You may love a certain Apple product or model, but there comes a time when Apple classifies it as vintage or obsolete and you have to let it go.
Apple on Thursday added the final Intel-based 13-inch MacBook Air, the Apple Watch Series 5, and additional products to its vintage products list. The iPhone 11 Pro was also added to the list after the iPhone 11 Pro Max was added back in September.
The full list of products added to Apple’s vintage and obsolete list today:
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
- iPhone 8 Plus 128GB – other capacities were already vintage
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPad Air 3, Wi-Fi + Cellular – Wi-Fi-only models not yet vintage
- Apple Watch Series 5, Aluminum, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Aluminum, 44mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Ceramic, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Ceramic, 44mm
- Apple Watch Series 5 Hermes, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5 Hermes, 44mm
- Apple Watch Series 5 Nike, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5 Nike, 44mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Stainless Steel, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Stainless Steel, 44mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Titanium, 40mm
- Apple Watch Series 5, Titanium, 44mm
Apple classifies a product as vintage after more than five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers may offer repairs for vintage devices, but only if parts remain available. Apple, like every other company, is only required to manufacture replacement parts for the product for five to seven years after the product is last sold.
The company considers a product to be obsolete once more than seven years have passed since it was last available for sale, and hardware service is generally unavailable for those devices. Mac notebooks, however, remain eligible for an extended battery-only repair period of up to 10 years from the date of discontinuation. This, in turn, is subject to the availability of replacement parts.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and support.apple.com