The entry cost for a new high performance mac can just about stop the heart.
My 2013 Macbook Pro 15 quad core i7 16gb RAM 1Tb ssd was about $4k if I remember correctly when I bought it new in 2013.

But I've had it for almost 8 years and it can still run BIAB win in Parallels and Logic without any problems.
I expect it to go for at least a couple more years before its ready for a new life.
I run 2 large high resolution monitors with it. I rarely take it out of the house anymore.
To me 10 years on a great performing low headache machine is money well spent.


Personally, I'm going to wait for the dust to settle a little on the new processors. Then I'll either purchase a new mac mini (i own plenty of monitors) or a macbook pro, pretty much maxed out.

I'm very satisfied buying Apple Products brand new. I feel fortunate I can do so. That being said, I see no problem buying used gear as long as it doesn't have spinning disk drives. I think we're done with those.
If only PG Music would stop sending me one every year.

biab2024(Mac) Latest Build
Mac OS Sequoia 15.0.1
Apple M2 pro 32GB Ram
Logic Pro 11