There are plenty of reasons why you may want to know the age of your Mac. You might be preparing to update to the newest version of macOS, sell your Mac to buy a new computer, or perform some troubleshooting. Whatever your reason, there are ways to find out just how old your Mac is, in Apple terms that is. So how does this work and how do you know the real age of your Mac? And like any other computer, the Mac you purchased has technical specs that are attached to that particular model in that particular year.
USB 3 and 2 look identical on the outside, use System Profiler to determine which you have. October 16, will only run October 22, will only run June 25, will only run These Macs which are older can also be upgraded to The Macs are compatible with MacBook Late [5,1] to mid [7,1] with no Pro or Air in the name. July 20, will only run Mac Mini 5,x and later. Macbook Air 4,x and later. Note all the Macs that can only run Note: images shown below for retail operating system are those that have no "Update, Dropin, or OEM" wording on them.
March 15, July 19, will only run prebundled Note this tipif upgrading to August 28, March 14, will only Apple guidelines. To find out what operating systems your Mac will support click here. Repairs or component replacement. Repairing failed, worn out, or broken components maybe a good option, but consider the cost and the age of the computer. Check out our post on Vintage Apple Products. Maybe the battery in your MacBook is not working properly, that can be replaced. Broken screen?
That too can be replaced. Oops, liquid damage. That's a bit more to repair, but MacMan does that too. Upgrades like RAM or switching to a solid-state drive. SATA drives have moving components and tend to have a higher failure rate. Operates with flash storage and no moving components make these more reliable. Newer technology and is what the industry is moving towards. Price is coming down which makes this a great upgrade option.
RAM Memory. Todays base amount of ram. Better for applications such as iPhoto, iMovie, etc. Makes your Mac run more smoothly. If you are working with graphic applications, such as Adobe, or a number of applications at once, you will want at least 32GB of ram. What does this all mean? Talk to us. Once you click on this, you will see a screen appear that looks like this:. This will tell you a bunch of different information about your computer including the model number, operating system, processor, memory, graphics and year.
The year will be listed first right by the model number. Another way to find out the year of your MacBook Pro is by using the serial number located on the computer to figure it out. The serial number is usually engraved on the bottom of your MacBook Pro.
Either right down this number or take a picture of it for reference.
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