{
  "id": 673771,
  "title": "Your MacBook Has a Longer Life Than Apple’s Upgrade Cycle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/your-macbook-has-a-longer-life-than-apples-upgrade-cycle",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:45:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Gadgeteer",
    "slug": "the-gadgeteer",
    "url": "https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/08/12/apple-upgrade-cycle-how-long-does-a-macbook-last-repair-or-replace/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple’s annual product releases can make a perfectly useful MacBook feel old before it actually is. The right replacement date comes from a launch calendar. It comes from operating-system and app support, battery condition, repair options, and the work you ask the machine to do. The useful question isn’t simply how long a MacBook lasts. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}