upgrade 2013 MBP or just buy a new one, also a Q about apple support...

[macnewbie86]

Hi all. I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro. The processor is an i7 and is still great and has handled everything I have thrown at it and same goes for the ram....but...the hard drive is only 128gb. Now...I've found this website that sells hard drive kits for the Mac (Macsales.com)...

At first I thought..great! My ideal configuration would be about either the 480gb or 1tb hard drive and would only cost my a few hundred. But then I thought...this is a 2013 model. And I think I read that Mac has stopped supporting the 2012 computers and calling them "legacy"..so mine must be next on the chopping block I'm thinking...

I don't care about scenarios where my MacBook Pro stops working and I have to buy a new one because I always back up so if it goes I'll be ready to pay...but I don't understand why apple can't keep supporting the software on my computer. The Mac OS I mean. Especially for things like security...

So if they will discontinue support for my MacBook and I can't upgrade next year when the new OS upgrade comes out...should I just get a new MacBook Pro now? I don't want to shell out 300-400 for a hard drive only for apple to tell me that my computer is legacy (obsolete) in the fall when the new OS comes out.

anyways..thanks in advance for your help.

 

[maflynn]

but I don't understand why apple can't keep supporting the software on my computer

This is why, pure and simpe

I'll be ready to pay.

They don't want to keep supporting older macs if they can have a business model that obsoletes older macs faster. It all boils down to supporting free software and operating systems that won't generate income or create an artificial demarcation that will force people to buy hardware if they want to keep using the latest version.

Personally, I find that I'm better off not upgrading, my 2012 MBP is still on high sierra just because it runs well.

 

[macnewbie86]

Thank you for your reply maflynn. You say you are on high Sierra. Are you still receiving at least security updates though? I use my Mac all the time but I'm not what I would call a power user, in the sense that I just load Logic Pro X and start working. I don't really use a lot of features of the OS, I just love the stability and the security of Macs. This is my first Mac and although I appreciate free OS updates, I never really use a lot of the features of newer OS's. So it basically comes down to security.

I know this sounds crazy, but I wish they would go back to charging like..what was it..like $25 for the new OS? I think they did that before I got a Mac, but now all the software is free and they are kind of forcing me to upgrade hardware even though there's nothing wrong with my Mac and it's perfectly fast. My Mac can handle a few dozen tracks in Logic, you'd think it would be able to handle all email, notepad and calender updates...so taxing on the system ya know? lol.

The only time I've ever understood Mac abandoning older computers is when they changed architecture from the IBM chips to intel. Now THAT I can understand...but I'm running a core i7..not the latest, but it's the same architecture. And integrated intel graphics. Not much has changed in the last 5 years besides speed.

If this is the way it's going to be maybe I will just have to get a windows PC and learn a different DAW(digital audio workstation). But I just love the integration of GarageBand on iPad with Logic Pro and the iCloud. The ecosystem has me lol.

 

[Audit13]

It's still a good model. You can save a lot of money by following this thread to upgrade the internal drive: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-2013-2014-macbook-pro-ssd-to-m-2-nvme.2034976/

I recommend upgrading to a new MacBook when your old MacBook can't meet your requirements.