A laptop that last for years ?

[Darkseth]

42 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

But then again you have Time Machine that makes backups so easy you have no reason not to have any.

Is there a recommended Size of the external Drive, you're backing up to with Time machine?

Like, is 256gb enough, if i have a 256gb SSD on the Mac? Should it be twice as large? 3-4 times?

Because i know, it most likely uses a incremental/differential backup method

[Lord Vile]

1 hour ago, Kilrah said:

New macs don't have a discrete SSD anymore, flash chips are directly soldered to the board. And they also removed the lifeboat connector that allowed connecting to them to dump the data out from newer machines.

If the board doesn't boot and can't be made to boot again (which Apple doesn't even attempt, gotta go with 3rd party repair) the data is gone.

 

But then again you have Time Machine that makes backups so easy you have no reason not to have any.

Don’t the TB3 connectors have direct access to the SSD as they’re PCIE? 

[Kilrah]

PCIe is a point to point link, not the same lanes going to each device...

[sdrjax]

In my experience the longest lasting laptops are either Apple or something enterprise level, like a Thinkpad.  My ex-wife is still daily driving my old 2012 MacBook Air and I have a 2011 Thinkpad X220 that I use on the couch almost every day.  The nicest thing about ThinkPads is that they are still one of the most repairable laptops on the market with easily replaceable batteries (usually the first thing to go).

[weaselciuy]

Macbook pro or a slimmer version for this kind of use. My MacBook pro Late 2013 is still working great, no issues. It can do everything I need it to do except gaming + frequent editing. No Windows laptop will last 5+ years.

[spudzTTA]

Go binge watch a bunch of Louis Rossmann's videos. Apple kinda sucks when they do fail. Apple will not repair the logic boards even tho they are 100% serviceable, and in that case you lose your data... Once out of warranty, Apple repair centers are about worthless. 

[spudzTTA]

However, I still recommend apple.... they even seem to hold a higher resell as well if that matters to you.

[Kilrah]

And as long as you treat them well they tend to last pretty well (unless you have one with the shitty keyboard or too short display cable). 95% of what Rossmann gets failed following liquid damage.

They are not designed to prevent any damage from liquid, but if you're careful and don't spill stuff on them they tend to live long (and indeed keep a lot of value).