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I'm buying 1-2 refurbished current gen Macbook Pros, and just hoping those and my current one will last me the next decade or so (its all solid state, so hopefully it will).

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I usually regret stockpiling hardware. When the time arrives to crack out a spare, the market/situation has likely changed again and that golden SKU is no longer the worldbeater it once seemed.

I think Steve Gibson (SpinRite guy) mentioned that he has a freezer drawer full of Palm Pilot PDAs, that seemed a good idea at the time.

Just buy an old one after your current one breaks if you love Magsafe so much. I'm sure many will be willing to sell their old 2015 Macbook pros when one with wireless charging comes out in 2023.

* MagSafe

* USB

* Not needing a $25 adapter just to charge my iPhone

* Thunderbolt for my two Thunderbolt displays

Hopefully the used supply of MBP will stay deep for years.

You don't need a $25 adaptor, just a $25 cable!

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MK0X2AM/A/usb-c-to-lightni...

Seriously though the next iPhone/iPad will surely going to use USB-C also and ditch Lightning, which will dramatically simplify the connector situation going on at Apple.

If they were going to do that, then iphone 7 would have released with USB-C. At the moment I guess they don't want to break compatibility with every iPhone accessory on the market - but then again, they were never a company that cared about breaking standards, so I have no idea why the hesitation now.

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