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<blockquote data-quote="usagora" data-source="post: 1851834" data-attributes="member: 60390">Well obviously none of us has a crystal ball to know whether a computer will experience a major technical fault within that time frame, but that's true whether it's a base model Mac Mini or a top-level Mac Pro.&nbsp; But in terms of normal use with functioning hardware, the base model MBA he is looking at should be just fine for the tasks he described for a long while.&nbsp; Sure, as time goes on, newer Macs would seem &quot;faster&quot; and &quot;snappier&quot; than his MBA, should he do a side-by-side comparison, but I doubt he's going to notice any significant slowdown of the MBA as he simply uses it day after day.EDIT: just saw your RAM post.&nbsp; My 4GB MBA is still running basic apps just fine in 2020, even when I have multiple apps (e.g. Chrome, Word, PowerPoint) open simultaneously.&nbsp; His target purchase will have twice that RAM.&nbsp; Obviously more RAM won't hurt, but if the OP is budget-conscience, I'm not sure if he will see all that much difference for his use-case.&nbsp; I think if they had to choose, I'd recommend the OP spend $249 on AppleCare+ before $200 on more RAM.&nbsp; Again, given his use-case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="usagora, post: 1851834, member: 60390"] Well obviously none of us has a crystal ball to know whether a computer will experience a major technical fault within that time frame, but that's true whether it's a base model Mac Mini or a top-level Mac Pro. But in terms of normal use with functioning hardware, the base model MBA he is looking at should be just fine for the tasks he described for a long while. Sure, as time goes on, newer Macs would seem "faster" and "snappier" than his MBA, should he do a side-by-side comparison, but I doubt he's going to notice any significant slowdown of the MBA as he simply uses it day after day. EDIT: just saw your RAM post. My 4GB MBA is still running basic apps just fine in 2020, even when I have multiple apps (e.g. Chrome, Word, PowerPoint) open simultaneously. His target purchase will have twice that RAM. Obviously more RAM won't hurt, but if the OP is budget-conscience, I'm not sure if he will see all that much difference for his use-case. I think if they had to choose, I'd recommend the OP spend $249 on AppleCare+ before $200 on more RAM. Again, given his use-case. [/QUOTE]

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