It was already maxxed out with RAM, but despite having an upgradeable SSD, my upgrade options are limited because Apple use a proprietary form factor. Can't deny, the screen is gorgeous, the trackpad is great and the keyboard is very usable. I upped the disk to an SSD before I sold it and installed High Sierra, and it ran great.įrom the same clearance, I got myself a 2014 Retina. Despite being 7 years old, I got the equivalent of a couple of Chromebooks for it, with the new owner extremely eager to get their hands on it. I just sold a 2011 13' MBP I got from an office clearance on eBay. If one of these machines outright failed, I would have to write off the hardware and all the data on it. It took me a multitude of hours and Target Disk Mode didn't even work. I recently had the displeasure of trying to rescue a file off a non-booting MBP. Apple also have incredible spite for soldering the RAM and SSDs to the logic boards to prevent anyone upgrading.
They're a logistical pain trying to keep up with adapters and I find the keyboards AND trackpads to be unusable - I was trying to click-and-drag on a colleague's computer earlier and just couldn't manage it, it kept registering a double-click. I'm the sysadmin in my company, and as noted in previous posts we have a lot of these USB-C MBPs.