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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1851831" data-attributes="member: 56379">I think we both know there is a small subset of users that are perfectly ok using a computer for a very long time (8-10+ years).&nbsp; If we consider 100% of all Apple computer users...a large percentage of all users fall into the 3-5 year group..and a smaller group of users that probably upgrade every 2 years (&quot;power-users&quot; or users that prefer to always have something fairly new).Also...much of the experiences mentioned in this thread are representative of &quot;Monday morning quarterbacking&quot;.&nbsp; It's easy to say that a 2008-2010 computer is doing fine in 2020 (10-12 years later)...after the fact.&nbsp; But who could accurately predict (if asked in the 2008-2010 timeframe) that their computer would still be going well in 2020.And of course...what's the percentage of Apple computer purchasers from 2010...who are still using that exact same computer in 2020?&nbsp; This data might be hard to come by (or expensive)...but my educated guess would be less than 5% (certainly less than 10%).&nbsp; In this particular case we have no idea what sort of computer user the OP is...thus hard to know what group he/she falls into.I still stick my my original advice...if someone asks &quot;Will an Apple computer purchased in 2020 still be &quot;fast &amp; snappy&quot; 8-10 years from now?&quot;...I still say &quot;Don't bet on it&quot;. &nbsp;If the question was more like...&quot;Will an Apple computer purchased in 2020 still be &quot;useful/useable&quot; 8-10 years from now?&quot;...I would say...very good chance.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&quot;Fast &amp; Snappy&quot; is the key phrase used by the OP.- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1851831, member: 56379"] I think we both know there is a small subset of users that are perfectly ok using a computer for a very long time (8-10+ years). If we consider 100% of all Apple computer users...a large percentage of all users fall into the 3-5 year group..and a smaller group of users that probably upgrade every 2 years ("power-users" or users that prefer to always have something fairly new). Also...much of the experiences mentioned in this thread are representative of "Monday morning quarterbacking". It's easy to say that a 2008-2010 computer is doing fine in 2020 (10-12 years later)...after the fact. But who could accurately predict (if asked in the 2008-2010 timeframe) that their computer would still be going well in 2020. And of course...what's the percentage of Apple computer purchasers from 2010...who are still using that exact same computer in 2020? This data might be hard to come by (or expensive)...but my educated guess would be less than 5% (certainly less than 10%). In this particular case we have no idea what sort of computer user the OP is...thus hard to know what group he/she falls into. I still stick my my original advice...if someone asks "[I]Will an Apple computer purchased in 2020 still be "[B]fast & snappy[/B]" 8-10 years from now?[/I]"...I still say "[B]Don't bet on it[/B]". If the question was more like..."[I]Will an Apple computer purchased in 2020 still be "useful/useable" 8-10 years from now?[/I]"...I would say...very good chance.:) "Fast & Snappy" is the key phrase used by the OP. - Nick [/QUOTE]

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