Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer in consumer computing

Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by taftster on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:18AM (#42024217)

So long as Apple is willing to keep operating system updates available for the platform. This is by far the most frustrating thing. Apple hardware, amazing and can last for years and even decades. Supported operating system updates, only a couple of years.

I'm typing this from my mid-2012 retina mac book pro. I'm on Mojave and I'm well out of support for the operating system patches. But the hardware keeps running like a champ.

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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by alwillis on Saturday November 02, 2024 @02:42AM (#42024493)

Apple hardware, amazing and can last for years and even decades. Supported operating system updates, only a couple of years.

That’s not accurate.

Just yesterday, my 2017 Retina 4k iMac got a security update to macOS Ventura 13.7.1 and Safari even though it’s listed as “vintage.”

Now that Apple makes their own processors and GPUs, there’s really no reason in the foreseeable future that Apple would need to stop supporting any Mac with an M-series chip.

The first M1 Macs shipped in November 2020—four years ago but they can run the latest macOS Sequoia with Apple Intelligence.

Unless Apple makes some major changes to the Mac’s architecture, I don’t expect Apple to stop supporting any M series Mac anytime soon.

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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by abhinavk on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:45AM (#42024293)

Have you tried OpenCore Patcher? It allows newer macOS to be installed on unsupported macs.

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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by thfuran on Saturday November 02, 2024 @01:46AM (#42024295)

Luckily m1 has Linux.

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