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Hi, I want to buy a second hand mac solely for my iPad backups. What is the oldest (cheapest) one I can buy? Do they become obsolete after a certain number of years and not allow you to connect to iTunes and do a device backup?
thanks in advance
A Mac would need to be running at least High Sierra to be able to work with current iPad models; older units may work with an earlier OS version.
If you get one on Catalina or newer, backups and syncing are done in the Finder instead of iTunes.
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Thanks for your reply. I have an iPad pro 2nd gen. So does that mean I will need one with high sierra? And would this computer be okay to use for this purpose for years to come? Thanks
1. That or a higher OS.
2. Future models and/or iPadOS updates may cause it to stop working with High Sierra.
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Buying a mac for itunes
