Should I Replace My 10 Year Old MacBook Pro?

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Should I Replace My 10 Year Old MacBook Pro?

Hope you can help and advise me.

I have a 10 year old MacBook Pro (late 2012 - first 13" retina model) and whilst it's still going strong apart from a couple of dead keys (I use an external keyboard to get round this) and a low battery life I'm asking if I should replace it to stay secure online?

I understand Apple continue supporting machines for two generations of new OS releases after the last version a machine can take, and mine will go beyond this with the latest OS (I have Catalina). My concern is does my Mac become possibly vulnerable to online nasties if it's no longer supported?

If I can continue with it I will for a little longer but if not I'm happy to upgrade - 10 years is pretty good service! In fact, just for the record I've been using Macs for 17 years and this is only my second machine.

Thanks for your help.

Posted on Nov 5, 2022 05:27 AM

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muguy

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Nov 5, 2022 05:59 AM in response to Mark JF

Of course. Vulnerabilities are exacerbated by not having new software updates. Although that shouldn't be a significant concern, it may be a good idea to upgrade a machine of that age. FWIW I also have the same model still in service; probably getting a new one here by end of year.

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John Galt

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Nov 5, 2022 11:40 AM in response to Mark JF

Mark JF wrote:

My concern is does my Mac become possibly vulnerable to online nasties if it's no longer supported?

No more so than it has ever been. Macs are not nearly as vulnerable to online threats than the people who use them.

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Should I Replace My 10 Year Old MacBook Pro?

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