How long do you think a macbook pro would last?

I plan on doing everyday things and also will have bootcamp.Medium gaming.I hear people get rid of there apples like after 2 years or so.I mean I am paying a crappload for this,I need it to last atleast 4 years.Do you think it will last based on me?

 

The hard drive will most likely die in about 3 years

 

NO. Macs do not play GAMES! It is not a very reliable notebook for a long time. About over 2+ years.

 

The people I know playing Battlefield 2, Oblivion, FEAR, etc. on MBP's and iMacs would be quite surprised to hear that.

Also, what is your basis for those reliability numbers? If anything, a lot of people use Mac notebooks far longer than the typical notebook.

I know a LOT of people using old iBook G3's and G4's that are a number of years old, as well as PowerBook G4's. Heck, frankly, I know people running older PowerBook G3's from the 90's and they're still going strong.

In terms of people upgrading to newer models, most of those people do it for the same reason that PC notebook owners do; either because they just want the latest and greatest, or they genuinely need the additional power.

One thing you'll also find is that Mac notebooks, generally, have very good resale values. So if you were compelled to sell it in 2 years, you'd find that you could actually still get a pretty nice price for it (something I can't say for PC notebooks....... My Vaio S360 lost over half its retail value in a year).

Granted, the high resale value of used Mac notebooks might start to change now that you have faster product refreshes with the switch to Intel chips, but you should still be in good shape.

But again, you should be in good shape if you want to get an MB or MBP and use it for a number of years. As I said, I know plenty of people running 7-10 year old PowerBooks with no problems.

-Zadillo

 

WTF are you talking about?

I know people that are using 3, 4, and, 5 year old PowerBooks every day.

Why (exactly) should they die any faster then a WinTel laptop?

Hard drives aren't exactly rocket science to replace and if you don't back-up then boo-hoo. Apple doesn't manufacture any of the components in their computers. None of the major manufacturers do.These failures could happen to any laptop.

 

zadillo- my bro has an older g4...how much do those usually sell for

 

Really depends on the specs and what model it is specifically. If you can tell me more about it I can try and give you a better idea of its typical going rate these days.

To give you a rough idea though, the typical previous generation 15" PowerBook G4 with 1.67 GHz G4 might go anywhere from $1100-1400 (that's with most of the extras like a superdrive, bluetooth, airport extreme, etc.). You might see a little more or a little less depending on what the specific setup is, and exactly what kind of PowerBook G4 it is (i.e. the older Titanium PB G4's, the ones that had 450-500 MHz processors, would go for considerably less).

-Zadillo

 

haha its an ibook g4 he won off a contest actually..i think 800mhz spec

 

it could last alot longer if it has the merom

 

Its not a matter of how long the notebook will last - its more of when will it become outdated and won't be supported by Apple anymore. I know of a friend who still has a PowerBook G3 from 1999, which runs OS X (albeit slow). I'm sure Apple will support the MacBook Pro for about 4 more years, but the notebook itself should last even longer if taken care of well. The HD shouldn't just die in 3 years, especially if its from a reputable company like Seagate or Western Digital.

 

And with some of the new programs that will allow you to run games on a Mac, aka Cider, you can even game on them if you wish.

Apple would be good for at least 4 years. Obviousley it would be outdated, which any computer would after 4 years, but it should still be running strong.

 

good to hear that,i thought i would be paying alot for a computer that will die out soon

 

Looks like they seem to go for around $650-750 or so, depending on specs (and screen size, 12" vs. 14").

-Zadillo