Re:The Mac “Pro”
by bewilderbeast on Thursday December 12, 2019 @07:26AM
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Do you know about dosdude's Catalina patcher? And for previous versions? It's unofficial, so it might not suit you at all. It allows older hardware to run (with some caveats) newer macOS versions.
Currently I have a 2009 MacBook Pro 5.1 running High Sierra.
Just an FYI, at least on previous patchers it turns off SIP. I’ve turned it back on and haven’t had an issue, but it does display a warning on boot that things may not work.
I highly anticipated the new Mac Pro and was generally excited with the result. It is, in my opinion, a realignment and a positive move from Apple. But, as the article points out, it is a piss poor value until you considerably upgrade from the base specs. Worse still the Xeon options are a disaster compared to newly minted threadripper parts dollar for dollar.
The Pro and the 16” have me feeling more positive about Apple than I have in years. It’s also too little too late. I’m part way into a hackintosh build that I hope to ride for a couple of generations to watch Apples decisions from a safe distance. I want them to win me back, but I remain nervous that developers represent a market segment Apple either doesn’t understand or isn’t interested in pleasing.