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greedoyesterday at 4:32 PM1 replyview on HN

My experiences have been that Macs last far longer than consoles.


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pdpiyesterday at 8:32 PM

Perhaps I wasn't clear. I'm talking about the product lifecycle, not the device lifecycle.

The M1 Mac mini, the PS5 and the Xbox Series X|S were all released on November 2020.

Since then, Apple has released the M2 mini (Jan 2023) and the M4 mini (Nov 2024), and I'd be willing to bet we'll see an M6 mini later this year. The PS5 has had the habitual mid-generation "Slim" refresh and the Pro (a smallish specs bump), and Xbox Series X|S has seen barely any changes.

My M1 Max MBP is still a beast of a laptop, but it hasn't been the current model in aeons. My Xbox Series X is still current.