Apple is finally ready to give up two of its venerable and beloved products: the aging Thunderbolt display and the first-generation iPad Air. It’s been an unusually good and long time, but soon users won’t be able to look for any fixes or fixes for Apple’s aging technology.
Mac rumors I reported on Tuesday based on a leaked internal memo that by the end of this month, both the Thunderbolt Display and the original iPad Air will be really out for pasture. Declaring “obsolete” means that users can no longer bring them to Apple Stores for repairs or service. Currently, the iPad Air – along with the Air 2 – are sitting Old Apple List. This means that they have been on sale for more than five years and less than seven years, although they can still receive support from Apple or their registered service providers.
Thunderbolt and iPad Air were both discontinued in 2016. Apple Support page He says products are usually “considered obsolete” once Apple has stopped selling and distributing them for more than seven years. the The original iPad Air It was released in 2013 and featured the M7 Motion chip and a Retina display (a marketing term for a display that isn’t supposed to have visible pixels). It was a solid pick at the time, being much more lightweight than MacBooks while still having an impressive amount of power (which is a theme Connect with other Apple Air products). the The latest iPad Air, released in 2022, now supports Apple’s own M1 chip and optional 5G support. It’s an open question whether we’ll see an iPad Air 6 this year, though, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman He said We likely wouldn’t see anything more than a spec bump if that were the case.
It’s still unclear why Airs in Vintage last longer than their stated expiration date, though Apple has been known to bend the rules for many of its most popular products. For example, only the Cupertino company Stop selling the iPod Touch in 2022. The fourth-generation Touch model is still on the legacy list even though it was released in 2010.
The original 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, first released in 2011, was Apple’s last major external display for years before the company released its own. Studio view line. Thunderbolt displays were discontinued in 2016 After a long dry spell of displays for sale, which seems to be an issue with Apple as a company I haven’t released a new iMac in a while also.
the The studio monitor is also 27 inches in size but supports 5K Retina display and almost $500 more than the original Thunderbolt when it was first released. Sometimes, staring at these prices makes one feel nostalgic for some of the devices that are now being relegated to the historic bargain bin.
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