Is it the end of an era? Apple declares the last MacBook with a disc drive as ‘obsolete’.
Apple’s last MacBook with an optical disc drive has officially joined the list of obsolete products. Announced in mid-2012, this model featured a 13.3-inch screen, offering a choice between a 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 or a 2.9GHz Core i7, along with up to 8GB of RAM and a larger capacity hard disk drive. up to 1TB.
Discontinuing the sale of laptops with optical disc drives marks the end of an era, as they have lost the current needs of the market. Most laptops no longer include this feature, with only a few exceptions.
It is noteworthy that Apple was one of the first companies to take the step of phasing out disk drives. After the mid-2012 MacBook Pro, there are no future models with the same feature.
For the uninitiated, Apple discontinued this model in October 2016, which served as an entry-level option for a while. In fact, it has been several years since updates to the model were released, which is why it is not supported after the release of macOS Big Sur.
What are obsolete and vintage products?
When a product exceeds its life cycle, Apple classifies the product into two categories: Obsolete or Vintage.
Products are old “when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago”, and products are considered obsolete when “Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago”, and thus “Apple stops all hardware service for obsolete products” , and service providers cannot order parts for repair.
