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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by rwalle on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:32PM (#32199677)
Most laptops become e-waste after a few years. Want an example? Macbooks before 2017 which no longer get any more major system updates and run as slow as turtle compared to the latest ones.
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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by MonkeyClub on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:50PM (#32199817)
Not really. I’m still using 2013 MBAs daily, and they’re pretty snappy. I do keep them on a cool, old Yosemite, though.
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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by ericpauley on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:46PM (#32199781)
macOS Catalina is still receiving security updates and supports devices from 2012 and later. Not receiving new features after 5 years hardly makes a device e-waste.
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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by fercircularbuf on Saturday July 23, 2022 @04:46AM (#32201547)
I'm still using my mid-2012 11-inch macbook air. My new M2 air is shipping this week, but my old one is still good for a lot of things.
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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by B1FF_PSUVM on Friday July 22, 2022 @11:04PM (#32199903)
Amazingly, I herd a couple of 2013 Asus T-100 that run Win10 OK, on 2GB RAM I think. Mostly they only stand and wait nowadays.
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Re:Unboxing a $100 Chromebook by djaychela on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:35AM (#32200945)
I'm using a 2015 Macbook which is still totally adequate for every task I use it for, other than intense DAW stuff.
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