Apple made the switch to its own silicon, the M-series chips, when it first released the M1 MacBook Air in 2020 and with it launched an uncertain future for Intel CPU-based MacBooks uncertain, as the tech giant slowly drops support.
Apple tends to support its devices for several years after its initial release. According to data collected by Ars Technica, “the average Mac receives about 6.6 years of macOS updates that add new features, plus another two years of security-only updates.” Based on this, the 2017 Macs will most likely get approximately 6.3 years of macOS updates.
