Old Macbook for iCloud photos only. Security risk?

Grippo
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I am considering buying an old refurbished Macbook from EBay to use for managing my iCloud photos only. I don't intend using Safari at all. Is this a security risk with the Macbook not receiving security updates anymore?

Also do older Macbooks display .heic photo files? As my Chromebook doesn't.

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  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 17,594 Forumite
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    Who knows, depends on how old old is. 

    macOS High Sierra is when HEIC became natively supported so can the machine use that or a more recent OS? Generally machine post 2009 should be able to run it so you are talking 15 year old computers. 
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 19,730 Forumite
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    Why not buy a portable storage drive & keep them on there. No risk from hacking set.
    Life in the slow lane
  • Grippo
    Grippo Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Who knows, depends on how old old is. 

    macOS High Sierra is when HEIC became natively supported so can the machine use that or a more recent OS? Generally machine post 2009 should be able to run it so you are talking 15 year old computers. 
    I was thinking about a 2012 machine
  • Grippo
    Grippo Posts: 35 Forumite
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    Why not buy a portable storage drive & keep them on there. No risk from hacking set.
    I’d really like a iMac or MacBook. But can’t afford a new one.
  • Vitor
    Vitor Posts: 459 Forumite
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    Any machine with internet access is a security risk esp. of the manufacturer has stopped issuing patches. 
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