Honestly my 2012 MBA with 8GB RAM is still perfectly fine as my daily dev machine. Macs are expensive but if you shell out for the top specced model they can last a loooong time.
Same. Will keep going through the MBA's.
This is exactly what I have, what I'm typing on right now, and I love it.
2012 mbp. Still mostly self serviceable, and I'm on my second display, third hard drive, and second set of RAM.
I'm gonna ride this heavy machine until the wheels fall off.
After hearing about the MacBooks that had serious issues interfacing with audio hardware in 2018 (which would have been an incredibly bad problem for me), I'm too scared to upgrade from my 2013 MBP. It's too much money to spend on something that might have problems.
EDIT: Did Apple ever even fix that? I think it had something to do with the T2 processor.
The 2017 has a Touch Bar, unless it's the entry level version, in which case I don't understand why you would purchase a 2019 which is essentially the same device... but with a Touch Bar that you never liked
I got the 2019 from my company. I have the 2017 no touchbar model.