Mac Mini Now Starts at $1,099 After Apple Pulls 256GB Model
The base configuration of the M4 Mac Mini now supports only 16GB of RAM and 512GB of memory.
macOS Ventura Compatible Devices List: These Macs Missed the Cut
Apple unveiled macOS Ventura at WWDC on Tuesday, detailing some new features coming to the desktop operating system, including improvements to Mail, Spotlight, Safari and Passkeys, Messages, Photos, Continuity Camera and Stage Manager, which also makes its way to M1 iPads.
What Macs will support macOS Ventura? Check out the list below:
- iMac – 2017 and later
- Mac Pro – 2019 and later
- iMac Pro – 2017
- Mac mini – 2018 and later
- MacBook Air – 2018 and later
- MacBook – 2017 and later
- MacBook Pro – 2017 and later
Apple also unveiled its new M2 Apple Silicon chip, set to debut in the all-new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Compared to macOS Monterey from last year, we see the following Macs get dropped from the latest release: Late 2015 iMac; Late 2013 Mac Pro; Late 2014 Mac mini; Early 2015 MacBook Air; Early 2016 MacBook; Early 2015 MacBook Pro.
Below is the list of Macs that currently support macOS Monterey:
- iMac – Late 2015 and later
- Mac Pro – Late 2013 and later
- iMac Pro – 2017 and later
- Mac mini – Late 2014 and later
- MacBook Air – Early 2015 and later
- MacBook – Early 2016 and later
- MacBook Pro – Early 2015 and later
Developers can download macOS Ventura beta today, while a public beta release is coming in July.
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So my 2017 MBA – so just 5 years old when this OS comes out, won’t be capable of running the OS. Not even a hobbled version – as is the case with Monterey now.
I kinda figured Apple would pick up the pace to obsolescence with their Macs once Silicon was announced – guess I was right. They really need to build computers that don’t last longer than their OSs…
well, it may have been released in 2017, but it was using an antiquated processor from early 2015. So tech-wise it’s more like 7 years old. That probably wasn’t the wisest purchase. But if it’s any consolation, it probably won’t be more than a few more releases until intel mac support is dropped completely. That would still be way better than what happened with PowerPC macs.
Regardless of ‘old’ the included hardware was in the 2017 Air, it was still sold as a ‘new’ model then. The purchase at the time guided by two things – my previous Air was about to hit the wall as far as the OS was concerned, and I still needed all of the ports the 2018 was about to lose. Other 2017 models included in the list of supported Macs.
Meanwhile, with the release of the performance specs of the M2 over the M1 during the vent, some will already find their purchase made in the last 1.5 years looks like not the wisest purchase…🙄🤨
iMac 2017 here with an NVME SSD via USB-C, just barely made the cut to Ventura it looks. Hopefully this doesn’t mess up my hard drive like the upgrade to Monterey did.
Wow, this year cut is huge. I’m starting to worry about my iMac 2020 macOS support. Hope it go through 2025 at the bare minimum.
I don’t know why so many people kept saying that “intel macs would be supported for a very long time”. They obviously don’t remember the intel transition. PowerPC macs only got one single OS release (10.5) before they were completely cut off (10.6). I don’t think intel macs are long for this world. At some tasks the new MBA is 1,500% faster than my intel MBP from 2020. With such a huge discrepancy, they can’t keep support for very long without holding all the ASi macs back a lot in terms of realizing their full potential.
So looks like my 2016 Macbook Pro has been dropped. Maybe it’s about time I paid attention to that faulty battery warning now. 🙂