Should Macs be more upgradeable?
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One of the many pleasant aspects of owning a Mac is how ‘oven-ready’ the devices arrive. There’s very little that needs to be done in terms of setup. If your data is all backed up properly you can usually load it on to your new device within minutes with just a few clicks. There are a few specification choices to be made at the purchase stage – memory, storage, colour etc – but generally, it is all an intentionally straightforward process. However, once that decision is made, there is no going back. Macs generally cannot be user-upgraded, to the consternation of some.
That said, most Apple machines perform at a decent level for a few years too – this piece is being written on a mid-2018 Mac mini, for example. Apple’s range of laptops, in particular, are updated following a
