Your computer is 7 years old and isn't going to shrivel up and stop working. Good luck with a windows PC being as functional after 7 years.
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macOS 10.14 Mojave Drops Support for Many Older Machines
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How about using an External drive. Like normal people. Your internal drive should not be treated as a backup drive.
I was really hoping to be able to get a few more os upgrades for my MBP Late 2011 since High sierra supported 2009 Macs. I'm not complaining because it is an really old Machine but still kinda sad.
2011 iMacs are a very nice balance in terms of performance & upgradeability. kind of a unique stuff when apple had free space to install additional 2.5" ssd. also the last iMac that used the totally cool magnetic front screen mounts.
And I would’ve bought one earlier if they switched to just USB-C and Lightning ports, along with MagSafe.
I’m not content with their current offerings and since I don’t need an upgrade, I sit and wait.
Do not give the programmers at Apple any ideas like this, they will make this happen!
Well, as an owner of a 2011 Mac mini I'm more frustrated and disappointed than mad. It would be a time for me to upgrade, but Apple doesn't sell anything that I can justify purchasing right now. The 2014 Mac mini with its soldered RAM wasn't enticing even when it was new, let alone now when its internals are badly outdated. On the laptop side I just can't deal with the unreliable keyboards that have spread throughout the lineup in 2016-2017. That leaves the iMac, which isn't ideal for me as my desk is occupied by a display that's occasionally used also by my PS4 and work laptop, so replacing that one with an iMac would affect the other use cases. Come on Apple, release something that I can actually buy so I can get Mojave as well.
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Good thing I just bought an RX580 for my Mac Pro! Yay, Metal support... and also support for like everything else. Nvidia's drivers are garbage.
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Wow, that was close, My mid 2010 MP still eligible but this will be the last OS update for sure. I hope by next year we can finally have a new MP and displays so I can let my baby go.
I have to say, my old 12 core MP still rocks and it has been a solid machine. I'll miss it.
I have to say, my old 12 core MP still rocks and it has been a solid machine. I'll miss it.
The HD4000 in the 2012 Mac Mini survived until 2016 in the 2012 non retina MacBook Pro. People were still buying them brand new at Apple stores less than 2 years ago and they still pop up on the refurb store from time to time even now so Apple were technically still selling the 2012 this year.
I think unless they draw a technological line with Metal 3 (for example) or for models which are vintage (as with the majority of the pre-2012 machines we could see support for the lowest spec Macs in the current list of compatible Apple hardware go on for some time. There's even precedents set for the 2010 and 2012 Mac Pros in the latest list as long as they have decent graphics cards.
The 2012 Mini won't be vintage for another couple of years for example and any future Mini with TB3 would have access to eGPU - as would a MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and perhaps later a Mac Mini 2014 successor. If Apple EOLed any of these lines that at least sets a deadline for support in terms of sheer age.
Well with Apple, 7 years old can mean 1 or 2 versions ago
I think part of it has to do with hardware, Metal being a driving factor. I think with Continuity Bluetooth was also important.
Are USB-C ports not a standard port? Because it's 2018 and most devices are switching to that. And optical drives? Really? It sounds like a 2010 machine might even be too modern for you since you're living in 2007.
or being as functional right now
I'd take the 7-year-old Mac over a new Windows machine, at least for work only
Well... shoot. I figured Apple wasn't going to drop support for the 2010-2012 cMP until after the 2019 MP was released and thought that meant my 2011 iMac was safe. I mean, I was planning on upgrading to something with a Retina display sometime in the next 12 months anyway, but still.
It is really too bad that Apple doesn't:
a) extend official eGPU support to Thunderbolt 1/2
b) Support Mojave on 2011 desktops with a connected metal-capable eGPU.
It is really too bad that Apple doesn't:
a) extend official eGPU support to Thunderbolt 1/2
b) Support Mojave on 2011 desktops with a connected metal-capable eGPU.
Phew, if their trend of supporting ~7 year old macs continues (yes, I know they didn't drop any last year) I should still get a couple years out of my 2013 MBA (it's not really used heavily and still does what I need it to fine). Then again once it can't be updated to latest version of macOS Apple still tends to do security updates for a couple years so I can probably get another 4 years out of it realistically (I will retire it once it is no longer getting security updates, or perhaps try a version of Linux on it).
I love photography and my photo library alone is close to 400 GB, that's nearly 20 years of photos, and as it's a portable machine I like to be able to pick up and go.
Also, I have an external backup drive.
Just a reminder but once your platform is EOL, there appears to be >zero< patches to the OS. IOW, you might as well as recycle your system because Apple releases whole slews of CVEs making your old OS not safe to use. E.g. If Safari has an remote execution vulnerability, it’s going to be there forever. The issue will be fixed in Mojave but not in anything prior.
And in two years time this perfectly working computer will not get any security updates anymore, making it unsafe to use in any real world scenario.
The company that is supposedly caring about so much about environmental impact and sustainability is happily adding to the pile of electronic garbage already out there.
My mid 2009 MBP is still kicking ass!
Looks like I get another year with my Late 2012 iMac. I’m eying an iMac Pro but it looks like they still have a few kinks to work out.
I don't expect my machine to receive updates forever, but this $2K hardware is far from ancient. that's just like saying go buy a new car every seven years cause it can't run on this gasoline if that were the case.
Recycling is such a nice word. Unfortunately very little of the raw materials used in these computers can be truly recycled. Most of the stuff will simply be dumped.
so, being a pro... you are effectively being forced to buy a 5 year old mac pro to run the newest operating system. Wow, who is planning this stuff out at apple. Embarrassing.