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What is a product that lived up to it's advertised claims? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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The reverse of a question I asked on here a while ago.

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[+] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Same with my early-2015 model MacBook Pro. My only Apple product. It just works, what can I say. I'm basically waiting for a reason to switch to the Framework laptop but we'll see. I might eventually just get another MacBook. I gifted my SO a MacBook air around the same time I bought mine and she has had zero issues with that as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I had the same 2015 MBP, and honestly the only reason I sold it was because I was gifted an M2 Air. For the £400 I paid for it, it’s an incredible laptop.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The one apple product I'm willing to buy.

    I feel like other brands have closed the gap but there was a time where macbooks seemed like the only great laptop on the market.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    IMO:

    Early 2000 -> 2014 - MacBooks are great

    2014 -> 2016 - MacBooks are decent

    2016 -> Last Intel Models - MacBooks are bad

    M1 -> Present - MacBooks are great

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Currently using my 2011 MacBook Pro! It’s got 16GB of RAM and I’ve replaced the optical drive with a SSD, but it still browses the web and handles sorting and browsing and editing 80k photos!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes, Apple have become a steaming tower of shitheads, but fuck me, their hardware is (generally) incredibly well built.

    I have a 2011 13” MacBook Pro that I bumped up to 16gb RAM, and replaced the DVD drive with a second hard drive. I had it running Sonoma through OCLP until a few weeks ago when I threw Linux Mint on it. Damn thing won’t die. Same for the 2011 and 2014 Macs mini that I also use regularly. I also have a 15” M2 Air, which is legitimately the best computer I’ve ever owned. I don’t imagine I’ll get the same life out of that, not with macOS at least. Asahi Linux seems to be very, very promising though.

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