Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
by killtimeatwork on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @09:23AM
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As far as anecdotes go, I'm 100% opposite I guess.
I have 2013 MBP, but have removed OSX and use it solely as a Windows machine. Nothing ever broke on it, and I use it solely for build quality and reliability.
It has:
* dead SSD, replaced on warranty
* dead battery
* dead keyboard
* dead audio
* some hardware issues, I think related to GPU (it panics sometimes)
* replaced charger, second charger is in bad condition, probably time to think about replacing it as well
It's the most terrible laptop I've ever owned. I owned plenty of laptops and I never had any issue with any of them. Macbook really set the bar.
That said, it kind of works... I use USB keyboard, USB headset, always plugged in, don't push it too far, as it starts to throttle very fast. But it loads some ancient macOS version, constantly nags me about updating it.
I'll buy new Macbook. Because of macOS. Reliability-wise I don't have any expectations from Apple. I bought plenty of Apple devices and I had plenty of issues with many of those devices. They definitely don't last forever. Apple software - that's what hooked me.