And why fix something that's not broken - the customers obviously appreciated the design. The chassis is still a slim unibody structure made from solid aluminum. The outside of the new MacBook Pro entry-level notebook looks almost identical to the predecessor (we are talking about the version "Early 2011", since we had no chance to test the "Late 2011"-model). Not everybody was happy: screen too small, display glossy, and not even a matte option? Fast forward a few years: the little MacBook Pro is now well-established and was refreshed recently, when Apple updated the current portfolio. When the "Unibody" MacBook was absorbed into the MacBook Pro line and debuted as MacBook Pro 13, it became the new entry-level "Pro" model. But fans don't quite agree on the entry-level notebook into the realm of Apple Pro notebooks. Today, the 15-inch MacBooks are commonly accepted, and the Retina model is a worthy successor to the now discontinued 17-inch version. Service providers cannot order parts for Obsolete products,” the company said.If you asked any die-hard Apple user a few years back about the "ideal" MacBook Pro, he or she would have insisted on a 17-inch display, non-glare of course. “Apple discontinues all hardware service for Obsolete products, with the sole exception of Mac notebooks that are eligible for an additional battery-only repair period. However, once an Apple product has not been distributed for sale for seven years, it is considered “Obsolete”.Ī product being called “Vintage” means it is about to die and ones that are “Obsolete” are pretty much dead and done with. Service and parts could also be available for a maximum of seven years for a device depending on their availability.
For all devices currently available in the market, Apple offers both services and repair parts for a minimum of five years after a product is last distributed for sale. To understand exactly how Apple classifies its Vintage devices, it is important to understand the repairability clauses. Additionally, it gets harder and harder to find repair parts for older devices making it hard to keep them in working condition. Understandably, most devices do not age well and its components and shipsets cannot keep up with the newer software requirements. As Apple explains on its support page - “Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago.”
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