Will My 2010 MacBook Pro Become Obsolete?

A couple months ago I bought a refurbished 2010 15" MacBook Pro, since the price was good for the size, and the bigger screen helps with my artwork projects.

I just tried to update to osx Mojave, but I got a pop up saying I cannot update the operating system on this MacBook, then I checked and saw that this model is too old for the update, even though its processor is plenty fast, and it has a solid state drive.


My question is, will this computer eventually start getting errors and bugs, since I cannot update the operating system and or have app store apps stop working with it, or be unable to update?


I ask this, because I went about a year or two without updating one of my other MacBooks operating systems, and it was frequently having errors occur, such as having various windows popping up asking for keychain password for safari every time I visited a website asking for name, email or any personal information, making it nearly impossible to log in, enter my account information, or sign up for a new website.

I believe there were a few other errors that made things difficult, but I do not remember exactly what they were, since this was quite a while ago now.


So essentially I need to know, will this computer encounter similar errors and bugs as when I went a while without updating the OS, or will it along with its app store applications still work the same for me as it does today in 2-5 years, just without getting the new features of newer OSX?

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Sep 26, 2018 8:28 PM

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Sep 27, 2018 6:55 PM in response to KuroBeats

I have a 10+ year old Mac running Tiger and another older computer running Snow Leopard because there is software I cannot easily/inexpensively replace to run on new operating systems. This computers still run well and even though I am using older (and less secure) software, I can do what I need to do on those machines. The one exception might be iCloud access. I don't try to use Apple's iCloud service on those computers so I can't say.


In short, you can pretty much count on being able to use this computer as you are using it now for a long time to come - as long as it functions. Given that I am running several old computers suggests you can expect the computer to last a while yet. The problems you experienced with the other older machine were probably indications that you have a hardware problem, malware, or a computer that needed to be restored from a backup.

Sep 27, 2018 7:56 PM in response to KuroBeats

In Spring 2015, researchers discovered that the protocol used by nearly everything Secure Socket Layer (SSL) was not nearly so secure as it was originally thought to be. It was superseded by TLS, but it has taken several years to get to the point recently where older Browsers are no longer working.


No one could have predicted these developments, and I am certain the next wave of obsolescence will be for comparably obscure and completely unexpected reasons as well.

Sep 27, 2018 7:02 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

Im guessing the inability to update apps may become more of an issue as time goes on. In your opinion should I try to resell it off before it become obsolete?

Since I also have a 2013 MacBook Pro Retina Display and 2014 MacBook Air, and I frequently transfer files back and forth, I’m not sure how much of a compatibility issue will come up in the future.

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