Apple Adds These 12 Macs to Vintage and Obsolete Products Lists

Apple today added three Mac models to its vintage products list, and moved an additional nine Mac models from the vintage list to its obsolete products list.

Touch Bar 13 Inch MacBook Pro
The following Macs are now classified as vintage:

  • MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 2 Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt 3 Ports)

The following Macs are now classified as obsolete:

  • MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 2 Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 4 Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)

Apple considers a device to be "vintage" once more than five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers can continue to offer repairs for vintage products for up to two additional years, but only if Apple still has repair parts available for the device.

Apple considers a device to be "obsolete" once more than seven years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers typically do not repair obsolete products, but MacBook battery replacements may remain available for up to 10 years after the device was last distributed.

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Top Rated Comments

turbineseaplane Avatar
23 weeks ago
I love Vintage Macs!

My obsolete and vintage 2015 15" MBP continues to perform sensationally!

Same with my obsolete and vintage iPhone SE1 fleet!
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
23 weeks ago

It it weren't for that terrible keyboard, I wouldn't mind having a 12 inch MacBook in my collection now that they are almost all obsolete
I still can't believe the Apple Silicon era hasn't yielded a new "tiny MacBook"

It's the one type of machine I would have guaranteed we'd finally get once they shed Intel

..and yet... nada
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
23 weeks ago

I don't believe Apple or Microsoft should decide when a product needs to be retired.
Some Chromebooks are getting 10 to 12 years of support.
They don't, the end-user does. Obsolete doesn't mean it stops working.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
HobeSoundDarryl Avatar
23 weeks ago

I believe that M1 resets that clock. Apple Silicon seems to have mad legs.
HaHa. Let's check again at year 5 and 7... if they are not tagged with these tags SOONER than historical norms.

Shareholders need to feed their families. ???

Does M1 have the power? Yes... but so do these devices vintaged and called obsolete today. People installing that OCLP hack are proving every day that old Macs can run new macOS just fine. The Corp simply decides that it's time to try to push people to buy new again.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
now i see it Avatar
23 weeks ago
I didn’t see my 2007 Mac Mini on the list. It must still be supported
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mr. Nice Avatar
23 weeks ago
Apple likes to be so green,
but MacOS updates end after about 5 years. Then 2 years of security updates.
That's ridiculous. The Macs with M processors and Retina Display...
you can easily use them for 10 years from the hardware, too bad that they are neutered by Apple.

It's sad when you look at how long current Windows or Linux versions can be used on an old computer.

Shame on you, Apple.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)