Sooooo my mid 2012 MBP non retina is still supported but the model released afterwards is not?
To be fair, Apple keeps using the most expensive storage on the market. The 2-2.5GB/s SSDs in the 2018 model is not the same as a 500 MB/s SATA SSDs from 2012. With that said, I'd much rather have a 1GB/s SSD if it means 512GB is standard.It's been six years and we're still stuck with 256GB of storage on the base 15" model.
No problem, I just now think of it as, after these computers have had a few years of being a Mac, the Mac part expires, Apple sabotages it, and then the computer lives on perfectly fine as a windows machine, able to be updated indefinitely. And updated. And updated again. Security updates. Performance updates. Endless updates. A big thanks to Microsoft, for taking care of Apples computers long after Apple declares then useless.
Wimdows 10 installs on everything, but Windows 7 is best.
But yeah it's still windows.
Such a well aged machine! My 2012 15 inch MacBook Pro retina is on macOS mojave beta since yesterday and still works like brand new! Only had to change the battery once but it was worth it (ordered the battery and did the replacement myself for twice as less than aasp). Not looking to upgrade anytime soon yet.
Thank you for confirming that even with extra ports, they went unused. The dongles are a non-issue.I like how Apple integrated the free dongle into the Macbook Pro so you don't see any wires back in those days.
So they give you a 6 month reprieve before forcing you to toss it in the landfill. Thanks, Apple.
Why would you throw away a useful tool, just because you can't get it repaired at the dealer? There are hundreds of places that can source parts if needed and as many that can do the work, in fact most independent computer repair places can fix an Apple product. I live in the Daytona Beach area (not real big) and I can think of nearly a dozen places I can have an Apple computer repaired locally. Orlando and Jacksonville are about an hour away and have many many options for repair. I would expect the same to be true for a vast majority of the US. And then there is always many companies that you can send it to via UPS, FedEx etc. that you can find via Google.
Sooooo my mid 2012 MBP non retina is still supported but the model released afterwards is not?
I like how Apple integrated the free dongle into the Macbook Pro so you don't see any wires back in those days.
Don't you mean Linux machine? That's what my Late 2006 24" iMac became, and it performs quite well on Linux Mint considering the hardware is almost 12 years old (excluding the SSD which is obviously more recent). Cinnamon even has a UI dark mode similar to the one only recently introduced in Mojave.No problem, I just now think of it as, after these computers have had a few years of being a Mac, the Mac part expires, Apple sabotages it, and then the computer lives on perfectly fine as a windows machine, able to be updated indefinitely. And updated. And updated again. Security updates. Performance updates. Endless updates. A big thanks to Microsoft, for taking care of Apples computers long after Apple declares them a lost cause.
Win10 installs on everything, but Windows 7 is best.
But yeah it's still windows.
This thread is so hilarious. Then I realized that people are being serious. Just to clarify, people are complaining that a 6 year old laptop will still work perfectly, it just won’t be fixed at an Apple Store and Mojave will be the last OS that can be installed. I still have a 2008 Macbook Pro that still works on an older OS. You all know that right? It doesn’t disappear in a cloud of obsolescence. Right?
I expect my 2012 15" Retina MacBook Pro will get support in next year's OS. No reason why it wouldn't, as it survived the Metal cutoff Apple set for Mojave, and Apple's software support is separate from hardware support.Just to clarify, people are complaining that a 6 year old laptop will still work perfectly, it just won’t be fixed at an Apple Store and Mojave will be the last OS that can be installed.
If a vendor doesn't stand behind their product after a certain time period then that's a head's up to any business dependent on such hardware. Sure, a random consumer might be happy to take a chance with a third party repair shop but the result is on them.Why would you throw away a useful tool, just because you can't get it repaired at the dealer? There are hundreds of places that can source parts if needed and as many that can do the work, in fact most independent computer repair places can fix an Apple product. I live in the Daytona Beach area (not real big) and I can think of nearly a dozen places I can have an Apple computer repaired locally. Orlando and Jacksonville are about an hour away and have many many options for repair. I would expect the same to be true for a vast majority of the US. And then there is always many companies that you can send it to via UPS, FedEx etc. that you can find via Google.
The 17” MBP & the 2012 15” Retina should’ve lasted another 1 & 2 years respectively (considering my mid 2012 13” & mini are still trucking), but I suspect all the hassle of dealing with it caused them too much ache, welcome to the new world of Apple (again!) clearly they don’t give a toss!![]()
marking the notebook's end of hardware service eligibility at Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers.
Let's be honest, whether they extend it's "official" life, it's all but obsolete in Apple's eyes already. I took my wife's 2012 Retina MBP to an Apple Store recently due to faulty soldering (Apple uses cruddy solder which wears out after a number of years of thermal expansion/contraction of the innards). Apple quoted over £600 ($780) to fix it. So, even if they're willing to service it, they're deliberately pricing it so high that it's essentially pointless even asking.
I contacted a third party unauthorized Apple repairer who fixed it for about £100 including overnight courier return. Works like a dream.
With this and the poor quality issues around MBPs for the last few years, our next laptop will be a Windows PC.