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How do you know when your MBP was made?
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The serial number will tell you – click on 'About this Mac' under the Apple Menu and click on where it gives the OS type until it displays the serial number. Hidden among the numbers are details of your Mac's build location and date. I'm not sure off the top of my head if the serial number is on the outside of the box or not though, as I don't have mine to hand.
Once you have the serial number, finding the manfacture date is pretty simple. The first two figures are an indication of the build location. The next numerical figure is the final digit of the year of production, the next two digits are the week.
So, for example, my MacBook Pro's serial number begins W8808... W8 is the factory code – in this case Shanghai in China – the next 8 indicates 2008, and 08 tells me that it was made in the eighth week of that year.
Once you have the serial number, finding the manfacture date is pretty simple. The first two figures are an indication of the build location. The next numerical figure is the final digit of the year of production, the next two digits are the week.
So, for example, my MacBook Pro's serial number begins W8808... W8 is the factory code – in this case Shanghai in China – the next 8 indicates 2008, and 08 tells me that it was made in the eighth week of that year.
Any chance you could interpret my MBP's serial #? Or know where I can go to get a chart? I think my laptop was built in 2007, but I bought it as a refurb in mid-April 2008. Maybe refurbs get a new brand serial number, and a new manufacture date...? That could be what the RM means... Reconditioned, or Remanufactured...? So, following your code, Reconditioned in M in 2008, 15th week. Plus a lot of other stuff.
SN: RM81531MX91
Build: 9F33
thanks.
Any chance you could interpret my MBP's serial #? Or know where I can go to get a chart? I think my laptop was built in 2007, but I bought it as a refurb in mid-April 2008. Maybe refurbs get a new brand serial number, and a new manufacture date...? That could be what the RM means... Reconditioned, or Remanufactured...? So, following your code, Reconditioned in M in 2008, 15th week. Plus a lot of other stuff.
SN: RM81531MX91
Build: 9F33
thanks.
Serial number: RM81531MX91
Name: MacBook Pro (Mid 2007)
Model: Mxxxx MacBook Pro 2.2GHz
Bus speed: 800MHz
Screen size: 15 inch
Memory - number of slots: 2
Factory: RM (Remanufactured Model = Refurbished)
Model introduced: 2007
Production year: 2008
Production week: 15 (April)
Production number: 3523 (within this week)
Really? What/who is this source of information?
But to answer your question, yes, there is a way to check just by looking at the box. The serial number would be on the box. Just follow Jaffa Cake's instructions from there.
Week 40 is, I think, the start of October but I've seen a new case MacBook Pro made in week 40 so wouldn't Apple have stopped manufacturing the older style MacBook Pros then?
Mine is week 31 - right before they started with the new chip. I'm just happy they fixed it so if/when mine goes they have a repair. I wouldn't worry too much. I'm getting Apple Care and so if something goes wrong they will replace it with the fixed one.
As was the first to initially post this link in another thread, check out this link:
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
It looks sketch, but I have been using it for years...since I first got my 12" Powerbook G4 and never had problems with the site decoder.
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
It looks sketch, but I have been using it for years...since I first got my 12" Powerbook G4 and never had problems with the site decoder.
Get all the info you need about your mac here: www.appleserialnumberinfo.com
Fairly new site but recognizes almost any Intel Mac serial number.
Fairly new site but recognizes almost any Intel Mac serial number.