In May of 2023, very reluctantly, by my wife’s request, I took on the task of replacing her 13” 2013 mbp retina with a claimed weakening battery. Within 3-4 days I secured not one, but two identical 14” MBPs M2Max 32/1TB, new and sealed, on FB marketplace @$2100.- each, no tax. But then I realized that I had to replaced two HP printers I was perfectly happy with (No driver). The 10 year gap from our two 2013 mbp retinas required some adjustments, now with usb-c, a FW G-raid, and a stupid dongle for the Thunderbolt Display. Good thing its a once per decade event in which not only I find zero pleasure, I find it truly sadistic. Add the freaking apps now, the subscriptions which I missed being in a coma for 10 years. And just today I made a mistake of reading (here) how to install in the 13 retina a 4TB SSD for almost a song. Crap! Also, the better mechanical qualities of the 2013 vs 2023 did not escape my attention…