#PSA: If You Have An Intel Mac, It’s Time To Replace It With An Apple Silicon One
Frequent readers of this blog will know that I’ve been saying for a while that if you own a Intel powered Mac, you should invest in an Apple Silicon one sooner rather than later. I’ve said this in 2023, 2024, and just recently. Now Apple has seemingly put the final nail in the coffin of Intel Macs by announcing that macOS Tahoe which was previewed yesterday at WWDC is going to be the last version of macOS for Intel Macs.
Now Intel Macs will continue to get critical security updates. How long they get those updates is an open question. But there will be zero new features for Intel Macs. And what often happens is that third party developers will stop developing software for Intel macs. Maybe not instantly, but that will happen.
So if you own an Intel Mac, now is the time to make the move to an Apple Silicon Mac. I say now because I predict that a lot of people will ignore this and then be caught out in some way when an app that they need won’t work or something like that. You don’t want to be in the position of having to “panic buy” a Mac, so planning out your transition to Apple Silicon now is the way to go.
Consider yourself warned.
June 10, 2025 at 9:35 am
It was well known, like the last time Apple switched, that support would end. I managed to keep my Mini from 2012 running OCLP until November last year when I upgraded to a new Mini
June 10, 2025 at 11:19 am
I have had Linux Mint Cinnamon install flawlessly on Intel Macs from a 2008 white plastic Macbook to airs and pros and minis. When my M1 air and M1 mini are no longer supported by MacOS, they will be loaded with a compatible Linux. Not sure if I’m likely to buy a new Mac again. Mint is absolutely up to the task.