Apple Hardware Upgrade Timeline
Apr 14 2020
Let's expand on my last post where I mentioned my Apple hardware replacement schedule:
iPhone SE - bought Jun 2017
iPad Pro - bought Sep 2017
MacBook Pro - bought May 2015
Mac mini - bought Feb 2018
Replacement Schedule
MacBook Pro - mid 2021
iPad Pro - mid 2022
iPhone SE - mid 2023
Mac mini - mid 2024
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I want it more of a six-year replacement cycle and I want to stagger it to every 18 months so I can keep watching Apple TV+.
MacBook Pro - mid 2021. This obviously has to be first. I'm hoping for a MBP using an Apple CPU. Maxed out it's $7k which would be the most expensive Mac I've ever bought.
iPhone SE - end 2022. $650. This needs be replaced in between the two expensive items and I'd rather not put off a new iPad to 2024.
iPad Pro - mid 2024. 11" 1TB for $1550, + Apple Pencil 2Gen and Magic Keyboard it's more like $2200. I'm currently using a 10.5" which I think is a good size.
Mac mini - end 2025. The last hardware to update and it's good to have #2 and #4 be the less expensive hardware purchases. Problem is this will have to be the server that either doesn't run macOS Server 5.6 (i.e. the last good one) or it'll run it within a VM. Then again maybe buy real server software or something as that will be more up to date. A mid/upper model with not max ram but max ssd is $2.5k.
iPhone SE - bought Jun 2017
iPad Pro - bought Sep 2017
MacBook Pro - bought May 2015
Mac mini - bought Feb 2018
Replacement Schedule
MacBook Pro - mid 2021
iPad Pro - mid 2022
iPhone SE - mid 2023
Mac mini - mid 2024
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I want it more of a six-year replacement cycle and I want to stagger it to every 18 months so I can keep watching Apple TV+.
MacBook Pro - mid 2021. This obviously has to be first. I'm hoping for a MBP using an Apple CPU. Maxed out it's $7k which would be the most expensive Mac I've ever bought.
iPhone SE - end 2022. $650. This needs be replaced in between the two expensive items and I'd rather not put off a new iPad to 2024.
iPad Pro - mid 2024. 11" 1TB for $1550, + Apple Pencil 2Gen and Magic Keyboard it's more like $2200. I'm currently using a 10.5" which I think is a good size.
Mac mini - end 2025. The last hardware to update and it's good to have #2 and #4 be the less expensive hardware purchases. Problem is this will have to be the server that either doesn't run macOS Server 5.6 (i.e. the last good one) or it'll run it within a VM. Then again maybe buy real server software or something as that will be more up to date. A mid/upper model with not max ram but max ssd is $2.5k.