45 seconds to boot seems odd to me, have you ever done a clean macOS reinstall instead of an upgrade?
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Apple Adding Some 2013 and 2014 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Models to Vintage Products List at End of April
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Catalina was the first time I did not do a clean install. Everything seems to be good otherwise, I just assumed it was maybe having trouble handling Catalina. So you think I should do a clean install? I have been thinking about it but I didn't want to do all that for no reason. But maybe I will give it a go if you think it could make a difference.
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That's what I would try!
Have not yet installed Catalina on my 2012 iMac (Fusion Drive) but once I do, I'll do a clean install.
For those whose MBA and MBP just got onto the vintage and think that they are now useless, feel free to send it to someone in need, such as a school kid who needs a computer for school work during online classes due to COVID-19. As I mentioned before, my lower elementary child isn’t eligible for the school-issued Chromebooks while upper elementary are, but while my wife and I are both at home working for the same reason, he still needs a computer to do his school work, which is why he is using my vintage 2013 MBA. There are plenty of other kids who aren’t so lucky to have parents who have spare computers or computer sitting idle for the day while working on a work-issued computer at home during these times.
The 11" (Mid 2013) was by far the best Apple laptop I ever owned. I'm sure mine (currently in storage) is still functional, but unfortunately, my usage patterns changed and I moved back to the Windows camp.
You should make sure every now and then that the battery is still somewhat charged. Batteries slowly lose their charge over time even when not in use, and if the voltage drops too low, they might suffer permanent damage.
You’ll probably still find a nice one, it might just become harder to get spare parts now.
They have? Based on this vintage notice it stopped working?
How long do you suggest they should keep spare parts - which is really what being vintage means for Apple.
Maybe sold longer as entry level MBP?
Nothing stopping you from using it until you may need a spare part.
Thank you very much. Didn't realize Firefox had an ESR version. On a somewhat similar subject, if using an older iPad Air that I think only allows iOS 12 operating system, are there any security risks because it doesn't use the current iOS operating system and would Safari on that iPad Air also not be getting security updates? Is it possible to use Firefox or a different browser on the iPad that would that be a safer choice?
With the iPad Air you're in luck since Apple (so far) continues to provide security updates for iOS 12 (like just last week with the release of iOS 12.4.5), so it's perfectly safe to use for now.
As for the browser choice, on iOS I don't think it can make that big a difference since under the hood all browsers have to use the WebKit engine that comes with the OS.
Haven't tried any myself, but if just one of them is decent that should be enough, amirite?
Well, i think you understood what i meant to sayYour wife’s name is Air?
English is not my primary language
Well, i think you understood what i meant to say
English is not my primary language
I’m not a native English speaker either, it was just very entertaining in that moment.
Well there is if Apple forces another upgrade to something like Reminders/Notes that requires the latest macOS version along with the latest iOS release to be able to function & sync.
Who said your device isn't getting another 2 or 3 years of macOS releases? You can only speculate at this point.
Well there COULD be but that’s not a necessary thing to happen. And even then you could likely use an alternative rather than purchasing a new computer right away.