I'm a programmer and i used this macbook pro 13 2015 inch and its still good and fast. I used this for over a year now...😌

One of the most comprehensive reviews! Brilliant job!

I created my entire KZfaq career on a 2015 MacBook pro and I used it up until 2023. This is an amazing computer but unfortunately mine majorly slowed down and made editing with premiere very difficult

Unfortunately had to re-upload this video due to a mistake on the part of KZfaq's copyright song ID system, hopefully this one can stay up. Anyways, what are you guys' thoughts on this Mac? Anyone here own one, or are thinking of buying one?

i have that one since 2020 (upgrade it from the old 2011 one) with 16gb ram & 512gb ssd still very powerful smooth & does everything justice, the additional ram definitely helps it i think...casual web user, zoom, music, multitask. haven't update it to monterey & still with Big sur.

Watching this in my late 2011 13" MacBook Pro. It's still working pretty well and I am using this as my main laptop for my Virtual Assistant job

please keep making videos, stumbled across your channel. Your content is amazing bro

I just picked up a 2015 15" Macbook Pro (Iris Pro model) for $550AUD with a perfect chassis and no screen de-lamination + 90% battery capacity left - This thing is amazing, doesn't overheat under light load, and just got nearly 9 hours of battery life under Monterey - To put this into perspective, I also own a newer beast of an ultrabook - MSI Modern 14 with an i7-1195g7 and 32GB RAM : I'm happy when that thing last 5 hours on battery and somehow doesn't stay as cool as the 7 year old macbook. On light tasks (Firefox+VSCode+Spotify), I can't notice a difference in speed at all between the two. But the difference between 16:9 1920x1080 vs 16:10 2880x1800 is night and day. Moral of the story - if you see a rich couple getting rid of their barely used 2015 15" that has been sitting in its box for most of its life, jump on the offer asap and don't worry about running 7 year old hardware

I still use the base 2015 MacBook Pro in 2022 and it's great. The design, the screen, the ports, are all still etremely modern. It's definitely dated in terms of power but it works great for streaming, web surfing, music production, and light photo editing & video editing. It's definitely handy to have a Macbook as an iPhone user for airdrop, imessage, etc. I use it alongside my gaming PC and it does exactly what I need it to do. I did get the battery replaced for around $150 through Apple and the thing works like new again. From what they told me the 2015 MBP is about to be cut from their list of servicable Macs so if you're an owner of one looking to extend its lifespan a bit, I'd recommend getting the battery serviced at least before its too late. Apple really knocked it out of the park with this laptop in terms of usability and design. Amazing screen with all the ports you'd ever need. No need for dongles, no issues with the keyboard. I can see myself using this thing for another 5 years.

Great analysis! Thank you. It’s just a pleasure to watch.

Great video, I've been watching a bunch of what does x old macbook feel like in 2022 and they all somehow say so much without saying anything at all, this video though is great and actually makes sense 😂

I'm using a base 2015 13 inch MacBook Pro. It had gotten incredibly sluggish, to the point of being unusable, even on web browsing. I recently learned from one of Luke Miani's videos that this happens on MacBooks when the battery is either missing or severely degraded. Mine is severely degraded. I used Macs Fan Control to keep the fans at the lowest RPM and keep the MacBook cool using an external turbine style fan. This restored the performance to like new. I am waiting for a new 1TB SSD and a new battery that I ordered. The new SSD should allow the computer to perform better than when it was new (not sure by how much). I can't wait!

I am still using my 2012 MBP 15" and I can get it to quit. Still runs as fast as the day I bought it. These are like tanks.

I'm still using my Macbook Pro 13-inch Retina (the exact same one as in this video, just a year older) almost every single day. I'm using it for light-work, such as typing documents and working for Facebook pages. It's almost 9 years old now and the battery is still very good. The only sad story that I've had with this machine is that it had a major screen problem, for which I was just too late to have it fixed for free. You must have seen this with other people, when you turn off the screen it looks like parts of the screen were burned-in. I've fixed this (kid you not) by rubbing Listerine mouthwash on top of for about two hours. This way you rub off the anti-glare, and now the screen is fine (only have more difficulties with sun reflection).

Great review, thanks for sharing good man! Probably going to get one to try them out.

I have been using this macbook since mid 2016 and it has been a powerhouse for a long time. This laptop is the sole reason why I refuse to purchase another laptop despite my current needing to upgrade my SSD and replace the battery (as others have mentioned, the battery will degrade and it will severely impact your experience). The features you get from a macbook are great, the hardware is great, but none of that matters to me when I consider this next point; this laptop can take a beating and has even survived 3 full cup spills. I was feeling a bit discouraged from fixing this laptop and considered buying a new one, but I have realized with the help of this video that there is still treasure within my trash.

Currently using the macbook pro i7 16gb ram 512ssd 2015 it's such a great laptop and still stands and competes with current laptops.

Just picked up a mid 2015 MacBook Pro, 15 inch, i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512ssd that is absolutely IMMACULATE and without even a tiny scratch. I don't know how that's even possible for a laptop- or anything else-that's 7 years old.... It only cost 520 pounds and works fantastically- it's like a brand new machine! I've owned MacBooks since 2008- the white unibody Mac was my favourite- and now my oldest daughter has a 2021 MBP, my youngest daughter has a MacBook Air and we all own iPads and iPhones so we're fully invested in the Apple ecosphere- but this MBP is absolutely superb value for money! Highly recommended!!

I have a Mid-2014 15.4 Inch Macbook Pro that is still running strong to this day. It is not as snappy as the M2 that I just got, but I feel I could have kept using it for another 2-3 years if I hadn't gotten into an accident that bent the chassis. 8-9 years of service is insane for a laptop, I am usually happy if I get 5-6 without severely degraded performance.

well done, nice video

Thank you for your help! It works perfectly!

planning on getting a refurbished one for $325 and I'm excited. I've been searching for a while for something good and cheap (I'm not that rich lol) and I think I've finally found it

ive got a 2015 early macbook pro 13 inch and it still rocks. battery still very good.

I love how you organized this video! Saved lots of time for me. You deserve so much love

Very good review

I got one of these 15 inch ones for free from my parents workplace, everything was in working order minus there not being an ssd or a charger so for about the 130ish bucks it took to repair it it serves me well

I just picked up a used 2015 pro for 400 bucks and it is amazing for someone who has never owned a Mac definitely worth buying one used. the battery only had just over 100 cycles so its like hardly depleted its original capacity. plus I like having all the ports and not needing annoying adaptors for plugging in my audio interface.

I use a mid 2014 13 inch mbp for programming and it doesn’t miss a beat. Makes it REALLY hard to upgrade, as it’s just so damn good.

my 2015 mbp 13 inch has experienced twice water spill on top of the keyboard and the heat sink area...but still not face any problem...just to make sure to off as fast as u can when that happen...let it dry a few days...i can said this mbp one of the most toughest model apple ever produced

This video has convinced me, hopefully it can handle Lightroom better than my 3 year old high spec windows that just refuses to work these days

Im in the market and I was leaning towards the 2015 Mac but I was looking at the 2019 I actually like all of the stuff that this does/doesn’t do compared to the 2019 I prefer the speakers as well so I think I’ll get my first Mac

Bought one the other day for £150.00 as it was sold as faulty, the user couldn't boot into the OS and the SSD wasn't detected in Disk Utility. When it arrived I removed the bottom panel and found that the SSD had been upgraded but never screwed back in, it was just loose. Inserted back into its slot, screwed it down, and now I have an immaculate MacBook Pro 2015 for only £150.00 - very happy with it.

I had this laptop but gave it to a friend and it still runs. I know have a Macbook Air M2 and the performance is night and day, the battery life on these silicon chips are way more efficient. However I will say this having a glowing Macbook logo is still one of the coolest designs apple should have kept.

Still have this for sofa browsing and watching youtube, then use my desktop computer for the heavy lifting. I will give it like a year more before I retire it. Replaced the screen and battery some years ago, but the battery is starting to become weak and it no longer gets mac updates. Also takes too long to save .pdf files in chrome now.

Good review. Thanks for this. I'm in NG and I'm trying to get myself a laptop other than Windows to use. I'm tired of WinOS freezing and hanging. So I want to enter the Mac environment with this PC. Enjoyed the detail in your review. Thank you!

Had a 2.9, 16Gb, 256Gb since early 2015 and amazing as it was/is. It’s feeling pretty old and a bit glitchy now even performing clean installs once every couple years. Minimal screen peel, battery still ~9hrs, replaced the thermal paste as it got a bit, “crispy”. Having ultimate hatred for the Touch Bar, I think the 14” Pro is soon to be the replacement. I wish they hadn’t added that damn notch but I think it’s the logical successor (with ports!!) that should get another 7yrs hopefully!!

Great video subscribed!

Picked up one off ebay for 200 bucks. 16gb 512 storage but it had pretty bad screen delamination and a shot battery. Replaced the battery myself for 50 bucks and used it for a heavily web based job. Did better than my work issued windows laptop with an 11th gen i5. Very happy with it.

Great review!!! I’m actually going to be getting a Mid 2015 15 inch within the next couple of days. I currently have the 2017 13 inch but I don’t particularly care for the butterfly keyboard or the Touch Bar like I thought I would.

I love this laptop. It is fast, compact unlike my old laptop and I love the trackpad. It is impressive that you can use it.

Im still using 2015 MBP to type my music notes in Guitar Pro. Its fun to carry the glow apple logo in 2022 and nice to see butterfly keyboard is being terminated in macbook now

Still using one here, biggest issue with this 2015 13"MacBook pro is convincing myself to replace it! Might be able to last me 10 years. Who knows?

I picked up a 2012 15 inch retina MBP with 16gb and the 2.6 i7 and its awesome with patched Ventura installed. I use it for recording with logic and it is fantastic. Productivity And web browsing are also excpectedly great.

I have one of these. It’s pretty maxed out across the board. I’m a tv commercial director of photography so I use high end cinema cameras. This definitely struggles to do any meanful editing compared to todays machines, however these are super super solid for your basic everyday task or music production maybe. They’re solid for photo editing too. Nice highlight!

this is still my main laptop 8 years later. my battery is severely degraded (and was replaced once) but it held up sooooo well

I bought my 2015 13 inch Macbook Pro in 2016 new. It was the lowest spec model and I use to this day. At school, it lived on a battery with classwork and Powerpoint presentations all day. Yes, it is a little sluggish in areas. At the moment, I don't have a have a heavy workload for this to be a concern until I return to CAD and design work. Then I will buy a newer machine. But the for the basic work and projects, this machine is working fine. I've replaced the battery because of the high cycle count was no longer charging properly and was performing very slow. I also upgraded the SSD to a 256GB as 128GB was paltry then. While there is some life left in this machine, be advised that MacOS Monterey is the last OS this machine will support. Unless something catastrophic happens to the machine, I will keep this even when I get a new MacBook Pro.

This will remain the best Apple notebook for some years to come. Why? It is the most clean looking one. Everything angle looks just perfect. Not the weird Ive-left-the-building notchfest of the M1. No USB-C crap ports, which render useless if you put cheese in them, not the filty bezel that has different looks on each side of the screen. Second benefit is this runs Mojave, the meanest OSX of them all. Boot time is faster than on a M1 with Monterey, and it looks cool, not like Candy Crush shit all over. Also it is the best Windows laptop. And battery life is not bad, this had a mighty 75Wh battery, and the 14nm Intel chip has not been bettered till 2020 when the first 10nm ones arived. You can still browse 10 hours on this. You can get this for 300 bucks. Keep the other 1200 in your pocket and wait till M1 MB's go sub 500. This one will hold up till then.

I got a 15" 2015 MacBook Pro a couple of months ago for $350 with a tired battery. Mine is a top tier spec with the 2.8 Ghz i7 and dedicated graphics w/ 16 GB ram. After replacing the battery, ditching MacOS and installing Manjaro Linux, it's safe to say it's one of the best decisions I've made in the past few years. With enough love and patience these machines can age like fine wine. The screen is still so much better than most mid-range Windows laptops these days (especially around the price I paid for my unit) the keyboard is much better than the butterfly keyboard, and battery life isn't an issue from replacing the old one and running a lighter OS. If you're willing to give Linux a try and aren't afraid to get your hands dirty, these older machines can be fantastic daily drivers.

Still use mine now - more than happy running older software on it and thanks to the 500gb SSD and 16gb Ram it still runs fast - love it lots....

Best Review!!!!!

I love your channel because it's a reality check on how useful older tech is in modern times.

short answer, yes. i use one as a backup machine/apple machine. i take it on trips so i dont have to lug my gaming laptop. i edit audio on it and it works great

Got mine back in 2015 brand new when I was a student discounted for like £800 (RRP £1K) & still going strong in 2023...admittedly (as expected) it did need a battery service 5 years in but 3 years on from that it's just as good as it's ever been. My first ever MacBook, I always said I'd drag out its life and it sure as hell is doing that. Only other repair was a simple trackpad cable replacement due to the old battery swelling before service but again, it's a cheap part done by any repair shop for like £25 or yourself for £10. Battery service was like £150 from Apple in 2020 & they literally replace the entire bottom part of the laptop brand new, so only old part is the screen. I travel a lot internationally & it gives me peace of mind that if it's stolen or lost it would be a minor inconvenience as I'm long overdue an upgrade anyway...probably to a new MacBook air this time I reckon.

there is only one good thing about the touch bar, You know that you can skip adds by dragging your finger across the time line when watching youtube, I found that super useful, and I'm sure that developers didn't know about it, It just happens to be possible. I just purchased a early 2015 13inch macbook pro with 16gb ram which I care the most about because the storage is upgradable using a simple and cheap adapter. so fingers crossed it will work well. and btw I only payed $209 for a grade B+ model.

Good thing i saw your channel. I only play axie infinity and sold my lenovo gaming laptop. I am planning to buy MBP retina 2015 13" 8gb ram. Can it handle a simple 1080p screen recording and edit it with i movie or final cut pro? I mean no special effects or whatsoever just the basic cut and paste scene and export it to 1080p 60fps for youtube. If you can check my videos that is the only game i play. Basically screen record while playing axie infinity and then later on edit it cut the parts i dont like and export. I might play axie and screen record at the same time, will you still recommend it?

Cool bird 😂I just got MacBook Pro 2017 13-inch for €400 heh, it’s amazing, great looking machine, but when it comes to performance it’s okay, but way behind my other laptop, I will be using it only as a secondary laptop alongside my HP Omen [I need macOS too] thanks for the video!

They need to bring back that glowing logo. They had their opportunity with the 14 and 16 inch ones but hopefully it will return.

Running latest macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 on this and still love it (for this you need to install Open-Core patcher). SDD can be upgraded easily with a small NVME adapter. Replaced the battery and still can't think of reason to buy a new mcbook.

I loved your video. Can you talk about editing 1080p? Cus I hardly ever see someone talk about that, and 4k editing doesn’t make sense for me.

I traded my 2015 13" MPB for a 14" M1 MacBook Pro...I'm glad I waited.

I still use my 2015 MBP 13".I really love this.I bought MBP 16 " M1 pro chip , 1 TB 2021 and after used that 3 weeks I decided return and come back to my old 2015 MBP ...This one still great in many ways...

Getting mine tmmr :D

Heres some tips!!! 1: save documents separate from a backup! (Also backup your mac) dont restore from the backup as that can bring issues back.. unless you have to 1.5: 😂… Do a diagnostic test with it plugged in 2: using disk utility clean your disk and reformat it to the default settings. 3: do first aid, I think from the smallest volume to the largest… maybe double check that 4: re install the software using recovery mode 5: sign in and set up the mac 6: Do a nvram, pram, and smc reset 7: use reduce motion in accessibility, and adjust basic battery/performance to reduce usage (it is still older) 8: dont over stuff yo hard drive ! Keep decent bit of storage 9 enjoy your newly tuned mac!

I dont use web cam,dont need ports, have bose headphones, seems like a great buy! Now 13 or 15 inch? I have 17 windows and love the size , dont need a ton of space

After gone thru replacements of 1 screen, 2 touchpads, 4 batteries all done myself, my a1502 is still rocking solid today, do not show shy on any task. This is a masterpiece!

I'm a windows user, and I picked up an 11 inch macbook air 2015 to use as a remote machine for video editing with Parsec. It's been an incredible experience. I'd assume the 13 inch macbook pro would be even better with the higher resolution screen for my use case. The only issue would be the weight. But the size and portability is what I'm after.

I daily drive a 15" 2015 macbook pro and it has no problems, a little slow and the battery only lasts a few hours but everything else still works perfectly.

Might buy this for the price of my original desktop back in the 90s. Literally just need that se slot I need to sell stuff and transfer books to my e reader.

What's funny is that a lot of the form factor design and weight, the new ones actually are quite similar. (Saying this as I own the 2012, 2015 and the new second gen M1 14").

Have a 2015 13' myself! Done a motherboard swap from the stock 2.7 i5 to 3.1 dual core i7 processor, 16 Ram and a Samsung 980 pro 1 TB SSD. It's quite the best and last model macbooks apple has released with the I/O ports and recent MacOS.

700 to 1000 for a 2015? That’s crazy considering I got a brand new m1 MacBook Air for 750 a few months ago from an authorized apple retail seller. The amount of performance and ability it has provides much greater value than a 2015 (I/o not withstanding)

When I watch those kind of videos I remember the kid from the " Fist fight " movie with Ice Cube when he said to the teacher who he was blackmailed that he want Mac Pro like " I want Macbook PROUUU " 😅.

Still use my A1502. Works like on day one. Just upgraded the ssd to 1TB. This thing is worth every penny.

My daily driver. IT pro. Its a bit slow when multitasking but does the job

I have a 2015 early MacBook pro that runs good, runs macOS Sur, and I have M1 Mac Mini now.

As for software, you can use OCLP to patch it up to Ventura. After upgrading to a ssd and 16gb ram, I have my 2012 15 mpb patched up to Ventura, and wow does this thing feel like a new machine again.

I have a 2015 pro. Only thing wrong with it at this point in 2023 is it now tops out at OS Monterey. The touch pad has also become hard to press, and I seem to need to give it a firm press, more so than when it was new. I don't feel I need a pro, will probably take a look at the AIR.

I'm finally letting go of my mid 2011 MacBook Pro and getting a 2015 model. I once borrowed one from a friend to edit and I found it held its own very well. It's still worth it in 2023.

I use a chromebook as a budget but this mac seems as a good budget so i am gonna get one and try

I can finally change my 128gb ssd to a 1TB and change the spoiled battery. Speakers also got blown so I’ll change that. Add a thermal paste refresh and I’ll be using mine for a longer time to come.

I own the 2011 macbook pro i7 processor with 16gb of ram and ssd upgrade, but its the model of the problematic graphics card, but still working 100% both of the graphics cards. Just use it for Internet tasks, youtube, email, some whatsapp, and it feels so smooth, i was watching this ones from 2015 but the changes are the more thinner computer and a way better lcd screen.. I think i will keep my 2011 its in mint condition with a new battery also, solid machines this ones for sure.

I've had this exact model for 6 years now and was just curious about what people think of it. It's definitely showing its age now but I used it heavily from 2017-2019 for uni which involved a lot of Adobe programs; editing videos, photoshop etc. It definitely wasn't a flawless experience but got the job done. I still enjoyed my time with it, although recently it's turned into my browsing + KZfaq laptop since I bought a new PC a couple months ago. Having to re-learn Windows again made me realise how much more I prefer MacOS. I think it's a lot better from a user experience standpoint; it's simply a lot more streamlined and there's a lot less tinkering needed. I also took the display for granted because my PC's monitor is nowhere near the same quality as a retina display. Still, looking back I think it's funny that in 2017 $2000 got me this laptop that has a CPU with 2 cores and 4 threads, 8 GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Then in 2022, 2 months ago, $1700 got me a PC that has a CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads (Ryzen 5 5600x), 16GB of RAM, 500GB of storage for the boot drive, a 2 TB HDD for extra storage and an RTX 3060.

I got a 2012 retina 15 inch with a 2.6ghz i7, 16gb ram, i upgraded the ssd to a 1tb and im gonna use it for tafe, its got next to no damage, i got it for 180 AUD and spent 100 on a new battery, and 100 on the ssd upgrade so all in im 380$ for an amazing solid tafe laptop

My screen just started flickering! I program on it and a little bit of photoshop, it has been my favorite laptop ever

05:50 after watching this I just realized when I click the trackpad actually I'm not clicking the physical button instead this is just a vibration effect 🤯

Watching this on an early 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro...

you can get a decent one for under £300 nowadays on eBay. ssd is easily upgradable. I have 1tb installed for about £95. takes about 10 mins to do it plus installation of the macOS. this machine is a beast and will last for years to come. great video. thanks

it is like driving an old American classic car - you aren't the fastest, and you aren't the most comfortable, but you're still feeling cool and happy. It's just the Apple magic :)

i have a macbook pro 2015 i7 and its a banger

Upgrade the ram and put a SSD in it. It should make video editing much more snappy

Beautiful video, heavy user here: MacBook Pro i7 15” 2,7Ghz. Using Monterey killed performances, I downgraded to Mojave and it works fast and smooth with video editing…

I picked up one of these the other day they are dirt cheap compared to prior years I remember 2-3 years ago used they were going for 300-500 for a base 13 inch... Today you can get one for around 200$ or less if you shop around. THe M1 macbooks really kinda slashed the used intel macbook prices... and rightfully so.. they solved the whole slow and hot problem macbook had for decades... But for a secondary machine for like task an intel mac is perfect...

Love this video, very well explained! It makes me appreciate the quality of my mac. I've had my 2015 13inch macbook pro for about 6 years and I need to change the battery and replace the screen. It'll cost me around 400 USD, so I am wondering is it worth the repair or should I just invest in a newer version? I use it mainly for simple tasks like word, excel, internet scrolling etc. but I also use it for teaching online, around 3-4 hours of zoom per day . Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Same machine,but I bought one with just 2000CNY=300USD,8GB RAM and 128GB ssd

If you're looking for a backup laptop & you're nor a creative professional, it works just fine & will still perform about 90-95% of your tasks. It would be good to upgrade the RAM & SSD to maximize performance.

Rode my one out for its 7 years, finally broke down after the battery wouldn’t charge, I’ve done many things with it and sad that it’s no longer of service to me. But my new MacBook comes today :)

i still use mine daily and i love it. it out performs any windows laptop I've had. battery is flawless. not upgrading anytime soon. nice video by the way

Hey man, are you happy with the performance on Monterey OS? I’m still on the original E Capitan, same exact pc, but I need to upgrade due to lack of software support Thanks!

I still use it in 2023 as a pro graphic/video designer

Thanks for this great information but was the MacBook Pro 2015 early 13 inch 2,7 ghz 6600 Mah battery ?? If you buy it brand new thank you someone about the exaco battery Mah ?