2021 14" M1 16/500 MBP. I think I'd go with the consenus, hopefully about 5 years or until it no longer runs what I want it to run, whichever comes first.
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How long are you planning to keep your MBP M1?
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im still using my 2012 MBP and get 3 hours of battery time.
They are still great machines!
That has Mojave and Monterey and does everything my MBA2020 M1
AND can keep me warmer!
I’ll be keeping my M1 Pro 14” for at least 5 years. I’m a casual consumer, not a prosumer at all. I like the screen, the design, sound quality and the battery life. I’ve even purchased AC+ for it so I’m using it for the long run. Apple has to innovate again for me to upgrade it in 2026 or even 2027…
Until it gets slow or, more likely, something shiny and new comes along 
. It's likely to be a long time though - this computer is a champ. I'm not close to exploiting the power it offers, and there's nothing I can do within my normal workflow that even slightly taxes it.
The truth of it may be when I run out of space on the 1TB SSD. I'm currently hovering between 700GB and 800GB used and while I could junk some of that, or use cloud storage more effectively, I just like knowing that most of my important data is there for instant access. In retrospect, I should have gone for 2TB. Running low on SSD space is almost always the reason that I have upgraded in recent years.
. It's likely to be a long time though - this computer is a champ. I'm not close to exploiting the power it offers, and there's nothing I can do within my normal workflow that even slightly taxes it.The truth of it may be when I run out of space on the 1TB SSD. I'm currently hovering between 700GB and 800GB used and while I could junk some of that, or use cloud storage more effectively, I just like knowing that most of my important data is there for instant access. In retrospect, I should have gone for 2TB. Running low on SSD space is almost always the reason that I have upgraded in recent years.
BINGO!
I saw this headline and thought to my self,
when the M6-ers try to pry this from my cold clenched hands, jokingly!
then I have and still use mn 2010 MBA, even tomorrow!
Just bought a MBP 14" M1 Pro base (16/512). Will be keeping it for at least 5 years. I'm still using my trusty mid-2015 15" rMBP. Had to replace the battery twice, but still going strong. Mind you, the quietness of the MBP 14" is incredible, fans hardly turn on for my use case. The 15" MBP on the other hand, sounds like a helicopter about to take off on occasions. I sometimes ask myself why I bought the 14" M1 Pro instead of the 16" M1 Pro but then I remembered there was a AUD$600 difference and the extra weight.
If you have any amount of travel in your life then you made the right choice of the 14" over the 16". The screen is a stunner and the battery life is impressive, but 16" is a real heifer of a thing! You can always dock the 14" to an external display at home to enjoy a bigger screen.
I plan on using my 16" M1 Pro 10/16/16 until it dies. I bought this last March, had it delivered the last week of April, and this was a major upgrade from my still running mid-2011 13" MBA. It has been rock solid on Sierra since Sierra came out. For me to get 11 years out of it (and still going) says a lot about the longevity of the hardware, so I'm gauging to get roughly the same out of my M1 Pro. If that trend holds true, then I'll have had a phenomenal ROI for the money spent. I mean, if I spent $1595 for that MBA, then roughly doing the math for the cost of it per month to date, I'd have:
12 years * 12 months/year = 144 months.
$1595 / 144 months = 11.07/month.
Not bad for a Mac that is still running. If I get similar for the M1 Pro, I'll be more than happy before upgrading, but by then, they'll probably be at M12!
That's what I'm doing. I have two monitors on my desktop; one is dedicated to my PC, while the other is split between my MBP and the PC via a KVM. Works great to have the bigger screen of the MBP along with the 24" monitor.
BL.
12 years * 12 months/year = 144 months.
$1595 / 144 months = 11.07/month.
Not bad for a Mac that is still running. If I get similar for the M1 Pro, I'll be more than happy before upgrading, but by then, they'll probably be at M12!
Yep that's the plan
That's what I'm doing. I have two monitors on my desktop; one is dedicated to my PC, while the other is split between my MBP and the PC via a KVM. Works great to have the bigger screen of the MBP along with the 24" monitor.
BL.
In early December I purchased my 16" M1 MBP Max with 64 GB RAM and 4 TB storage; I hope to keep this machine a long, long time! I needed and wanted the extra RAM and storage because I do a lot of photo image processing and editing. This is replacing a 2018 MBP with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB storage, and I am definitely appreciating the differences. In general I tend to replace my machines when my requirements change, when AppleCare has expired or when the machine is no longer able to install and utilize the latest version of the OS.