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I'm running a mid 2012 i7 MBP (bought at release) w/ 16GB & a 2TB SSD (recently upgraded from a 1TB SSD). I also have a keyboard overlay as a precaution, since
by radley 8y ago
I'm running a mid 2012 i7 MBP (bought at release) w/ 16GB & a 2TB SSD (recently upgraded from a 1TB SSD). I also have a keyboard overlay as a precaution, since I've had to replace keyboards on previous Macs due to spills or sloppy cleaning.
My 2012 is decent, but 2013 - 1015 MBPs are the best.
- SalimoS 8y agoMe too have to 2012 no retina MBP, I upgraded the HDD to an SSD 500Gb and the RAM from 4GB to 10BG Im more than satisfied but still stressed when I think about the upgrade
- bluecat22 8y agoI think the issue will be that either your Mac will be unsupported for OSX Mojave or at most in an year or so while your machine physically will still be in good working condition.
- jsjohnst 8y ago> I think the issue will be that either your Mac will be unsupported What precedent do you have for believing that to be true? The only time Apple has done that in the past is major platform changes (aka PowerPC and later 32bit CoreDuos). Unless Apple shifts to ARM (which is easily a couple years out at best) or Intel comes out with a 128bit processor (which isn’t even remotely on the roadmap), I’d say you are safe for at least another five years, even if those shifts do happen.
- shimms 8y agoMy 2012 Mac Pro (cheese grater) can’t run Mojave since the GPU doesn’t support Metal. There are aftermarket GPUs available, but it’s becoming an ongoing chore to keep the machine running the latest macOS features (needed new wifi card to support handoff and watch unlock etc). New wifi, SSD, usb3 etc are relatively cheap. The new GPU is getting more expensive and is now actually blocking keeping up to date with major OS releases. There is no other Mac I currently want to buy (desktop, my own display). MacMini is too underspecced, MacProvis about to be updated and aside from GPU isn’t really any better than my current MacPro - feels end of life and outdated from day 1, a non-starter for me. So I’ll probably get a new GPU and hope that buys me another couple of years.
- Aloha 8y agoWhat wifi card is needed?
- shimms 8y agoFor unlock with watch an AC card with beam forming (factory was N), for handoff/continuity Bluetooth 4 (from memory, may be wrong).
- Aloha 8y agoI was looking for a particular model :-P
- shimms 8y agoOh sorry, I totally misread you question and thought you asked what it is needed for. I got the kit from OSX wifi: http://osxwifi.com/apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-ac-bluetooth-4-0-with-adapter-for-macpro-2009-and-macpro-2010 http://osxwifi.com/apple-broadcom-bcm94360cd-802-11-a-b-g-n-... Works well, had a bit of trouble getting unlock with watch working, but then all of a sudden started, so not sure what that was about, but been good since then.
- jsjohnst 8y agoI’m running Mojave on my cheese grater 2011 Mac Pro, but I’m guessing that’s because I already had upgraded the graphics cards and didn’t realize it (also upgraded CPUs, RAM, and a bunch of other stuff too). The cheese grater Mac Pros were one of the best machines Apple ever shipped imho.
- shimms 8y agoYep - they're great. I've put in USB3, replaced the spinning disk with SSD, upgraded the WiFi and RAM, but haven't done the CPUs yet (already got dual 6 cores, so aside from a slight clock bump not much point). My only concern is that the CPUs don't support something that the next major version will require, forcing a move off the MacPro 5,2 platform.
- kalleboo 8y agomacOS 10.12 Sierra killed support for Macs with CPUs that didn't support SSE4.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra#System_requirements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra#System_requiremen...
- jsjohnst 8y agoI had missed that. Thanks for calling it out!
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoEven if it can technically run it, speed can be a real issue trying to run modern MacOS versions on older hardware.
- robdachshund 8y agoEver updated a year old apple product? It will run like dogshit. Sold my iPad 3 because it was unusable with iOS 7.
- radley 8y agoConsidering the lackluster updates of OSX / MacOS, and the fact that the platform matured years ago, I'm not really concerned that I won't be able to use Mojave. I think the only issue will be if I need to use XCode, which tends to be bound to the latest OS.
- dfee 8y agoI hate the idea of using a cover, but I probably should. Do you have a recommendation?
- volkl48 8y agoThe main issue with a 2012 is that the hard drive cables fail constantly. But the part is cheap and even the technically clueless could replace it themselves with YouTube or ifixit.
- SyneRyder 8y agoTell me about it! I'm using a 2012 MBP right now, and I love it, except that every 2 - 3 months the hard drive flex cable fails (except for one period where it happened to last 2 years). I'm on my 4th cable, and Apple isn't offering any remedy except "when it breaks again, bring it in again and we'll replace it for free again". At least the last time I took it in, the guy replaced it on the spot in 15 minutes while I waited. Every other time they've needed to keep the device for a week to replace the cable... I've had a lot of downtime with this machine.
- miles 8y agoElectrical tape works wonders, especially as a preventative: MacBook Pro Hard Drive Cable Failure - Free fix and preventative maintenance - Question mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amg5w0rlwDo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amg5w0rlwDo
- SyneRyder 8y agoOh wow, that's the first time I've seen the actual damage. It's so small that no wonder I couldn't see it. I've still got a month left on my AppleCare, but once that expires I'll give it a try. Thank you!
- robdachshund 8y agoLol the hdd is connected with a flex cable? Why isn't the SATA port soldered to the board? Good god