#Last mac os for macbook air mid 2013 update

The only thing that happened is that older CPUs had the spectre security issues, but these have been patched by intel at the microcode level, with no real impact on performance (the worst case was a 5% speed decrease under certain loads). a 2014 MBP with a core i7 (4c/8t) and 16GB Ram to be dropped from the list (as in my case).

Intel-based platforms stagnated, which is why apple developed their own silicone, but the flip side, is that there is no valid reason for e.g. I think it needs to be noted that since 2012 or 2014 at the latest, there has been very little development in hardware platforms except for AMD increasing core counts, which is irrelevant for apple. Side note: This is a fantastic app I use available from the app store which shows Specs for all apple devices released till now: If the 2014 MacBook Air/pro were released after September 2014, it would've shipped with Yosemite, and they would've gotten Monterey. Accordingly, 8 MacOS updates ends in Big Sur. 2015 Macs came with Yosemite, so they can support Monterey.'įollowing the Mac OS version history, it makes perfect sense why it didn’t receive:Ģ014 MacBook Air was released in Mar/Apr 2014 and pro in Mar/July 2014, and both came with Mavericks.

The 2012 version released with Mountain Lion, which got support until Catalina (10.8 - 10.15). Both the 20 versions released with Mavericks, so they are supported until Big Sur.

#Last mac os for macbook air mid 2013 update

Apple does not update Macs according to their age, they simply support it for 8 software versions. Im reposting what u/ElectronicsAhoy wrote: