Apple today added three Macs to its list of obsolete products. The 2018 MacBook Air Retina, the 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt 3 ports, and the 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro with two Thunderbolt 3 ports are now considered obsolete.
All three products were previously part of the vintage list, but have been moved. Apple adds a product to the vintage list when five years have passed since it was last distributed for sale, and it becomes obsolete after seven years.
Vintage products can still be repaired at Apple retail locations and by Apple Authorized Service Providers if Apple has parts available. Obsolete devices are generally not eligible for repair and Apple stops manufacturing repair components.
Apple has a battery repair policy only for Mac laptops up to 10 years after the Mac was last released for sale, so 2017/2018 MacBook Pro and 2018 MacBook Air owners may still be able to get battery replacements.
The 2018 MacBook Air was the first in the Air line with Touch ID and a Retina display. Previous MacBook Air models had a non-Retina display with a much lower resolution and less vibrant colors. 2018 was also a year of redesign for the “MacBook Air”, with Apple introducing smaller bezels and a thinner, lighter chassis.
Apple’s 2017 MacBook Pro used Intel’s Kaby Lake processors, and it was a minor processor update with a few other changes. The 2018 refresh added support for the True Tone display and a third-generation keyboard with butterfly keys for the first time.
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