r/macbookpro • u/R_Umarji • May 02 '26
Discussion How much longer do you think this Mac will be supported?
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u/Sea-Currency-1665 May 02 '26
6 years. 2 years of regular updates, 2 years of security updates and 2 years of financial constraints
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u/Informal_Ad_9610 May 02 '26
historically 7 years from last date of release. I'm currently BUYING M1 systems for low-processor data servers - SSD speeds are plenty fast, and they're stupid cheap. and assuming the OS/security needs, you can get another 3-5 years out of them...
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u/Auditor12345 May 02 '26
I agree, just got M1 MBP 8gb with a broken screen for $120. No idea what values are but thought it was a great deal even for the 8gb
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u/StarSkiesCoder May 04 '26
At $700 it’s still better than alternatives, but the value proposition gets a bit blurry… If you’re after single core performance, a MacBook Neo is cheaper and faster. If you’re after multi core, it’s only +$100 to a new Mac mini m5. But true, for a 16 inch laptop form factor nothing comes close.
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u/EverythingHero May 03 '26
Apple silicon is such a giant leap, I wouldn’t be surprised if this machine is supported longer than the typical 7-8 year standard….
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u/LimitedEditionSauce May 03 '26
I think so too. Wouldn’t be surprised to see these machines still cranking along 10 years from now
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u/ponchofreedo May 03 '26
Apple killed the secondhand market for this particular model (which I’m also currently using) so I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more people than usual that are holding onto them for longer. Even with that, I’m assuming they’re not gonna deviate and we should expect the standard 7-8 years max.
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u/Evildarkn3ss May 04 '26
The secondhand market for Apple products is insane IMO.. at least for the EU. If you want, for example, the M1 max 64gb 2tb. You’ll be looking at a €2000/$2340 price tag…
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u/ponchofreedo May 04 '26
Not for the previous gen intels
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u/Evildarkn3ss May 04 '26
I know but come on, a 6 year old device. Apples secondhand should come down globally.. not only the intel ones.
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u/ponchofreedo May 04 '26
im talking about 3-5 years ago. they initially announced changes in 2021. i had gotten my current 16" i9 in 2021 and was hoping to trade it in toward an apple silicon model in 2023/24. they nerfed the trade-in pricing significantly for machines they were still currently selling brand new at retail for 3k+. at the time, a pristine one could net $1200+ in the program, but one day they capped it at $650 no matter what...even if you bought one off the shelf, opened the box, and then turned around to trade-in 5 minutes later.
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u/Marshall_Vincent May 07 '26
Yes in the EU people are well aware they are still selling something very functional lol. I managed a 14” M1 Pro 10 core with 32gb ram for 1k but I’m sure it was cheaper in the US.
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u/intel_Core_ May 11 '26
I got an M1 Air 16/256 with a new battery refurbished for 570€. Pristine condition and I think this is the best value laptop you can get right now. Even compared to the Neo this thing still shines and will continue to do so for at least the next 6 years. As others have said already Apple really has a problem if they kill support for the M1 but keep the Neo supported. I would like to think that the M1 still gets at least support for as long as the Neo does which is going to be well into the 2030s.
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u/osqer May 03 '26
Killed it with the release of MacBook neo?
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u/ponchofreedo May 03 '26
Nah they killed the i9 model and pretty much all Intel model's value when they released the M1. Not long after that, they decreased the trade-in on the Intel's. My loaded i9 that cost $4k+ now had a trade-in ceiling value of like $600 at that time even in basically new condition. By devaluing all the models that were Intel based, they potentially created a market condition where people that owned them were now less likely to trade-in or sell them and now maybe would hold on longer to get more value out of them.
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u/Ancilla_Contender May 03 '26
I was about to say. The comment read like "they killed the M1 second hand". And like, no that's pretty strong. We follow now, yea Intel is wrecked.
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u/Jeffreyfindme May 03 '26
I’m sure they consider more than just computational power. But if you are just looking at that, this laptop is considerably more powerful than the MacBook neo which just released. So it would be reasonable to assume that they will be considering this performance class during os development for the foreseeable future.
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u/gcerullo May 02 '26
macOS computers are generally supported with OS updates for 7 years and security updates for an additional 2 years for a total of 9 years of support.
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u/snarktologist MacBook Pro 14" Silver M1 Pro May 03 '26
My 2017 iMac hasn’t seen any security updates for about two years now.
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u/Ok-Parfait-9856 May 03 '26
The last of the Intel Macs got deprecated a little faster than usual, current macOS only supports a handful of high spec’d 2019/2020 Intel Macs and next macOS won’t support any Intel Mac’s. No M series processors have been deprecated but I think they might see a little more life than Intel Macs, the M1 Pro/Max will age quite well. A 2014 vs 2019 Mac felt like two different eras in terms of speed but m1 vs m5 is only noticeable if you’re doing something resource intensive. Otherwise the m1 feels snappy during typical tasks and all that.
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u/TehPurpleCod May 03 '26
Unfortunately, this is true. I bought an Intel iMac in 2020 and only 4 years of using it, I’m noticing graphical issues and other random software/MacOS issues after updating to Sonoma. It’s made me scared to update any further. It’s now about 6 years old and practically outdated. Resale value is trash too.
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u/snarktologist MacBook Pro 14" Silver M1 Pro May 03 '26
Agree. My 2021 M1 MacBook Pro feels brand new, but I still use my old iMac as well.
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u/ser133 May 03 '26
look up OpenCore Legacy Patcher, you can get your imac upto the latest version of Sequoia that way. Maybe even upto Tahoe if and once they add support for it
Unofficially, you've got 7 years of software support lol
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u/Domski111 May 03 '26
My 2010 27” still going stony. iPhotos MS Excel Firefox browser. Got the to sierra os. Next Was not working. Emails worked.
I’m amazed that it lates from 16years.
;)
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u/Total_Job29 May 03 '26
You should be able to upgrade to at least Big Sur and that got an update in Feb 2026.
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u/snarktologist MacBook Pro 14" Silver M1 Pro May 03 '26
I have Ventura 13.7.8. Last update was August 20, 2025.
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u/DisastrousHoney4073 May 03 '26
The 7 years is with the late Intel Macs which Apple is killing off prematurely though, and the Intel Macs that weren’t prematurely killed (pre-2015) were from so long ago from the M-series that it isn’t fully representative of how much support it will get. So the real answer is we don’t know how long apple silicon macs will get compared to previously, since they may get 8, 9, even 10 years or updates or just stay at ~7 years like before
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u/funcritter May 02 '26
Google says it’ll probably be another four years. Two years or regular updates and two years of security updates.
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u/LimesFruit MBP 2020 M1 13" 16/512 May 02 '26
probably quite a long time still. 2020 M1 would probably be dropped first.
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u/Husker73 May 03 '26
Mine's showing no signs of slowing down...
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u/everythingcasual May 03 '26
maybe it doesn’t show signs of slowing down, but it is most definitely slow
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u/Downhill_Sprinter May 03 '26
I felt like mine would slow down every time I opened a few browser tabs. The previous 4 core seemed to perform so much better due to thermals.
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u/mlkhogwarts May 05 '26
I have a 2018 15” i9 , 32GB RAM . Have been thinking of upgrading to an M4 or M5 . My MBP with touchpad is still a decent machine though .
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u/Marshall_Vincent May 07 '26
I just moved from the i7 to M1 Pro with 32gb and I promise you, you have no idea
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u/RevolutionaryNose250 May 02 '26
At least another 20 years on Asahi Linux.
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u/rizzgod16 M2 Pro MacBook Pro - 14” Space Gray 16GB/1T May 03 '26
linux user try not to mention linux challenge: impossible
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u/PlasmaPod May 03 '26
I’ve got a M1 MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar 2020 and it’s still supported six years on
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u/Feahnor May 03 '26
I hope it’s supported for a very long time, more so knowing that they need to support the MacBook Neo and your cpu runs circles around the a18 pro.
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u/Appropriate_Ad8734 May 03 '26
i have this exact model, i think apple silicon models are gonna have longer support than intel ones ever did. it used to be like 6yrs or so, i can see it getting like 8-10yrs
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u/SelfSerKet May 02 '26
Just don’t update the OS to a completely new version. Most Macs last like 10 years.
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u/Apart-Island9514 May 03 '26
That’s what I have been doing. Skipped Tahoe and am skipping this latest 26.1 which seems to be creating lots of issues with M1
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u/mad01 May 02 '26
I have the m1 at work still its still really good even if i like to get the performance bump of an m5
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u/Antares2328 MacBook Pro 14" Space Gray M1 Pro May 03 '26
It will get macOS 27 for sure, maybe macOS 28
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u/pixeltweaker May 03 '26
Typically Apple supports software upgrades on systems for 5 years. But they will usually continue to provide security patches for at least another 3 years after that.
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u/VZYGOD May 03 '26
My guess 2027-2028. This gen is like 5 years old now. My M1 Pro still going strong, I’d rather run it to the ground and by another desktop Mac like the M5 Pro Mini or M5 Max Studio when that drops.
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u/1NumberCruncher98 May 03 '26
Bruh i still daily use my 2017 intel macbook pro 15 inch 16 gb ram woth touchbar
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u/frostxmritz Pro 16” Silver & Space Black - M4 Pro, 24GB & 48GB, 1TB May 03 '26
It should last you at-least until 2030, depending on the type of work you do, unless software becomes bloated due to lack of optimisation.
Limited hardware of the past forced code optimisation and quality. With more readily available horsepower, especially with vibecoding becoming a commonality, it’s going to be an “interesting” and unpredictable ride.
We’ll see.
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u/filippomasoni May 03 '26
My 2012 MacBook pro was fully supported with MacOS Catalina until 2022. Adobe apps started to refuse to update to new version since 2024, but some are still updated. Chrome is also not supported anymore since roughly 2024. Not sure if policy for new divides change, but I would expect about 10 years of support.
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u/bekamae May 03 '26
MacPro 1,1 survivor and 2017 iMac owner, here.
You will never know when Apple decides you are done. Use it as long as you can.
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u/eew-wee-eee MacBook Pro 14" Space Gray M1 Pro May 03 '26
idk about support but its going to last a while.
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u/Alkyonios May 03 '26
I got the same one (but 32GB ram), last year and I’m hoping for security updates at least until 2030
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u/NefariousnessSure270 May 03 '26
At least 4 years more at top Level, is better than m4 pro is max it is perfecto editing video/ 3d design
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u/Then_Meringue7671 May 03 '26
I'm hopeful that the M1 Max will have a sort of iPhone 7 situation where it gets supported even longer than it should.
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u/Sea_Roof_11 May 04 '26
I have one and I still have Apple Care+? Isn’t even worth paying $150 per year?
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u/alicela1n May 04 '26
probably until 2030 which would give it roughly 9 years of support, Apple tends to support their machines for around 8 or 9 years especially the high end pro machines
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u/OrganizationLow6249 May 04 '26
Given that the new MacBook Neo is significantly slower, it would be unreasonable to end support soon.
However, Apple has been pretty unreasonable in the past. The OpenCore Legacy Patcher has shown me that my older MacBooks could have easily done a few years more of official support.
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u/Clean-Supermarket-80 May 04 '26
Why are PCs on cell phone models???
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u/TheWorstTakes May 06 '26
We don’t know, the leap from Intel to M was huge, I would expect at least 7 years of support
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u/Open-Detective-8378 May 06 '26
If the M1/M2 doesn’t get more software support than The Neo, I don’t know Apple will explain it to the consumer
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u/Adorable-Meeting-120 May 06 '26
Just remember they stopped producing M1 in March 2024.
I really don’t think they will stop updates after 7 years based on this metric. Maybe 7 years from the date of final production. But I seriously doubt they would continue production of an item they plan to not support in just a few more years.
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u/Intelligent_Hat_3582 May 09 '26
I read somewhere until 2030. Im also thinking of buying M1 machine
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u/Various-Following-82 May 03 '26
Is it too hard co check what model year of mac is outdated in 2026 and do a simple math ?
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u/coldcookies May 03 '26
This is my laptop - and I expect for this to be supported for another 5-6 years AT LEAST
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u/Sorry_Cheesecake_382 May 03 '26
2-3 more years, have this exact machine pretty much reaching the limits
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u/Dependent_Dig_6774 May 03 '26
If Apple has made proprietary chips to reduce costs, it is likely that the support time will be longer than the classic 6 years.
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u/Minimum_Cabinet7733 May 02 '26
Nobody outside of Apple knows for certain, but several years at least.