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macOS Sonoma Drops Support for These Macs

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Apple today previewed macOS Sonoma, its latest operating system for the Mac. Available in beta today and launching in the fall, macOS Sonoma drops support for a handful of Mac models compared to macOS Ventura, according to Apple's website.

macOS Sonoma Macs
macOS Sonoma drops support for the following Macs:

  • 2017 MacBook Pro
  • 2017 iMac
  • 2017 MacBook (12-Inch)

macOS Sonoma remains compatible with the following Macs:

  • MacBook Pro: 2018 and later
  • MacBook Air: 2018 and later
  • Mac mini: 2018 and later
  • iMac: 2019 and later
  • iMac Pro: 2017
  • Mac Studio: 2022 and later
  • Mac Pro: 2019 and later

macOS Sonoma will likely be released in October like macOS Ventura and macOS Monterey were.

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PlayUltimate Avatar
PlayUltimate
39 months ago
sigh. . . . my 2017 27" iMac is no longer supported. I guess I shouldn't complain about being able to run the latest for 6 years. Sadly, there is not a simple replacement. MacMini + monitor seems to be the closest.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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joecomo
39 months ago
it is getting tight for the remaining Intel machines :)
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
erikkfi Avatar
erikkfi
39 months ago
Don't worry, the OCLP project will have Sonoma running on everything at least as far back as 2010 machines.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TMRJIJ Avatar
TMRJIJ
39 months ago

the 2019 mac pro? Thats a little soon. Does this release pull all intel support?
Mac Pro 2019 is still supported as well as all the 2018+ Intel Macs
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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nevhoffman
39 months ago

Getting Scared for my M1 MBA....
Apple Silicon Macs won't be on the chopping block for a longggg time.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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SilenceBroken
39 months ago
2019 iMac? You serious? A 5 year old machine is outdated already? I guess with my machine likely to not be supported next year it'll be time to upgrade. Maybe the M3 iMac will be out then.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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