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Re:MacBook Air M4 by bartvk on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:22AM (#43267735)
Mid-2014 MBP, that's amazing. Did you buy it new? And actually used it since 2014?
Re:MacBook Air M4 by alabastervlog on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:47AM (#43268142)
My 2014 got a little screwy around 2022 and eventually wifi stopped working entirely (I suspect battery swelling putting pressure on something) but if not for that I'd still be using it. Hell, I probably could have gotten it fixed, though I'd prefer to put that money toward another machine that'll last me 8+ years.

I'm on a 2020 [edit: I got it as part of comp for a contracting gig, is why the overlap in years with my 2014 MBP ownership, but didn't switch to using it for personal stuff until after that was over and my MPB wifi broke] M1 Air now, so close to or in year 6 for that. No issues yet and battery life still stellar, should get at least 2-3 more years.

(Folks who are like "LOL who even needs 18 hours of battery life?", which is a common sort of post on Apple laptop announcements: well for one thing it's extremely nice to be hunting for outlets even less often, and to maybe go on a whole light-laptop-use 3-day trip and not charge it the whole time and it's still alive at the end of it, or to have that battery as reserve for charging your phone, but also and perhaps most importantly, it means that a 30% degraded battery after several years of ownership still gets you 10+ hours of real-world use)

Re:MacBook Air M4 by transcriptase on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:39AM (#43267998)
Not who you replied to but I’m on a Mid-2014 15 inch MBP retina, bought new and used nearly every day since and taken on dozens of trips.

I had the battery replaced, the tab key replaced, and the screen refinished (anti-glare coating removed) for about $240 a couple years ago and aside from the fact it can’t be updated beyond Big Sur 11.7.10 I have no issues.

Re:MacBook Air M4 by Toutouxc on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:46AM (#43268134)
I have a Late 2013 MBP still going strong. Original battery, original charger, no repairs whatsoever, hours of battery life still. Wife stopped using it just two months ago when I upgraded her to my M1 Air.
Re:MacBook Air M4 by kotaKat on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @10:40AM (#43268015)
Bought new since 2014, used all the way to launchday M1.

I was riding the 'service battery' indicator all the way to the bloody end. 1148 cycles, max capacity 3735 mAh.

Re:MacBook Air M4 by bartvk on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @01:12PM (#43270151)
Fantastic... seriously, kudos. I love it when people use up every last ounce of their hardware.
Re:MacBook Air M4 by rozenmd on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @05:44PM (#43273778)
MacBooks last a ridiculously long time.

I used my 2011 MBP daily until upgrading to a 2020 M1 air.

I kinda miss the ridiculous heat output on winter mornings.

Re:MacBook Air M4 by jkestner on Thursday March 06, 2025 @01:27AM (#43277041)
Same, except my 2009 Mac Pro made for a better space heater, until I replaced it with an MBP M1 that doesn't have the decency to make noise to let me know it's working. Only downside of upgrading is that I had to get off of Mojave.