macOS Tahoe signals that the end is near for Intel Macs, dumping all but four models

All Intel MacBook Airs and Mac minis are gone; just a few other models remain.

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[williamyf]

I have a pretty old Intel MacBook Air, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD. What could I use this for instead? Any chance to install Linux on it and "do something"? Currently it's a literal paperweight on my very messy desk.

My 2015 air 8/256 is running sequoia as of now using OCLP. You could do that too. Tutorials abound.

or, you could use bootcamp to run Win10/server2019/server2022 and be supported for a few more years.

Linux is also an option, but installing it without nuking MacOS is... tricky

 

[williamyf]

I have a 2013 Retina MacBook Pro that unfortunately has such an old i5 that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11, so even Bootcamp isn’t an option for me once October rolls around unless I go Linux.

Win10 + esu will be supported until 2026. Server19 until ~2030 and server22 until ~2033, and OCPL can put you on sequoia today, giving you until at least 2027...

but linux is a fine choice too

 

[williamyf]

Win10 security updates end this October.

With ESU (U$D 31), they keep flowing until oct 2026

 

[williamyf]

Yes but a lot of folks won't pay that. It's still the standard end date

Then go the Server 2019 or server 22 route...

Is hard to believe that someone who had money for a Mac + Money for the Win License for bootcamp does not have U$D 31...