UPDATE: My Early 2011 MBP 15 Inch patched by Open Core Legacy : r/BigSurPatcher
Macbook Pro 2011 8,2 Big Sir non-metal issue with Opencore 0.4.2 | MacRumors Forums
My MacBook Pro, my daily driver. Dual-booted with OS X El Capitan and macOS Big Sur installed with OpenCore Legacy Patcher since macOS Big Sur isn't natively supported. : r/mac
It's quite insane to me how usable a 2nd gen MBA becomes with just a new battery and OpenCore : r/mac
OpenCore Legacy Patcher - Big Sur installed on 2011 MBP 8.3 - but how safe and secure? : r/mac
UPDATE: My Early 2011 MBP 15 Inch patched by Open Core Legacy : r/BigSurPatcher
Successfuly updated from 11.3.1 to 11.4 natively with OpenCore Legacy Patcher. MBP Mid 2009. : r/BigSurPatcher
BigSur via OpenCore on Macbook Pro mid-2010 success- running alright! : r/BigSurPatcher
OpenCore Legacy Patcher
another open core patcher success - first try didnt take, stuck at apple logo, reinstalled and here we are! 2011 13" I got for free (shattered screen), replaced screen, upgraded to 6gb