you are dead to me now....dead, do you hear me?!....more Apple products losing repair support soon....

[NewtonMP2100]

.....June 30th.....the listed models for MacBook Air/Pro, the 1st generation AirPort Express and iPhone model 3GS.....


These MacBook Air/Pro, AirPort Express and iPhone models lose Apple repair support June 30

....Apple will soon be making a handful of older products obsolete, meaning they will lose repair support at Apple Retail Stores and Authorized Service Providers. As detailed in an internal document, select MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, AirPort Express, and iPhone models will become obsolete starting on June 30th…

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For the MacBook Air, the specific models affected by this change are the MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) and the MacBook Air (13-inch, mid 2011). Meanwhile, the late 2011 13-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch MacBook Pro models are also a part of the transition. Furthermore, the 17-inch mid 2009 MacBook Pro will also move to obsolete.

In addition to those MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, Apple will also make the 1st generation 802.11n AirPort Express obsolete on June 30th. This model was originally introduced in 2008 and features the wall-socket design, as opposed to the more recent standalone box.

Finally, Apple is also transitioning the 16GB and 32GB iPhone 3GS to obsolete status. The iPhone 3GS was originally released in 2009 as the third-generation iPhone.

Apple typically doesn’t notify customers that a product is moving to vintage or obsolete status aside from a list on its website and internal documents. The company normally begins the transition to obsolete status some 5-7 years after manufacturing has been discontinued. It’s around this time that parts are increasingly hard to find and repairs are unpractical. Once a device has been flagged as obsolete, users cannot go through official Apple channels to have repairs done.

Notably, in Turkey and California, some of the aforementioned products will move to vintage status rather than obsolete, as pictured below. In Turkey and California, Apple will provide limited support for two years after products become obsolete elsewhere.



Apple regularly makes products obsolete, most recently moving select MacBook Pro, MacBook, and Mac Mini models to obsolete status back in November. Prior to that, the company transitioned the iPhone 4, late 2010 13-inch MacBook Air, 3rd-generation AirPort Extreme and 2nd-generation Time Capsule to obsolete status.

On Friday, June 30, 2017, the products listed below will be classified as either vintage or obsolete in Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the United States, and Apple Retail Stores.

Macintosh Vintage in the U.S. and Turkey / Obsolete in AP/CN/EU (except Turkey)/JP/LA and Apple Retail Stores:

MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)

Macintosh Vintage in AP/CN/EU/JP/LA/U.S. and Apple Retail Stores:

MacBook Pro (17-inch, mid 2009)

iPhone Obsolete in AP/CN/EU/JP/LA/U.S. and Apple Retail Stores:

iPhone 3GS (16GB / 32GB
iPhone 3GS (16GB / 32GB – China)




and the end is near...........?!

[AllGold]

Huh? I thought the late-2011 MacBook Pros were already gone, at least the 15".

[sekker]

Wow. They sure held onto the iPhone 3GS a long time...

[N-OS X-tasy!]

AllGold wrote:
Huh? I thought the late-2011 MacBook Pros were already gone, at least the 15".

No, you're thinking of the Early 2011 MBPs: https://9to5mac.com/2016/11/28/macbook-p...-december/

[GGD]

I'm wondering how the following situation would be handled.

Just before June 30 take a soon to be Vintage Mac to the Apple store and pay for a repair. The repaired product should have a 90 day warranty on the repaired parts.

What happens if it fails during those 90 days after June 30th? Will they repair it even though they say no repairs are possible? Will they replace it because they're unable to honor their warranty on the original repair?

I'm also curious to see what they do a year from now with the Mid 2012 MBPs. That 13" model was still manufactured and sold until 2016, and refurbs were sold in 2017. Will they treat the 15" and 13" differently?

[Speedy]

They'll still have parts 90 days from the repair date.