Just to set this straight, this video comparison is just not right. First off, the old macbook doesn't have encryption turned on. So the computer boots before you get to the login screen. The new macbook has encryption which explains why it takes so slow to login. With encryption turned on, you get the login screen really early and the computer boots after you put in your password. So this video should be amended or retracted as it is invalid.
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Apple to Obsolete Select 2009 to 2011 Macs at End of Year
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Just to set this straight, this video comparison is just not right. First off, the old macbook doesn't have encryption turned on. So the computer boots before you get to the login screen. The new macbook has encryption which explains why it takes so slow to login. With encryption turned on, you get the login screen really early and the computer boots after you put in your password. So this video should be amended or retracted as it is invalid.
Still is, and I'm going to keep it until Apple releases a new one!
I'll have a stack of whatever you smoke... Tim.
I don't care, as long as they release a new mac mini to replace my near obsolete 2009 mac mini... Before it dies please...
My 2009 unibody macbook was oldest to support sierra and I'm happy it does.
It is old and not surprised to see it cut off.
I work for a pc repair company.
sometimes we cannot even get a part for a 12-18 month old machine!
Ebay sometimes has a part but it is used most the time.
Shortly will be forced to go back to my 17" macbook pro of 2007 vintage.
Still almost as fast as my 2009 unibody!
It is old and not surprised to see it cut off.
I work for a pc repair company.
sometimes we cannot even get a part for a 12-18 month old machine!
Ebay sometimes has a part but it is used most the time.
Shortly will be forced to go back to my 17" macbook pro of 2007 vintage.
Still almost as fast as my 2009 unibody!
The way things have been going, it would be fair to put ALL desktop products on this list. BA-ZING!
This type of apologist attitude is the reason why Apple is getting humiliated both in sales and overall customer satisfaction. It's as if you think people's very valid complaints of Apple don't matter.
I doubt buyers care or consider (when will apple discontinue this machine) when they fork over money to buy them. All they know is when they purchased their system, and how old actually is when something like this comes up.
I get the math Apple is using, however I also feel for the customers facing this scheduled obsolescence on their beloved systems.
What gets me is that 2 years out from the machines on this list, they release the Mac Pro... that they are still selling as new.
So... that Early 2011 MacBook Pro, that would be the 2.0/2.2 GHz quad-core i7 with 4-16GB of RAM and with a Radeon HD 6490M/6750M. Yeah, I can see how that would be out of date now. It's not like it's 50% more powerful than the current MacBook in multi-core apps and equally as powerful as the current MacBook in single-core apps. The GPU chips are about as powerful as the Intel HD Graphics 515 chip in the current MacBook too from what I can tell. Plus it can also handle twice as much RAM as the current MacBook.
Of course all of that is irrelevant. The early 2011 MacBook Pro may be faster than the 2016 MacBook but it is simply too old and slow to run new operating systems and software. Unlike the current 2016 Retina MacBook which is plenty fast for new software but is unfortunately slower than the early 2011 MacBook Pro that is being obsoleted.
My head hurts. :-/
Of course all of that is irrelevant. The early 2011 MacBook Pro may be faster than the 2016 MacBook but it is simply too old and slow to run new operating systems and software. Unlike the current 2016 Retina MacBook which is plenty fast for new software but is unfortunately slower than the early 2011 MacBook Pro that is being obsoleted.
My head hurts. :-/
I was waiting too, well still am. I passed on the 2015 - too much money for 'old' CPUs.
The MacBook Pro 2016 sounded great, until Apple announced the price... sure, I could afford it - but the price is excessive. Instead bought a windows PC, far better value for money - which will bridge the time until Apple lower the prices of its laptops. Apple hiked the price of the first retina display Apple, then that price was reduced after - the first generation. Hopefully pattern will be the same.
Every rebuttal you listed has biased fanboy written all over it.
I mean, on the one hand it's not like your machine will just become obsolete because Apple says it is. It might be more difficult to repair, but if you take care of it, it will be fine. On the other hand you have the problem of OS updates, but even if Apple does stop updating macOS for these machines, you can still get by on them without problems. Usually Apple issues security updates for older OS versions too so you won't be left out on critical updates. You just won't get all the fancy new features and whatever new advanced integration with iOS, iCloud, etc.
I'm hoping that my mid-2012 rMBP can last until the hex-core iMacs come out, either late 2017 or early 2018. Then it will be more of a backup machine for when I need to go mobile. Eventually I'll replace it, probably with a 13" MBP unless the iPad Pro becomes a viable alternative. Hopefully by 2018 or 2019 they have quad-core chips in the 13" form factor.
Have you ever worked in insurance companies or in Networking? They run Windows servers on most "Legacy" hardware you say is horrendous.
Microsoft supports legacy I would hate to see what would happen if one day they just decided not to support anything over 5 years old.
Microsoft supports legacy I would hate to see what would happen if one day they just decided not to support anything over 5 years old.
And so they damn well should! £1550 for a M5 little 12" MacBook here in the UK!!!
...and will be deemed obsolescent by the OEM in a quarter of the time.
Yes it is a little bit if take in to consideration how powerfull machines from that time are. I mean I have a MBP 13 late 13 and it is blazing fas, even now after 3 full years !
I had to downgrade to earlier OS because Sierra was causing my graphics card to freeze on boot-up. Hasn't happened since I downgraded. Oh well.
