My MAC is a 2009 and is becoming obsolete, no upgrades or patches to accommodate my requirements. My inquiries are: should I go with another desktop or go with a powerful laptop? i use gmail, but the MAC OS cant support it any further....or, can you suggest how to get Gmail to work with High Sierra 10.13.6?
I’ve tried apple support, but keep getting no where.
iMac
A late 2009 is end life, but you should be able to squeeze a few more months out of it. At least until Firefox 115ESR support ends this March and then a bit longer. You really should probably be thinking about replacement options.
Short term, you could try a different email client or web browser. Which one are you currently using?
If you need a newer email client Thunderbird 115.18.0esr was last updated December 2024 and may work. If you are using a web browser see the previously mentioned Firefox 115 ESR.
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/115.18.0esr/releasenotes/
https://www.wikihow.com/Access-Gmail-With-Mozilla-Thunderbird
https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/115.18.0/mac/en-US/
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A 2009 Mac was considered obsolete 7 years ago.
As far as a laptop vs a desktop, that would depend on whether you need something portable.
To my knowledge it won’t - in-store drop off is only for pre-approved trade ins.
My MAC is a 2009 and is becoming obsolete
