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Re:Apple’s T2 security chip blocks some third-party repairs ... by 64738 on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:59PM (#18435761)
Mine's a mid-2010 MBP, only paid $1600 new (later upgraded the memory and swapped to an SSD). It's still my main system eight years later. Unfortunately, I can't install newer versions of the OS. I'm stuck at no higher than 10.12(?), so now there's mainstream software I can't install because of OS version requirements.

Kind of a bummer since it's still a good machine. 8+ years is a pretty good run, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to replace it. I guess my point is, yeah, even if initially expensive, it's been a good value. I hope the new ones are similar...

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Re:Apple’s T2 security chip blocks some third-party repairs ... by overcast on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:12PM (#18435873)
You can definitely install a newer MacOS, they run fine. It's a 5 minute patch to the installer, and away you go. My 2008 has been running High Sierra without any issues.

http://dosdude1.com/software.html

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Re:Apple’s T2 security chip blocks some third-party repairs ... by 64738 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:53AM (#18438935)
Very interesting! I have looked for ways to fake what version MacOS reports to installers, but was unaware of methods to install the newer OSes. Thank you, I sincerely appreciate the link :D
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