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If I buy a new MacBook Air 2020 (i5-512gb), how long (years) can I use it or should I wait for the new MacBook Pro 2020?

How about:

If I buy a new Mini, how long can I use it, or should I wait to buy a new transit van?

or perhaps:

If I buy a new single oven, how long can I cook with it, or should I wait to buy a new double oven?

How would you answer those questions?

Here’s a 3 step process I use for choosing:

Step 1:

  • Am I being held back by what I have currently?
    • No
      • Continue using what I have
      • Go to End
    • Yes
      • Make a record of how I am being held back
      • Proceed to Step 2.

Step 2:

  • Is a suitable replacement available now that will address the ways I am being held back (refer to notes from Step 1)
    • Yes
      • Buy replacement
      • Go to End
    • No
      • Make a record of any issues a replacement doesn't address
      • Go to Step 3

Step 3:

  • Can I adapt around what is holding me back
    • Yes
      • Adapt
      • Return to Step 1
    • No
      • Sulk for a while
      • Return to Step 1

End:

  • Congratulations! You made a decision.

In the specific case of a MacBook Air here's what happened with my 2010 MacBook Air

  • 2010 - Purchased
    • 2010 - 2014 - Perfect choice
  • 2014 - Needed additional power sometimes, for software development
    • Purchased most powerful MacBook Pro available
    • Used macBook Pro at base
    • Continued to use MacBook Air for travelling - still worked great, just a bit slower for some things.
  • 2016 - Spilled red wine on MacBook Pro, Oops.
    • Used MacBook Air as backup while deciding whether to repair or replace the Pro. Air still worked great for most things, just a bit slower for more demanding work.
    • Bought replacement for the Pro
  • 2018 - Took a break from travelling
    • Used MacBook Air as media player.
    • Drowned MacBook Pro sprang back to life. But screen has a 15% vertical strip at the right edge that is not working and thunderbolt ports not working.
    • Started using resurrected MBP as a development server and media processor/streamer.
  • 2019
    • MacBook Air not getting used much.
    • Sold Air to someone who now uses it as a media player for his kids, but, to his surprise, has also found he can still use it for many other tasks such as Keynote, Pages, Numbers and non-demanding photo editing.

Di Littman Sticklin

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