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The most environmentally friendly computer is the one you already own, it’s sad that Apple forcefully obsolesces still working computers by dropping support for
by tetraodonpuffer 4y ago
The most environmentally friendly computer is the one you already own, it’s sad that Apple forcefully obsolesces still working computers by dropping support for them from new releases of MacOS. Unfortunately the whole ecosystem is geared towards users being on the latest OS version, so third party software also becomes quickly unsupported.
Realistically most computers made in the last 5-7 years have enough processing power to last until broken for the most typical office / web browsing / editing vacation pictures tasks, so as much as everybody likes new shiny things, it would be great if it was possible for the more environmentally conscious consumers to be able to keep using their computers without being exposed to security issues.
I’d rather pay Apple $200/year for new versions of MacOS than be in the current “your hardware is a time limited dongle for MacOS” situation.
- beagle3 4y agoGoogle "opencore". I haven't used it myself yet, mostly happy with my 9yr old Mac and in no hurry to upgrade - but apparently, even though officially Catalina is the latest, it can install Big Sur and even Monterey on my 9yr old hardware. Further, once Apple support runs out, you can install Linux.
- goosedragons 4y agoMaybe sort of. Some of the Intel models particularly the T2 laptops have a lot of trouble running Linux even with new kernels. I just gave up and got rid of my 2018 MBP. Easily the worst supported hardware I've used with Linux. Right now there's a lot of focus on getting Linux running well on M series ARM Macs but who knows if that will be the case in 5 or 10 years.