alt Hacker NewsIm planning on getting the new M5 MBP i expect to be released next week. Is it possible to downgrade? I assume it comes with Tahoe :(
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It’s not worth it, especially since the M6 MBP is rumored to already come out later this year (though likely with a price hike): https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/26/two-unique-new-macbook-pros-a...
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/how-to-downgrade-fro... describes how to downgrade.
It's possible if you do a wipe and do a fresh install. You essentially boot into the Sequoia installer. I'm also looking at possibly picking up a M5 MBP and was the first things I looked into.
I bought a refurb m4 mac recently just to avoid tahoe slop ... worth considering, I think.
Why not buy a used M4 Pro/Max?
Almost certainly not :|
Typically no, Mac's don't expect to run versions of macOS before the one they were released with.