Select 2013 and 2014 MacBook Air, Pro models to be declared vintage and obsolete in April
Apple plans to add a few additional MacBook models to its list of "vintage" and "obsolete" machines at the end of April, according to a report on Wednesday.
Apple's mid-2013 MacBook Air.
Citing internal documents, MacRumors reports Apple will soon add 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air models from mid 2013 and early 2014, as well as the mid-2014 13-inch MacBook Pro, to its list of hardware deemed "obsolete."
Apple defines "vintage" products as devices that have not been produced for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago, according to a Support Pages document. So-called "obsolete" hardware is defined as any product that has been discontinued for more than 7 years.
Vintage MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models are eligible for repair through Apple's authorized network, including Apple Stores, as long as parts are available. Prolonged support might available in regions that require such measures by law.
Hardware service for obsolete products is discontinued without exception.
Apple regularly adds to its rolling list of vintage and obsolete products. Some recent additions include the popular iPhone 5 in 2018 and the iPad 2, which was declared obsolete last May.
Apple's mid-2013 MacBook Air.
Citing internal documents, MacRumors reports Apple will soon add 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air models from mid 2013 and early 2014, as well as the mid-2014 13-inch MacBook Pro, to its list of hardware deemed "obsolete."
Apple defines "vintage" products as devices that have not been produced for more than 5 and less than 7 years ago, according to a Support Pages document. So-called "obsolete" hardware is defined as any product that has been discontinued for more than 7 years.
Vintage MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models are eligible for repair through Apple's authorized network, including Apple Stores, as long as parts are available. Prolonged support might available in regions that require such measures by law.
Hardware service for obsolete products is discontinued without exception.
Apple regularly adds to its rolling list of vintage and obsolete products. Some recent additions include the popular iPhone 5 in 2018 and the iPad 2, which was declared obsolete last May.
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And - a magsafe connector- and a DVD drive- and ethernet- I only need 1 dongle- to do video to a projector...
Can't beat it.
Sorry, Apple- what you now call "Pro" is a joke.
Who the hell uses DVDs anymore? I can't even remember the last time I held a DVD in my hands. I still have DVD drives on a few old Macs, but I don't exactly use them these days too much. I think Apple called them Super Drives in those days.
Just because Apple declares an old machine to be obsolete or vintage, that doesn't mean that your machine will cease to function. Use it for as long as you want. I have multiple older, vintage Macs, but I don't walk around deluding myself thinking that they are modern machines or get mad about newer machines not having SCSI ports or DVD drives on them.
Just face it, if you have an older Mac, your machine is now vintage , obsolete, ancient, call it whatever you want. That doesn't mean it's not still useful.
Tech moves forward, not backwards.
If you’re tech savvy you still have EBay for spare parts. There’s always someone out their ready to make a killing for parts on obsolete equipment.
I put an SSD drive in a Power Mac from 2000 recently. Works like a champ. It's pretty funny to be running OS 9 from an SSD.
Your Mac can run Catalina, so not sure what you’re bitching about.
User-serviceable parts has absolutely nothing to do with their vintage/obsolete designations
I initially upgraded the RAM to 16GB after a couple of years, and stuck a 512GB SSD in it a little over a year ago. (The SSD sure made a difference). Still the original battery. I run the usual Office and iWork apps, but also AutoCAD LT (which it runs quite nicely). I still have Windows XP on a VM too
So 2014 MBPs are now "vintage" eh? Damn, I feel so old! Although my MBP still works great, every year that FOMO gets stronger and stronger. I'm surprised I lasted this long, but hell, I think I'll hang onto it for another nine months or so to make it to 10 years before getting a laptop upgrade...yes, 10 years! That's pretty amazing, isn't it?
It's running Mojave just fine. The battery is good and so is MagSafe.
For more screen it drives an HD 24" with no problem.
Now my 24" 2007 iMac is still hanging in there, although lately it randomly quits MAIL every so often. But I still encounter optical discs on occasion and it handles them fine.
And it helps keep the room warm. It's not vintage or obsolete. It's archaic...with an SSD.
Guess my 5K is next to join the club in a couple of years.