Can I find the date of manufacture on my Macbook?

[MortimerJazz]

I'm just trying to insure my machine ...

Thanks very much

 

[scienide09]

There is a way to do it using the serial number, but I can't remember what that is.
This little program should provide the info you need.

 

[riscy]

Great find - that is a useful app

There is a way to do it using the serial number, but I can't remember what that is.
This little program should provide the info you need.

 

[sebgreen]

Thanks!

Great little app, Thanks

 

[DewGuy1999]

Here's the site that will also provide the date of manufacture from the serial number:

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

 

[jk73]

Is this site still the best way to learn an MBP's manufacturing date? Any reason not to plug one's serial number into this site? Thanks.

 

[Intell]

The chipmunk.nl site is a creditable site. There isn't any harm in putting your serial number into it.

 

[jk73]

Thanks very much.

 

[campyguy]

There's also coconutBattery as an option, a small utility app that provides basic information about a Mac regardless of whether it's got a battery installed or not. The actual date is provided by coconutBattery, compared to the week-of-manufacture by the chipmunk.nl portal; I've compared the coconutBattery-provided manufacture date to the date provided by Apple during Genius Bar visits with no reason to question either as they generally match.

So, this 9-year-old thread comes back to coconut utility apps…

 

[Intell]

Apple serial numbers are only able to be decoded down to a week within a year. coconutBattery and an Apple Store/GSX don't have anything fancy or special to deduce when within that week the device was made.

 

[jk73]

Thanks for the additional feedback.

 

[jk73]

There's also coconutBattery as an option, a small utility app that provides basic information about a Mac regardless of whether it's got a battery installed or not. The actual date is provided by coconutBattery, compared to the week-of-manufacture by the chipmunk.nl portal; I've compared the coconutBattery-provided manufacture date to the date provided by Apple during Genius Bar visits with no reason to question either as they generally match.

So, this 9-year-old thread comes back to coconut utility apps…

Thanks for mentioning this. Just downloaded the above and it's a very cool little app:

http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutid/

I was happy to learn that both my new MBP with Touch Bar (bought at Best Buy) and new AirPods (bought at AT&T) were built this month.