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Can a base model i3 8GB MBA remain useable for 8-10 years for a basic user?
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1851799" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>If his computer is "fast and snappy" this year, and if his software (both OS and apps) are substantially similar 10 years from now to what he is using now, I think that his computer can easily be just as "fast and snappy" in 10 years as it is now.</p><p></p><p>My 12 year old iMac is just as fast and snappy now as it was 12 years ago. Some things, like Safari, run horribly (not because of a lack of speed, but because of a change in the technology encountered on the Web), and had to be replaced with newer (but not the latest) software that runs great. I'm not running hardly any of the very latest apps, and the machine wasn't a speed demon even 12 years ago running CPU intensive apps like 3D modeling apps or video editing apps. But for word processing, database use, e-mail, and Web surfing it's still a joy to use. No slower than 12 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Macs don't slow down just because they are old. At least they don't if you do some minor routine maintenance.</p><p></p><p>Okay...there is one caveat. You can't let your hard drive fill up to anywhere approaching 80%. That was a rule for RDHD's and I've since learned that it is even more important for SSD's. So be sure to get an internal hard drive bigger than you think that you will ever need in the next 10 years. Or get an external hard drive to offload things to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1851799, member: 190607"] If his computer is "fast and snappy" this year, and if his software (both OS and apps) are substantially similar 10 years from now to what he is using now, I think that his computer can easily be just as "fast and snappy" in 10 years as it is now. My 12 year old iMac is just as fast and snappy now as it was 12 years ago. Some things, like Safari, run horribly (not because of a lack of speed, but because of a change in the technology encountered on the Web), and had to be replaced with newer (but not the latest) software that runs great. I'm not running hardly any of the very latest apps, and the machine wasn't a speed demon even 12 years ago running CPU intensive apps like 3D modeling apps or video editing apps. But for word processing, database use, e-mail, and Web surfing it's still a joy to use. No slower than 12 years ago. Macs don't slow down just because they are old. At least they don't if you do some minor routine maintenance. Okay...there is one caveat. You can't let your hard drive fill up to anywhere approaching 80%. That was a rule for RDHD's and I've since learned that it is even more important for SSD's. So be sure to get an internal hard drive bigger than you think that you will ever need in the next 10 years. Or get an external hard drive to offload things to. [/QUOTE]
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