My 2016 MacBook’s flash drive was actually destroyed after installing one of the first Big Sur betas earlier this year making an exchange of the whole motherboard necessary as it’s all soldered in one piece.
Never said they didn't. Just when people are saying that 2013/2014 are old and this sort of things is expected, by the standards of how far back Microsoft supports, Apple doesn't support very far back.
Not sure that's a fair assessment. There has never been an OS release of any platform free of bugs. IMHO Catalina was the buggiest macOS release I've ever seen. It's too early to say that Big Sur will be as bad. Also, A 2013-14 MBP, with it's aging hardware will have many problems trying to run the latest and greatest from Apple.
That reply isn't even relevant to what I said.
Some people are saying the upgrade affects HDMI and can't be fixed by downgrading or re-installing. My late-2013 15" MBP, which is connected to my telly with HDMI (as the screen is smashed and can't be used any other way) upgraded fine. Had I read this thread before upgrading, I wouldn't have taken the risk!
I want macOS to auto install after a set number of days.
yes. people need to realise that Apple is not your friend, Apple is a company who's goals is to maximise profits. That means, its goals is to get as much money from the people buying Apple products as possible. The way they're heading, they're taking more control of the hardware and software of Macs to the point where they will be locked down like iOS devices, resulting in every app install dropping pennies in Apples pockets.
Well if everyone had that attitude, we’d never get the bugs out. Lol.
I had a flawless install and my old computer is working better than ever, with a battery time improvement too.
A large number of late 2013 and mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro owners are reporting that the macOS Big Sur update is bricking their machines. A MacRumors forum thread contains a significant number of users reporting the issue, and similar problems are being reported across Reddit and the Apple Support Communities, suggesting the problem is widespread.
Users are reporting that during the course of updating to macOS Big Sur, their machines are stuck displaying a black screen. Key reset combinations, including NVRAM, SMC, safe mode, and internet recovery, are all reportedly inaccessible after attempting to install the update, leaving no way to bypass the static black screen.
It appears that the overwhelming number of users experiencing problems are owners of the late 2013 and mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro, but it is unclear exactly how many users of these models have been affected. It is also of note that these are the oldest models supported by macOS Big Sur.
One commenter on Reddit said that they were told by Apple support to book their MacBook Pro in for a repair. Another on an Apple Support thread said that the issue has been escalated to Apple's engineering team, so Apple should now be aware of the problem.
Until it is clear what may be causing the issue and Apple releases a fix, late 2013 and mid 2014 13-inch MacBook Pro may wish to hold off on installing macOS Big Sur.
Article Link: macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models
WOW the majority? Where's your proof on any of this? I've been a dedicated Mac user for 25 years starting with Windows and I have a degree in electronics. Most Mac users were Windows users first and you have to be pretty technically inclined to deal with anything past reading emails on Windows so your view on this is a view of ignorance, unless you have facts to back any of what you said up.
