Out of pure curiosity what is Apple's reasoning behind this? I mean they support the 2017 MacBook which on paper is a less powerful computer than the 2017 MacBook Air. It doesn't make any sense if the logic is based on computer capability.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7
Nobody knows exactly why Apple supports this or that model.
But according to Mactracker, the 2017 Air and Pro had many differences.
The Air had a 5th generation "Broadwell" chip, whereas the Pro had a 7th generation "Kaby Lake" chip.
So I don't think that your stipulation that the Air had "better specs on paper" holds up.
The Pro had a newer chip, larger cache, and faster RAM (2133MHz vs 1600MHz) than the Air.
All these informations about Apple products, going back decades, is readily available in the Mactracker application (it is still regularly updated, too). I have no relation to it, just have been using this for a long time.
Nobody knows exactly why Apple supports this or that model.
But according to Mactracker, the 2017 Air and Pro had many differences.
The Air had a 5th generation "Broadwell" chip, whereas the Pro had a 7th generation "Kaby Lake" chip.
So I don't think that your stipulation that the Air had "better specs on paper" holds up.
The Pro had a newer chip, larger cache, and faster RAM (2133MHz vs 1600MHz) than the Air.
All these informations about Apple products, going back decades, is readily available in the Mactracker application (it is still regularly updated, too). I have no relation to it, just have been using this for a long time.
dialabrain wrote:
Not to quibble but the question was MacBook vs MacBook Air. A MacBook Pro was not mentioned.
Good point! I "saw" Pro when it was not there...
According to Mactracker, the MacBook also had a Kaby Lake processor, although at slower speeds, but faster RAM than the Air. So the processor still could be the reason.
FWIW, logic or reasoning has nothing to do with it, I assume. They both came out in June 2017. My guess is one has one or more components the other doesn't that is required for Ventura. No idea which.
Not to quibble but the question was MacBook vs MacBook Air. A MacBook Pro was not mentioned.
It could be. It could also be something else or in addition to. :)
2017 MacBook Air not supported by Ventura?
