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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Im running my 2015 mbp on the newest macOS and it’s still quite okay.

[–] DannyBoy 7 points 4 weeks ago

It still runs decently, I often forget it's a 10 year old machine. I boot Ubuntu on it for work though, and boot Windows on it for the occasional game. It's a useful machine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

My wife's 2019 16" MPB is running pretty great. Probably got another 5 years of life left in it. She uses it to watch YouTube and play Sims 4.

My 2016 Acer Aspire V3-372T is hanging in there running Debian. 60 FPS YouTube videos are getting to be too much for it anymore. I may have to put the old girl to rest one of these days.

But hey, it does play Minetest pretty flawlessly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We have a 2010 laptop that was useless with Windows. Runs NixOS now. Wife uses it for youtube, zoom calls, email etc. It is super responsive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I gave my brother my Sandy Bridge laptop that got me through college. New battery and charger and it's all set. The 1366x768 resolution doesn't render pages very nicely anymore, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I envy you, because my 2019 MBPro has fans always spinning and it seems slow and bugged, especially with the latest macOS.

Maybe I should just try formatting, but I don't know if it's worth the hassle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

My 2019 mbp is my work daily driver doing fairly heavy design , video, and blender work no problem. Runs well. Probably gets 6-10 hours a day of use. Video rendering a little slow but not egregiously so. It was upgraded to the max though. Its late 2019 intel. Not sure if its on latest OS but shouldn’t be too far behind.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

with apple devices, they do have long update periode. But when its over, the device is basically trash.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s not in the regular update cycle anymore but there is an Open Source tool to patch it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Running even Ventura on a ~~2021~~ 2012 mac air is… MEGA slow

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you got downvoted because you put 2021 instead of 2012. Made the comment sound hyperbolic instead of factual.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

thanks, yes I did swap the numbers, this machine is from 2012

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I mean mine isn’t fast but it’s still usable imo. The MacBook air 2012 was already particularly bad in its lifetime, I remember doing it support for the company I was working for at the time and the air 2012 were only used for lightweight stuff but already so slow.