Is the 2010 MacBook Pro still Sutable in 2020?

[ibookjake]

This Mid-2010 MacBook Pro 13'' has been my daily computer for 10 years. I upgraded it to 2013 with 1TB SSD, and 8GB of RAM. Today, very usable. Or is it? Leave your opinion in the thread below.

Editing Video is becoming a slight struggle, don't get me started on the export/render times. 8 hours for a 25 minute 1-track video. (1080p HD, mid-class audio quality. that video is HERE if you're interested) there was a bit after that title sequence that there were 3 tracks, but only for a minute.

Webpages, may they be a *bit* slow, load fine.

there is also a compatibility issue... iPhone 7's and High Sierra. Whenever I get a new song in iTunes, I load it onto my old 5s, then do as best i can to make the 5s like the 7, (wallpapers, passwords, tabs, etc.) then I erase the 7, and as son as it is at the "hello" screen, i get it to the Quick Start, and restore from the 5s. not the most efficient, but it works.

Anyways, below are the specs. Tell me your opinion! Another thing.. should I be worried about any of these specs? Not that I am, just wondering

 

[glenthompson]

While it can still do a good job for some workflows, you starting to see some of the limitations with video work. You only have 2 cores, slow GPU, 3gbps SATA interface to the SSD, USB2 for external devices. You have pretty much done everything possible to speed it up.

Another issue is not being able to upgrade to access new features in current MacOS. I just upgraded from a 2011 MBP and I’m loving things like unlocking the computer with my Apple Watch.

 

[ibookjake]

As I write this reply on my 2012 iPad mini, yes, I really got into the apple ecosystem between 2010 and 2013. And I love all the devices from that generation. I never heard about the Apple Watch unlocking Mac feature? I don't have an Apple Watch anyways. I mainly holding out for the Apple Silicon ARM Macs before I upgrade

 

[ibookjake]

Oh, and I also replaced the battery on it about three months ago to keep it running even a little longer

 

[480951]

I upgraded the RAM in mine to 16GB recently, along with an SSD it still runs impressively well. I don’t do much beyond web browsing, downloading a few things here and there and managing iTunes every now and then. For those tasks the decrease in speed (loading web pages when multiple tabs are open for example) are negligible. It blows my mind how long this Macbook Pro has lasted, plus I’m still getting security updates for High Sierra.

 

[taknoch]

I have a MacBook Pro 17" mid 2010 = now 3884 days young, so 10y 7m...
...high end but still the at the time max 252 GByte SSD, Mac OS High Sierra...

works fine, wifi card broken (replaced with WiFi-USB stick), recently a hinge broke (repaired), right fan broke 2y ago (replaced with used one) battery replaced 4y ago, chasis hast a big dent on corner after bike accident (left it as it was)...

==> I think we all should ask Apple to build and support the hardware for 10 years (also OS wise), and that the stuff could work for 13-15...

...and yes, if people need to do rendering etc. etc. but I can do all my scientific work I need to, only some advertisement is sometimes influencing negatively my internet "experience". So to be honest: do we all need always the newest machines? I think if apple would be wise for the environment/planet, for their customers and for their business they would do it, also in terms of repairability and upgradability (the latter of which you could do by at least exchanging the whole thing and give an old machine to the poor) => in the end this would be wise in every respect and bring more profit/economic benefits - while even being still at the edge of technology...

 

[justashooter]

I have a 2012 MBP 13 and plan to be using it in 2022. I upgraded a 2010 MBP 13 in January to SSD and 16GB ram for a friend, it does everything she needs it to do. Some web authoring, photoshop, etc.

 

[Argyboy]

For general Internet browsing, sure. Add an SSD and you can get another few years out of it. Can also revert to a Linux distro if you're concerned about being out of OS support - Solus or Elementary would be my suggestions for a MacBook Pro.