Like all tech companies, Apple releases a lot of new products each year, which keeps Apple’s technical department busy, because new products necessarily mean support in the event of a breakdown. To limit the workload for its technical department and in its Apple Stores, the Cupertino firm does like its competitors: the transition of old products to vintage and then obsolete. New Macs join the list, this means that some will no longer be supported.
Here Are the New Macs That Apple Considers Too Old
Every year, Apple adds new products to its vintage and obsolete lists, these products are considered in the eyes of Apple Park as “old” and “too old”, which means that they are no longer necessarily supported by Apple’s after-sales service. As Apple explains on its website, “Vintage” and “Obsolete” are two terms that are similar, but which are not exactly the same in Apple’s management.
- Vintage : An Apple product is included in this list when it is more than five years old. Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers continue to support these devices, but they are not required to have parts on hand in case of repair. Vintage products are no longer considered “important” products in support.
- Obsolete : when an Apple product is listed, it means that it has reached these seven years of marketing, Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Centers receive the information, to refuse to support the product. The customer will have to either renew his product to a more recent model or contact a third-party repairer who will agree to repair it (provided that the parts are still available).
2017 MacBook Pro
Here are the Macs that are making it into the vintage product list
The following Macs may no longer be repairable if parts are no longer available:
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Here are the Macs that are landing in the obsolete products list
This is the end of these Macs, they will no longer be supported by Apple:
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
Apple offers you a list that is updated in real time every year on its support site.
