Intel Macs Won't Get Updates After macOS Tahoe

[Sh3ldon]

Drat! My 2018 Intel i7 1TB Mac Mini is still working flawlessly. But if it no longer is getting Updates, meaning Security Updates, then it can no longer be trusted to be connected to the Internet. And to me, a computer without Internet access, is no longer a computer.

Keep in mind that a Mac is inherently more secure than Windows, and even if it's no longer supported, you can still use it with an updated browser (Firefox, Brave, or others). To further increase security, you can use a paid VPN service and, ultimately, an antivirus. This should protect you from unpleasant surprises for many years to come.

 

[Corefile]

What kind of M2 MBA is that? Some Intel?

I have M3 MBA and I expect support beyond 2030. Not that I plan to keep it until them.
I will upgrade before that.

It means I won't install that Abomination called Tahoe.

 

[Lioness~]

It means I won't install that Abomination called Tahoe.

Ok, follow what’s best for you.
I have no problem at all. But it might depends on country, apps etc.

In my country we get the upgrades a bit later - maybe a blessing at times.
The Americans are doing the 2nd ’beta’ testing - I’m at 26.1, and all is fine here.

 

[mlayer]

A local community college district is having its annual equipment auction. After looking through the contents I realized that almost all of the Macs are the relatively recent Intels (iMacs, Mac minis) that are no longer getting regular OS updates. Looks like a good time to pick one up, maybe for server use.

 

[seek3r]

The same cannot be said for the M SoC Macs. When Apple plugs the plug, than... well, it's game over.

Asahi Linux runs pretty solidly on my M1 Mini….

 

[seek3r]

Drat! My 2018 Intel i7 1TB Mac Mini is still working flawlessly. But if it no longer is getting Updates, meaning Security Updates, then it can no longer be trusted to be connected to the Internet. And to me, a computer without Internet access, is no longer a computer.

It’ll still get security updates for a while yet, if Apple follows their typical pattern Sequoia should get security updates through mid-2027. OCLP will probably also get over the T2 problem soon, they seem to be making good progress, so Tahoe and another year or two of security updates will probably be an option before you run out of security updates on Sequoia. Or, tldr, decent chance you can still use it, patched, through 2029 or so. That said the M* macs are so much faster at this point that you may want to start considering a jump anyway