New MacBook Pros using revised serial number scheme
The newly released MacBook Pro line is now using a new serial number format to support continued growth and scalability.
The change was first anticipated four years ago when Apple began telling its suppliers to update their in house systems to be able to service the new serial numbers.
Apple hardware formerly used an 11 digit alphanumeric serial number that could be decoded to reveal the manufacturing location, year and week of manufacture, a unique identifier and finally the model number.
Update:Information removed at the demand of Apple legal.
Users are often interested in deciphering the meaning of their serial number in order to determine when their machine was manufactured, and whether it is included in a batch of machines that may appear to be suffering from a similar defect.
The change was first anticipated four years ago when Apple began telling its suppliers to update their in house systems to be able to service the new serial numbers.
Apple hardware formerly used an 11 digit alphanumeric serial number that could be decoded to reveal the manufacturing location, year and week of manufacture, a unique identifier and finally the model number.
Update:Information removed at the demand of Apple legal.
Users are often interested in deciphering the meaning of their serial number in order to determine when their machine was manufactured, and whether it is included in a batch of machines that may appear to be suffering from a similar defect.
Comments
Wow. Pretty meaningless.
especially the 'suffering from a smiler defect.'
Wow. Pretty meaningless.
Maybe not. Perhaps this is indicitive of a major product line expansion.
especially the 'suffering from a smiler defect.'
Is that a defective smile as in a crooked smile or would that imply a defect in the ability to smile? Enquiring minds want to know!
Maybe not. Perhaps this is indicitive of a major product line expansion.
That's quite a leap, yet still meaningless.
It's like saying "New Macbooks coming this Tuesday" then being wrong.
Eventually you will be right (unless they come out on a Wednesday).
The problem with people who analyze everything is the word "anal".
?that may appear to be suffering from a smiler defect.
Perhaps a new dentist is required...
Wow. Pretty meaningless.
Happy fun guy.
....or it shows the level of detail Apple employs!
Apple is a multi-billion dollar international business with no debt that actually makes 'something!'
Unlike the bloodsuckers at Chase, BOA, Citi, Goldman, etc. How do they sleep at night?
This is news?
Yes, it is news. If you don't understand why, perhaps you shouldn't comment.
I think the reason that it is news is that it indicates that Apple needs to add more information about where its equipment is built.
My iMac can tell me it was made in Shanghai. It can't tell me the name of the factory. I do not know whether Apple uses more than one manufacturer in Shanghai right now, but it is possible they will do so in the future.
Do you care whether my iMac was made in Shanghai A factory or Shanghai B factory? Of course not. But sometime soon it may make a difference. There may be many factories making Apple products in China next year, and more in years to come, and their products may use different chips, different software or hardware increments, that may be needed to maintain them.
The fact that Apple seems to need to add another digit to a manufacturing code may be a strong indication of new expansion plans or changes to the way its products are made, or the number of them it is expecting to produce.
If you are not interested in either of these subjects, then it is not news to you.
This is news?
Yes, it is news. If you don't understand why, perhaps you shouldn't comment.
I think the reason that it is news is that it indicates that Apple needs to add more information about where its equipment is built.
My iMac can tell me it was made in Shanghai. It can't tell me the name of the factory. I do not know whether Apple uses more than one manufacturer in Shanghai right now, but it is possible they will do so in the future.
Do you care whether my iMac was made in Shanghai A factory or Shanghai B factory? Of course not. But sometime soon it may make a difference. There may be many factories making Apple products in China next year, and more in years to come, and their products may use different chips, different software or hardware increments, that may be needed to maintain them.
The fact that Apple seems to need to add another digit to a manufacturing code may be a strong indication of new expansion plans or changes to the way its products are made, or the number of them it is expecting to produce.
If you are not interested in either of these subjects, then it is not news to you.
Yes, it is news. If you don't understand why, perhaps you shouldn't comment.
I think the reason that it is news is that it indicates that Apple needs to add more information about where its equipment is built.
My iMac can tell me it was made in Shanghai. It can't tell me the name of the factory. I do not know whether Apple uses more than one manufacturer in Shanghai right now, but it is possible they will do so in the future.
Do you care whether my iMac was made in Shanghai A factory or Shanghai B factory? Of course not. But sometime soon it may make a difference. There may be many factories making Apple products in China next year, and more in years to come, and their products may use different chips, different software or hardware increments, that may be needed to maintain them.
The fact that Apple seems to need to add another digit to a manufacturing code may be a strong indication of new expansion plans or changes to the way its products are made, or the number of them it is expecting to produce.
If you are not interested in either of these subjects, then it is not news to you.
Well said!