
(A PowerBook Duo 230 being inserted into a Duo Dock.)

I have a colleague who absolutely loved his 1992 Apple PowerBook Duo 230 and - despite the fact that the latest version of the Mac OS it would run was Mac OS 7.6.1 - used the laptop productively into the early 2000s. They’re just not very useful for getting productive work done…)ġ) Replacement Components Are No Longer Available There are many really old Macs that still operate, going back to the original models from 1984. (Note: this applies to Macs that you rely on frequently for work or play. Here are four signs to look for that may point towards the need to consider a newer Mac in the near future.

Macs are like the Energizer bunny they just keep going and going… Eventually, however, every Mac will need replacing as components wear out with use.
