Parker as President of the NKCA, and at the time there was no grading system. Service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products.The NKCA grading system was devised by James F. Monster-branded Beats products are considered obsolete regardless of when they were purchased.Īpple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products, with the sole exception of Mac notebooks that are eligible for an additional battery-only repair period. Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago. It should be noted that the Apple vintage products is different from Apple’s obsolete products. Vintage Products Are Different from Apple Obsolete Products The updating of the vintage products list came weeks after Apple started selling its current MacBook line-up, the M2 MacBook Pro and M2 MacBook Air. MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt Ports)Īdditionally, Apple also added the 9.7-inch iPad Pro released in 2016 to its vintage products list.MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt Ports).The full list of Apple products that joined the vintage products on July 31 include: So, Apple has not completely abandoned it after all. Interestingly, the recently released M2 MacBook Pro still has the Touch Bar. Since then, Apple has completely removed the Touch Bar starting with high-end MacBook Pro models. Apple released this MacBook Pro in 2016 with a completely redesigned form factor. Still, in some rare instances when parts are still available, some Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers may accept them for repair.Īlso, just as we noted in our previous report, the first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar was among the products added to the list. This is due to the scarcity of parts, since Apple has stopped supporting the products. Essentially, when Apple adds products to the vintage list, it becomes more difficult to service the products. Apple has stopped selling these products for more than five and less than seven years. Eight Older Macs Become VintageĪs we reported earlier, Apple added eight older Mac models to its vintage products list. The Mac models include MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac released in 20. Apple updated its vintage product list by adding eight more older Mac models.

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