Reviving An Old MacBook Air

Old Hardware Can Still Be Potent Enough — If You Take Care Of It

It doesn’t take much to keep old hardware running: keeping it clean and properly cooled can help most PCs or laptops run for a very long time. Fortunately, I am in possession of a 2014 MacBook Air, specifically the 11-inch model. It may be 10 years old, but it is still running smoothly in 2024.

Even though I already had a considerable number of laptops, I purchased this one about two years ago as a used device. The previous owner had not given it the…