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Apple will add two MacBook Air models and one MacBook Pro model to its obsolete products list on April 30, according to an internal memo obtained by MacRumors. All three notebooks have already been on Apple's list of "vintage" products since 2020 and will be moved to the "obsolete" list at the end of the month.

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The models set to become obsolete:
  • MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2014)
Apple considers a product obsolete once seven years have passed since the company last distributed the product for sale. Apple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products, but the MacBook models listed above may remain eligible for battery-only repairs in select countries for a limited time, the memo said.

Apple discontinued the 11-inch MacBook Air following its October 2016 event, where it introduced the first MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar. Apple continues to sell the 13-inch MacBook Air, which was last updated in November 2020 with the M1 chip, and display industry consultant Ross Young said a larger 15-inch MacBook Air is coming in 2023.

(Thanks, @StellaFudge!)

Article Link: Apple Adding 11-Inch MacBook Air Model and More to Obsolete Products List
 
The greatest, most portable Apple work machine ever.

Tim Apple took it from us and never gave back the mythical iPad based work device ever. Can never forgive Apple for such betrayal.

MR why put this and remind us of our endless sorrow.
 
i LOVE my 2015 11" MBA.
it's a great little machine.

i bought it because there were things that just work better in macOS compared to iOS,
and that's still true.

i'd stick it into my backpack and bring it to and from my office. at 2 1/2 lbs, it's easy peasy.
now it sits on my desk next to my imac pro and is the 2nd machine i use while i'm working.
similar to the way i used it for before, but without the commuting.

i guess i still have another year and a half before they 'obsolete' it.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but they haven't even added the 2012 non-retina MBP to the obsolete list yet right?

Edit: Nevermind, they finally did a couple months ago. I wonder why it took so long.
 
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Three weeks ago, I had to pull my 11" MacBook Air out to launch Final Cut Pro 7 to grab old DV footage. So, yeah, I still occasionally need something to run old operating systems, and the damn thing is still surprisingly capable.

....But my M1 Max MacBook Pro is my workhorse.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but they haven't even added the 2012 non-retina MBP to the obsolete list yet right?

Edit: Nevermind, they finally did a couple months ago. I wonder why it took so long.
Akshually, it’s not even Vintage yet! (Though due for it, I expect it any day). The reason is that it’s based on the date they STOPPED selling it, not when they started. The non-Retina 13” Mid-2012 MacBook Pro was sold until October of 2016… so it’s just barely past 5 years now. Whereas the 15” version, introduced at the same time, is already OBS - it was discontinued fully 3 years earlier than the 13”.
 
Loved my 2011 MacBook Air, which still gets some projects thrown at it from time to time. So much better than my 2015 Retina MacBook, which required two battery replacements in less than 6 years.
 
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