- #Apple mac mini 2012 obsolete full
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or potentially longer where required by law.
#Apple mac mini 2012 obsolete full
Doing the math tells us that full support will end in October 2023. So, for your 2014 mini, as mentioned in item 1, that run ended in October 2018. You will note that Apple will provide service and parts for up to five years after the end of the production run. As far as Apple providing support, both my 2014 & 2018 models are fully supported, the 2011 has now moved to the "Vintage" category, and my 2009 is now considered "Obsolete." Ref: Vintage and obsolete products - Apple Support.As you can see my 2009 & 2011 models have far exceeded that. Typical consumer electronics, in my experience, have a useable lifespan of 3-5 years. The 2009 is being used as a media server. I still have all of them and all of them work perfectly since I originally got them. Also FWIW, I have now owned a number of mini's, a Late 2009, a Mid 2011, a Late 2014, & now, a 2018 model.I bought a new one in 2016 and it was a 2014 model. If you purchased your mini new from either the Apple online or brick-and-mortar store in 2018, but before October 2018, then you would have purchased a 2014 model. After which time the 2018 mini became available to the public.
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#Apple mac mini 2012 obsolete pro
When I bought a 2008 MacBook I got a 2008, when I bought a 2008 MacBook Pro guess what I got a 2008.
I could buy a new windows computer every 3 yrs and it would be about 3 of them for the Apple price. So now I have paid full Apple price for a computer that most likely will not be updated in 3 more years. Saying it is the newest on available at the time is just song and dance. When I get one with an artificially built in lifespan I would expect to get the full lifespan for full price. If I am going to pay Apple prices for a product it is only reasonable that I would want the full product lifespan. I use the car analogy since if it is considered unacceptable behavior for a car salesman why would it be acceptable for Apple. So instead of both computers having the same life span the later one has 4 yrs less. With Apple I was sold a computer in 2018 that the life span started in 2014. All cars might be identical in design but when I buy the 2018 I have the same life span as the person who bought one in 2014 only mine started in 2018. If I design a car in 2014 and make no changes to it for 5 years.