Apple’s AirPort products are now ‘obsolete,’ with one exception

Apple has updated its list of obsolete and vintage products with a variety of fresh additions (via MacRumors), including the 2013 Mac Pro, 2019 Macs, 2018 iPads, and more. Perhaps one of the most significant changes is that several AirPort products have now been marked ‘obsolete.’ Here’s what that means.

New additions to Apple’s vintage and obsolete product list

When Apple stops selling a product, a clock starts ticking for when that product can be labeled vintage or obsolete by the company.

That’s because Apple guarantees a certain amount of ongoing support after a product is discontinued.

• Five years after Apple stops selling a product, it’s marked vintage
• Two years after that, it becomes obsolete

Essentially, for vintage products Apple should still be able to offer service and parts for making repairs.

With obsolete products, however, Apple no longer offers any support. All hardware servicing is discontinued.

The latest updates to Apple’s vintage and obsolete lists include:

Vintage

• iPhone 8 128GB
• 2019 13-inch MacBook Air
• 2019 iMac
• 2018 11-inch iPad Pro
• 2018 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌
• 2013 Mac Pro with trash can design

Obsolete

• Airport Extreme 802.11AC
• AirPort Express (2nd Generation)
• Airport Time Capsule (2TB)
• Airport Time Capsule (3TB)

The newly obsolete AirPort products stand out as especially noteworthy, because now there’s only a single non-obsolete AirPort product remaining.

Apple’s AirPort Express 802.11n (1st generation) is still on the vintage list, the lone offering in the product line that Apple may still be able to service.

I’m still holding out hope that if Apple’s rumored new smart home push comes to fruition, the company will get back in the router game with a new AirPort product. But at this point that’s just wishful thinking.

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Are you still using an AirPort product? Which one? Let us know in the comments.

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