Old Macs seem to last forever. Here's why.

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Apple is renowned for their products' long support life, but you can use old Macs even after Apple has deemed them obsolete. In today's video we'll talk about the factors that lead to Macs being usable more than 10 years after they're first sold and what you can do to make your Mac last even longer!

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[gambooyt]

My mid-2010 iMac‘s gpu died last night. I used that computer everyday for 11 years and even more so these past 12 months. Incredible.

[bestbry]

Having an old machine still functioning just for fun is an inexplicable form of pleasure too

[torbjrnmikkelsen]

2014 Macbook Pro here, running perfectly, taken me through both High School and College. At this point it has much sentimental value to me.

[anony_meows]

i love that you're a mac channel that focuses on upgradability and reusability, something that apple blatantly hates and they do everything in their power to stay away from it. i wish more apple channel is like this.

[sunnydivino]

I'm still surviving my web development bootcamp with a 2010 mac mini. The ssd addition and 16 GB of ram were a huge improvement.

[theraven]

It’s Sept, 2020 and I’m still using a 27” iMac I bought in September, 2011. All I’ve done to it is upgraded the ram and replaced the 1TB mechanical drive w a 2 TB SSD drive. Still runs fine.

[MysteriousMiddleEast]

I have a 2011 MacBook Pro which I do everything on. The keyboard is now failing with a few keys not functional but apart from that it’s in excellent condition. I’ve now bought a new 2020 Air as a backup and I just hope it lasts as long.

[rayrayy]

Just did a clean install on my 2009 27" for my grandmother. It's been laying dormant for 4 years and I was so surprised with how well it runs. For what she'll use it for it's absolutely perfect and I feel like it's better to use that rather than buying a brand new budget machine.

[jhbergallo]

I’m still using my 2008 20’ iMac and my 2009 15’ Macbook Pro and they’re running pretty well!

[theonlyone]

I'm watching this on my 2009 iMac. Planning to upgrade hope its as easy as the video.

[viila]

i used a 2010 imac just until last month. couldnt believe a computer could last that long

[trjones]

This video convinced me to stick with my 2012 Mac Mini and see how many more years I can stretch it. The new Macbooks are tempting me, but honestly the 10 year old Mini still works 100% fine for my needs.

[jeangenshin]

Great video Luke, have you heard of Matt Talks Tech? He does a fantastic guide to upgrade older Mac OS from all Macs in 2008 to 2012 to Catalina on his channel. He is a Mac lover like you, be great to see you both do a video together, he is like a European & England counterpart to you.
I am going to do your upgrades here Luke and use Matt's guide to install Catalina

[TheJosephReyes]

Watching this on my decade old 2010 macbook pro. Still running strong after 10 years. i love my mac!

[maritje]

I recently got my grandpa’s old iMac from late 2009. Intel Core 2 Duo, 6GB RAM, 512 GB. It’s running High Sierra, my mind is still blown with how well it still works!

[milicitrus]

I have a late 2012 imac, updgraded to a 1TB SSD and 16 GB ram and it works for even the more consuming things you mentioned, i do 3D models and renders and use the adobe suite without problems.

[houseoflords]

I'm happy your addressing this. I have been telling my clients for years now older does not mean it's not usable. I do the same simple upgrades like this for their old tech, and they are amazed with the finished product. So i'm glad i'm not the only one out there doing this.

[giantg.]

Im still using a Unibody MacBook Pro 2012. With 16 GB of Ram and a SSD. And it run perfect!

[surprisedpotato]

Luke: We're not sucking up storage, so you can be happy with a 128 GB SSD
Me: You underestimate my lack of storage management

[vwestlife]

I'm typing this on my 2008 MacBook Pro, which I use to edit and upload almost all of my videos. I'm still using Mac OS X El Capitan, rather than doing the workarounds to upgrade it to a newer version of Mac OS, but I did max it out with 6 GB of RAM and replace the hard drive with an SSD, which made a huge improvement in performance.