with this approach? What is this obsession people have with holding on to tech for so long?
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The complaint is the ease of repairing an electronic device to reduce waste and extend the longevity of it, instead of a full recycle of a component such as the entire top case which includes the keyboard, battery, speakers, touch bar, etc. Of course, if you're already a wasteful person, don't care about the environment, nor future generations other than just what appeases you while you're alive, then I'm sure you are absolutely fine with these unnecessary engineering designs. It does reduce cost to Apple though and makes them more of a profit than the design which allows more modular individual components. Speakers blown; replace the top case. Key sticking; replace the top case. Battery degraded and requiring replacement; replace the top case. Touch Bar inoperative; replace the top case....
The thing is, it IS repairable. It's just not USER-repairable. Do you really think Apple just takes all these broken top cases and tosses them out? No. They built the thing. They can take it apart and replace only the broken parts. They have much more advanced etc. tools than users have.
Apple repairs that top case just like they repair your broken iPhone (after swapping it with you for a refurbished replacement). They repair it, refurbish it, and sell or provide it as a refurbished model/part to the next person, just like you got someone else's repaired and refurbished formerly broken model/part.
So they're NOT wasting it. They ARE extending the longevity of it. They're just not letting YOU do that. And for good reasons. The complaints are entirely misinformed.
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Apple needs to dispense with the "Pro" nomenclature if they're going to continue to solder critical components to the logic board and make it more difficult to repair with glue and rivets.
This is the stupidest argument I've ever heard. I know MacRumors forum readers/commenters like to tinker, but true pros have more important things to do (like work - y'know, that thing that makes them pros) than fiddle with their computers.
And if you want to disagree, then go right ahead, but you're disagreeing with the countless MILLIONS of pros who are buying these things at top dollar and making money with them to pay for them and then some.
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Apple has not repaired anything in over a decade.
Evidence?