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4 years isn't that bad. I'd wager the average Intel Macbook is going to run out of support sooner.
by smoldesu 4y ago
4 years isn't that bad. I'd wager the average Intel Macbook is going to run out of support sooner.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoApples policy is 7 years according to the article.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoAnd Google's policy is 8 years. The 4 year number is apparently an average for devices currently in the field, which... I mean, if the number of devices is roughly stable, then the average device is indeed halfway through its life. (None of this is a defense of either; as I type this on a 12-year-old machine running a fully up-to-date Linux install, I have opinions on lifespans, I just want to compare, er, Apples to apples.)
- wewtyflakes 4y agoI'm typing this reply on 2013 Macbook Pro; maybe I got lucky with this one, but it doesn't show signs of stopping.
- gpm 4y agoIt is however no longer receiving updates https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/some-macs-are-getting-fewer-updates-than-they-used-to-heres-why-its-a-problem/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/some-macs-are-gettin... As the article points out, Google's promise of 8 years of updates is actually longer than the average mac receives.
- ericpauley 4y agoNo longer receiving feature updates. Monterey is still receiving security updates.
- gpm 4y agoSort of, but Apple doesn't fix all known security issues on old OSes. So while it's true that you receive security updates, it's not true that it's particularly secure. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/apple-clarifies-security-update-policy-only-the-latest-oses-are-fully-patched/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/apple-clarifies-secu...
- Saris 4y agoThat would be really bad if true, a high end laptop like a Macbook should have support for a long time.
- smoldesu 4y agoI agree. My 2009 Thinkpad still gets security patches, it would be a shame for premium devices to lose first-party support so soon. Goes to show the importance of an unlocked bootloader, I guess.
- augment003 4y agoIt would be really bad if true, but it’s not true as already pointed out.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoMy 2012 t420 runs windows 10 and is nowhere near out of support.
- tonyedgecombe 4y agoLenovo won't sell you a new battery for it.
- pjmlp 4y agoPlenty of other ones will gladly sell compatible ones.
- tonyedgecombe 4y agoBuying 3rd party batteries is a nightmare, you never know what you are going to get.
- pjmlp 4y agoGet it from known shops, and it is better than nothing at all.
- smoldesu 4y agoThe T420 battery is literally just a bunch of off-the-shelf hobby cells run in serial. There's no reason to sell replacements, unless the little plastic enclosure holding it all together breaks.
- tonyedgecombe 4y agoThat's not really what you would call supporting the device though is it.
- alphabettsy 4y agoPretty sure 8 year old Macs are still getting the latest OS and prior versions still get security patches so probably not.
- katbyte 4y agoMy 2015 MacBook Pro last got an update mid 2022 iirc
- mikestew 4y agoYou don’t need to wager, you can look this stuff up. Which is probably what you should have done before posting.
- ghaff 4y agoNot quite. 2015s didn’t get Ventura. (Don’t know if that’s across the board or not but is with my two models.) Still getting some minor updates.
- ghaff 4y agoMy 2015 Intel Macs supported new OSs until the last version. They still get some updates and I make a point of basically just using them as browsers.