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by remix2000 269 days ago
I wouldn't expect an Apple product to last that long… This is from my personal experience and also family members who tried Apple, so your mileage may vary, I just wouldn't trust it.

Ignoring that though, if work machine means an Excel machine, then it's probably overspending IMO. If work machine means workstation, then you'd probably rather want one of the >1.6k models with more working memory… or just don't go Apple.
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JSR_FDED 268 days ago
Every iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini and MacBook Pro I’ve had (for me and family) has been indestructible.

A few months ago Spotify on an ancient Intel Mac mini in the living room started complaining that the new version of Spotify is no longer compatible with that Mac. Then I ran Open Core and updated the MacOS to a much newer version, and Spotify is happy. Now I’ll get even more years out of that machine.

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achandlerwhite 268 days ago
Interesting, most people have the opposite experience. 4 year old M1 here still amazing perf and OS support.
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swiftcoder 268 days ago
Seems like you had a run of bad luck - I hand my old Macs off to family members, and multiple are well past the 10 year mark at this point.

Probably need to get the batteries replaced somewhere past the 5 year mark, but otherwise the durability is unmatched.

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