Continued Support for Intel Macs: Although Apple has ceased selling Intel Macs, the company will continue to support several models with the upcoming macOS Sonoma update, expected to launch later this fall. The following Intel-based Macs will receive the new operating system:
- 2019 iMac or newer
- 2017 iMac Pro
- 2018 MacBook Air or newer
- 2018 MacBook Pro or newer
- 2019 Mac Pro or newer
- 2018 Mac mini or newer
The exception to this list is the Mac Studio, released in 2022, which exclusively features an Apple Silicon chip. The Intel version of the Mac mini was also discontinued earlier this year when Apple introduced new M2 and M2 Pro models.
