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Ask HN: How to make best use of Intel iMac going forward?
I have an intel iMac 2017 3.8GHZ 5K Retina with 64GB RAM, 2TB Hybrid drive and it works great.
However once the Intel chips EOL occurs, I would expect the OS, software support etc to fade away.
I usually don’t upgrade machines unless it is needed, so do you have any ideas on repurposing the Intel Macs going forward if they are in good shape?
Thanks!
- warrenm 5y agoFirst, you've got years to worry about this Second, there'll likely be a Linux distro you could run on it in a decade when it's finally fully EoL'd
- PaulHoule 5y agoYou can run Linux or Windows on them for one thing.
- __d 5y agoIt'll be 2023 at least (and likely 2025) before Apple's OS support stops, although applications might stop shipping Intel updates before Apple does. I ran my PowerBook (with PowerPC CPU) for quite a few years after the Intel switch with no problem, although to be fair, I wasn't using a lot of commercial software, so upgrades weren't a problem until Apple stopped supporting PPC. Perhaps at that point, something like ElementaryOS might be the best path? See https://elementary.io/ https://elementary.io/