How long will my 15” 2015 MacBook Pro last

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I have the 15” 2015 MacBook Pro with Ritnea and Force Touch trackpad. It’s the entry model with Intel 4770HQ, 16GB OF Ram 512GB memory, and integrated Iris Pro GPU.

I mainly use Microsoft office, Video editing using Final Cut Pro X, and photoshop. With video editing, it’s still incredibly fast using Final Cut Pro.

I still think it will last me another two to three years.

Any thought?
 
asdfguy said:
I have the 15” 2015 MacBook Pro with Ritnea and Force Touch trackpad. It’s the entry model with Intel 4770HQ, 16GB OF Ram 512GB memory, and integrated Iris Pro GPU.

I mainly use Microsoft office, Video editing using Final Cut Pro X, and photoshop. With video editing, it’s still incredibly fast using Final Cut Pro.

I still think it will last me another two to three years.

Any thought?
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Why does it matter if you still find it incredibly fast?
 
Easily many years. I had a 2011 mbp 15 and that was as quick with a ssd upgrade as the day it left factory. Regret selling it tbh.
 
It won’t get any slower, what you are asking of it might change. Until the thing is too slow for what you are asking of it then it’s fine. A 2017 is at most 15% faster when you are maxing both out. Hardly growd breaking.
 
Still using a 2013 macbook air here that feels plenty fast enough so I would wager you have a good few years left.
 
BinnsY said:
Still using a 2013 macbook air here that feels plenty fast enough so I would wager you have a good few years left.
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That. I'm on a 13" mid-2012 MBP (albeit with 16GB RAM and a Samsung Evo 850 SSD) and it's flawless still. The only thing making me want to upgrade now is the sheer amount of new tech on offer (proper Retina display, force touch trackpad, USB C etc). The only thing holding me back is the existence of those butterfly switches on the keyboard. My sister in law got a new MBP for Christmas and already she's been back into the Apple store three times for non-functional keys. Each time they blamed 'dust' but it's immaculate and breaks again within a few days. No thanks. :(
 
I am using an early 2015 RMBP 13" - so similar but slightly lower spec, and honestly it feels more than adequate for day to day to use. Handles all my photography, the battery lasts for ages still, its perfect to travel with. I honestly feel like it was the last "good" model they had before they ditched all the ports and went to the current version of MBs

I'll be using it for many years. I often toy with the idea of buying an external gpu for it which would probably set me back around €500 all in. Especially since OSX officially supports it now. I would get an increase in Lightroom performance which would be nice, but I emphasise, not necessary.

This MacBook Pro replaced a MacBook which I had had for 8 years. And only replaced because I wanted something lighter to travel with. It was still going strong.

Macs last years buddy, generally speaking...they don't slow down. :)
 
Writing this on my Mid-2012 15, non retina. Upgraded to a SATA SSD and 16GB of RAM. Don't expect to be upgrading soon. Feels incredibly snappy, only thing I'm debating personally is switching up to a MacBook Air as the 2012 15 is a tank.
 
Can't see myself changing any time soon, don't tend to travel a lot at the moment so having the 2012 15 at home is fine. Just want a more compact/lighter model for travelling/flights.
 
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Combat squirrel said:
Disagree, its a great on the road office machine and general use machine, its just not suited to image work due to the screen - but everything else you'd need a computer for its pretty darn good and very snappy.
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I have to disagree, its incredibly overpriced for what is it.

For £950 you get a slow 5th gen processor, a poor quality and low resolution TN screen and the design is only so so for 2018. It just represents exceptionally poor value.

The fact Apple doesn't even state what CPU is in the thing on its products page says everything. The Air is largely the same computer that was released in March 2015 aside from a small clock speed bump in June 2017 but it is still running a old Broadwell processor.

The rest of Apple's notebook line is solid but the Air just shouldn't exist as it is in 2018 and could be so much better. People need to stop buying the thing and we might get something better to replace it...
 
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Phate said:
Macs last years buddy, generally speaking...they don't slow down. :)
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That seems a little naive - you have experience with 2 machines: I've repaired and upgraded plenty of macs for family and friends where they've slowed down over the years.

New macs don't slow down anywhere near as much, granted, but not because they're macs, but because they have SSDs.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
I have to disagree, its incredibly overpriced for what is it.

For £950 you get a slow 5th gen processor, a poor quality and low resolution TN screen and the design is only so so for 2018. It just represents exceptionally poor value.

The fact Apple doesn't even state what CPU is in the thing on its products page says everything. The Air is largely the same computer that was released in March 2015 aside from a small clock speed bump in June 2017 but it is still running a old Broadwell processor.

The rest of Apple's notebook line is solid but the Air just shouldn't exist as it is in 2018 and could be so much better. People need to stop buying the thing and we might get something better to replace it...
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OH YOUR TALKING NEW - I meant just a Mac/pc in general - I didn't mean buying new now - id not do that - but id pick one up second hand for 450-500, if your spending that money get a MacBook - thinner, and much better screen and powerful enough for most tasks bar heavy stuff.
 
MrRockliffe said:
That seems a little naive - you have experience with 2 machines: I've repaired and upgraded plenty of macs for family and friends where they've slowed down over the years.

New macs don't slow down anywhere near as much, granted, but not because they're macs, but because they have SSDs.
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You're assuming I have experience with only 2 macs...not wanting to get into a "I've got more experience than you" kind of fight but I'm comfortably in the "plenty" of mac experience. And in my view, generally speaking, they do not slow down anywhere near as much as their windows equivilants due to the hardware/software combination. In my opinion anyway. :)

I find that with Windows overtime more features, more bloat, residue software, it will after a while, benefit from a clean wipe and fresh install. OSX on other hand, does not. Just seems to keep going.
 
Phate said:
You're assuming I have experience with only 2 macs...not wanting to get into a "I've got more experience than you" kind of fight but I'm comfortably in the "plenty" of mac experience. And in my view, generally speaking, they do not slow down anywhere near as much as their windows equivilants due to the hardware/software combination. In my opinion anyway. :)

I find that with Windows overtime more features, more bloat, residue software, it will after a while, benefit from a clean wipe and fresh install. OSX on other hand, does not. Just seems to keep going.
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Compared to windows, it doesn't slow down as much, but have found it definitely does :)
 
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