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"If the notebook is charged once each day, its capability will have dropped by a fifth after two years and nine months."

For a machine with non-upgradable RAM and currently no SSD upgrade path, who thinks they'll still be actively using one in > 3 years?

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Well I'm still using an early-2008 white Macbook for Photoshop/Illustrator/Lightroom/browsing/coding without too much of a hiccup.

Considering that the MBP Retina can also play Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 comfortably, I could see myself using it for at least three years, if not more if I hand it down to a family member.

If it can play Diablo 3, I can see myself using it for twelve years.

I had my last laptop (a Thinkpad T42) for 8 years without upgrading the HD or (I think) the memory. Admittedly, I wouldn't want to do that with most manufacturers' laptops, but Apple's are pretty sturdy too.

I don't see any reason why a MacBook Pro bought today shouldn't still be perfectly usable in three or four years.

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