[ripperdoc]

For what it's worth my Macbook Retina has survived mostly unscathed since 2012 with heavy daily use. Two battery replacements, fraying charging cables and some worn out key faces, that's about it. Then again, I'm sure later MacBooks might be less sturdy?

[madaxe_again]

I’ve probably the same model as you - and yeah, apart from two battery swaps and a new power brick, and the occasional fur removal (cats), it’s a trooper. I’ve dropped it plenty, so it has aerodynamic corners, but it has never let me down. Battery swaps are far easier than ifixit etc. describe - I just used fishing line and a couple of sticks as handles to cut through the glue without having to remove anything but the bottom case.

That said, I have heard frequent gripes from people with newer models about things like hinges, ports coming loose, and keyboards failing - I mean, from my experience with their software quality over the years, I wouldn’t be surprised if their hardware design, while having plenty of great new tech, lacks attention to detail.