Apple adds 2013 and 2014 MacBook Air, Pro models to vintage and obsolete list
Apple on Tuesday added a few additional MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models to its vintage and obsolete products list, a bit later than previously expected.
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro from mid-2014, which the company added to its vintage and obsolete product list on Tuesday.
Back in the beginning of April, internal documents suggested that a pair of MacBook Air models and a 13-inch MacBook Pro would be added to Apple's vintage list by the end of that month.
That didn't turn out to be the case, but on Tuesday, May 12, Apple added the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air models and the MacBook Pro model to the list. The specific products include 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models produced in mid-2013 and early 2014, as well as the 13-inch MacBook Pro produced in mid-2014. Apple also added the fifth-generation iPod touch to its vintage products list.
Apple defines "vintage" devices as those that have not been manufactured for more than five years but fewer than seven years. "Obsolete" products, on the other hand, are any that have been discontinued for more than seven years.
Vintage products remain eligible for repairs and service at Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service Providers, but only if those shops have the required parts in stock. Obsolete products are not eligible for repairs at these locations.
The company keeps a rolling list of vintage and obsolete products on its website, which includes recent additions like the iPhone 5 in 2018 and the iPad 2 in May 2019.
Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro from mid-2014, which the company added to its vintage and obsolete product list on Tuesday.
Back in the beginning of April, internal documents suggested that a pair of MacBook Air models and a 13-inch MacBook Pro would be added to Apple's vintage list by the end of that month.
That didn't turn out to be the case, but on Tuesday, May 12, Apple added the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air models and the MacBook Pro model to the list. The specific products include 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air models produced in mid-2013 and early 2014, as well as the 13-inch MacBook Pro produced in mid-2014. Apple also added the fifth-generation iPod touch to its vintage products list.
Apple defines "vintage" devices as those that have not been manufactured for more than five years but fewer than seven years. "Obsolete" products, on the other hand, are any that have been discontinued for more than seven years.
Vintage products remain eligible for repairs and service at Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service Providers, but only if those shops have the required parts in stock. Obsolete products are not eligible for repairs at these locations.
The company keeps a rolling list of vintage and obsolete products on its website, which includes recent additions like the iPhone 5 in 2018 and the iPad 2 in May 2019.
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On the other hand, 5 years seems like a pretty short lifetime for a premium machine, often which is still perfectly functional after 8 or 9 years - especially now that Moore's Law is very much dead. My 2012 iMac is absolutely fine and isn't slow in the slightest, but if the hinge defect manifests itself again you're SOL. Manufacturers of cars sold in Europe have to keep spare parts on the shelf for 10 years, not sure why manufacturers of other expensive, premium equipment aren't held to the same standard. Arguably most car parts use much much more physical space to store than computer parts too.
Or, just suck it up and fix it yourself for $9, these are steel replacements for those plastic washers:
https://www.amazon.com/A1418-Display-Screen-Repair-2012-2017/dp/B0821T3HS1/
Or the lazy hack way for $20:
https://www.amazon.com/MacHack-Original-Solution-Computers-Premium/dp/B07QBKJ2YL/
But that was just one specific issue. There are others. Apple's one year warranty is really stingy too for something positioned as "premium". The support is generally excellent, but it's often a bit of pot luck whether they'll help you or not.
"It is faster than most macs available since forever" — Hahahahaha Hahahaha Hahaa
Uh, just a cursory search on Geekbench says my hexacore i9 2018 MBP is almost twice as fast in single core and multicore even against the 12-core 2010 Mac Pro.
Enjoy your dinosaur Mac! If it does what you want, then great! Leave Jobs out of it.
Having done many iMac surgeries, I understand. But, just saying you can pay someone else to do it for you, just as you'd be able to pay Apple in the past. The hack wedge thing you'd literally never see, and for an 8 year old Mac who cares? If you do, then pay the dude to fix the inside with the part I showed you.
Which other computer company services their machines older than 7 years?
The 2013 MP was definitely started by the time Jobs had passed, if that's what you're implying. There's no indication the tech wouldn't have progressed in the exact same had he lived longer. You have no idea what he would've done. Leave him out of it.