Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell and others gained ground

Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by iSnow on Friday January 27, 2017 @05:08PM (#13503144)

I would really love to love Apple. But at this point, my eco conscience kicks in. Buying a laptop that cannot be upgraded in any way, be it RAM, SSD, or WIFI card... that's just too much. I have no idea how big the ecological footprint of a laptop is, but it has to be huge. Once my 2012 Macbook Air kicks the dust, I'll look at Lenovo laptops.

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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by endemic on Friday January 27, 2017 @08:34PM (#13504267)

I'm seriously considering an x260... most of the components are replaceable/upgradable. Of course it's not as svelte as a MacBook, but you don't have to throw it away when you start hitting swap all the time...

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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by uniclaude on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:26PM (#13504470)

I think the x270 is coming soon, you might want to wait a bit!

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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by tomwilson on Friday January 27, 2017 @06:25PM (#13503692)

Apple does tout how recycleable it is though. And they have a recycling program. And they run a lot of their stuff (all?) from renewable energy. If you really cared about this from an environmental pov there is far more to it than is it upgradeable. The resale on the mac is much better and people are willing to buy them for way longer, too.

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Re:Mac sales declined nearly 10% last year as Lenovo, Dell a... by akgerber on Saturday January 28, 2017 @12:04PM (#13507389)

Macs generally maintain a lot of resale value, and are generally worth selling on even after 3 or 4 years— so, even if it doesn't meet your needs, it is unlikely to go into a landfill.

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