Why I'm still using a MacBook Pro Late 2013 in 2019

https://manuel.bernhardt.io/2019/06/07/why-im-still-using-a-macbook-pro-late-2013/

by logician_insa • 7 years ago

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jaabe• 7 years ago

My wife is using my old mbp late 2015 and it does everything she needs a laptop to do. If I hadn’t gotten myself a usb-c setup both in the office and at work it would also be doing everything I need a laptop to do. We’ve gotten to a point where laptops are powerful enough that their performance isn’t actually that important to a lot of us. longevity, battery life and weight were always important, but now other key features are power consumption and sustainability.

I really hope that by the time I need to replace my mbp 2018 someone will have cooked up a solar powered laptop made by environmentally friendly components that’s easy to repair. 20 years ago I would have primarily looked at performance, now I don’t even give it a glance.

That’s just me of course, but I suspect I may not be alone with those hopes.

lm28469• 7 years ago

solar powered laptop

What do you mean ?

You can already do that with a solar charger. I don't think we'll have solar panels integrated to laptops if that's what you meant, it doesn't make any sense (super bulky and fragile, only used a couple hours a day, needs perfect angle for optimal efficiency). It's much easier/more efficient/cheaper to get your house or office to use renewable energies than to add a solar panel on top of every devices you own.

It may work with very low spec laptops, but forget about macbooks. You need something like 6 hours of direct sunlight + 4 times the area of the laptop to get decent results.

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/how-solar-charge-macbo...

Why I'm still using a MacBook Pro Late 2013 in 2019

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