Apple Says Final Intel MacBook Air and Apple Watch Series 5 Now 'Vintage'

Apple contiguous added the last 13-inch MacBook Air powered by Intel processors, the Apple Watch Series 5, and further products to its vintage products list. The iPhone 11 Pro was besides added to the database aft the iPhone 11 Pro Max was added back successful September.


The afloat database of products added to Apple's vintage and obsolete database today:

• MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)


• iPhone 8 Plus 128GB - different 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

The last Intel MacBook Air was introduced successful March 2020 and featured a 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3, 1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, oregon 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, depending connected configuration. It lone remained connected the marketplace for 8 months earlier it was discontinued erstwhile Apple debuted the M1 MacBook Air successful November of that year arsenic portion of its archetypal Apple silicon launch.

Apple considers a instrumentality to beryllium vintage aft much than 5 years person passed since the institution stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers whitethorn connection repairs for vintage devices, but lone if parts stay available.

In summation to the recently vintage products, Apple contiguous shifted the special-edition Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones released successful 2018 to observe the 90th day of Mickey Mouse from the vintage database to the obsolete list.

Apple considers a instrumentality to beryllium obsolete erstwhile much that 7 years person passed since it was offered for sale, and hardware work is mostly unavailable for those devices. Mac laptops are, however, eligible for an extended battery-only repair play of up to 10 years from the day of discontinuation, taxable to parts availability.
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