Apple Adds 12-inch MacBook to Its Obsolete List

A few hours ago, a new device was confirmed to be added to Apple‘s list of obsolete MacBooks. And the truth is that it is news that could be foreseen, but that nevertheless has surprised many and is that it is the 12-inch model launched in 2015, being at the moment the most recent team of the company that adds to this list . If you have this equipment, keep reading because we will tell you what it means that it is now considered ‘vintage’.

The reason Apple makes it obsolete

When we said that this is news that could be foreseen, it is because the company only adds to the list products that have been stopped selling more than 5 years ago and less than 7 years ago . Also included are those that have not been manufactured in that period of time. And yes, although in the minds of many this computer seems launched yesterday, it fully meets those requirements and therefore was already a candidate to join the list.

Apple Adds 12-inch MacBook to Its Obsolete List

What can be done now with this team?

A year ago this computer was added among the Macs that could upgrade to macOS Big Sur. However, two weeks ago we learned about the list of Macs that will update Monterey and we found that it was already out of support via software, starting with this range of the MacBook launched at the beginning of 2016. Therefore, those who have this computer should know that Big Sur will be the last update they mount, with macOS 11.5 already on the fridge as the main candidate to be their latest software version, unless some more come out during the summer that is the definitive one.

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Although the most striking thing that happens with these computers declared obsolete is that Apple stops repairing them , as well as stops offering original parts to its suppliers. Therefore, if you have this 2015 MacBook, also known as MacBook Retina , and you have a problem with it, the company will only be able to offer you to recycle it. Of course, there are third-party services that can continue to repair them, even without original parts, so in a way we could not say that it is one hundred percent irreparable.

Will a successor to this computer be released soon?

For years there was much talk about the possibility of Apple launching a new 12-inch MacBook. With the arrival of the Apple Silicon chips, rumors have reappeared and there were those who pointed out that the first of these would be precisely this 12-inch computer, but we could already see that it was not like that. There were even some reports that allegedly came from supply chains and featured this team.

To this day, no information about it has transcended, so we can guess that the Cupertino company is focused on the MacBook Air and Pro . There are those who believe that with iPad Pro increasingly advanced in hardware, it seems that Apple has somehow found a replacement for these computers. In any case, we will have to continue waiting to see if the company finally decides to terminate this range of small notebooks or if, on the contrary, it surprises us with a launch in the coming years.