Comment by kome
10 months ago
but the hardware premium is kinda real... i have been using my macbook air 11 daily for 10 years (I am writing this comment on it), and it works flawlessly. somehow i don't think other brands are so well made, or they weren't so well made 10 years ago.
Yes but... but... Did you update it to the latest version of Mac OS (Sequoia) with all the security patches via official Apple channels ?
No you did not.
Not quite sure what you're trying to say, but the MacBook Air 11" 2015 model supports macOS Monterey[1] which got a security update 6 months ago[2].
[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/103260
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Monterey
It's well-known that old versions of macOS get security updates quite late, if ever [1].
[1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/psa-apple-isnt-actua...
I don't think you can update any 10-year-old windows computer to the latest version of windows (11) with all security patches via official microsoft channels.
(Also, lol @ "via official Apple channels", you're aware Open Core Legacy Patcher is a thing and have hedged against people mentioning it.)
What are you comparing to?
Not 10 years old, but I have a 2017 laptop that updated to Windows 11 just fine. It's somewhat slow though and I enjoy the dual-booted Linux on it more.
You can easily patch a config file in Windows and install it on old hardware and get regular updates as usual.
OCLP is more complicated and limited as it's not a "some manifest config limitation", but actual support parts of OS being removed, so they have a big lag and a bunch of issues, and limit your updates
So yeah, no contest comparision between Mac and Win
I mean, there's an official way of installing without TPM, I'm pretty sure I can get Windows 11 on some pretty old hardware
https://time.com/3264528/best-laptop-under-500/ This is a 2014 article, for a Budget/Mid Laptop, with a compatible processor and double the minimum RAM
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/windows11/he... Post marked as solution talks about installing W11 on a 10 Y/O Thinkpad
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Wow, how dare you omit that Windows 11 24H2 IoT LTSC exists.
/s