Is the 2012 MacBook Pro still supported?
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 AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Apple has added the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display released in late 2012 to its list of obsolete products. The specific model was first released in October 2012, and was Apple's first 13-inch MacBook Pro model to include a Retina Display. The obsolescence comes about nine years after the product's first release. In June 2020, Apple also added the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display to its list of obsolete devices. That model was the first 15-inch portable Mac with Apple's Retina display technology. Apple defines "vintage" devices as those that have not been manufactured for more than five years but fewer than seven years. "Obsolete" products, on the other hand, are those that have been discontinued for more than seven years. Obsolete products are not able to receive hardware service from Apple technicians or Authorized Service Providers, with "no exceptions." You can install macOS Catalina on any of these Mac models. This list will be updated as other compatible models become available. MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
MacBook
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Apple will soon move another MacBook to the official "obsolete" list, a list where old Apple products go out to pasture. Once a device has been added to the obsolete list, Apple no longer offers support at their official Apple Store repair desk. Older devices that'll soon be moved to the list of obsolete hardware can still be fixed now – until that day comes. Today's news deals with the Mid-2012 model of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display. If you've got a device that fits that description and you've been meaning to get it in for a checkup or a fix, now's the time to do so. According to a note obtained by MacRumors today, Apple will move this computer to the "obsolete" list as of June 30, 2020. As this device is moved from the "Vintage" list over to the list of "Obsolete" devices, one can reasonably assume some similar devices will also move there soon. It does seem odd that a 2012 product would move from one list to the other before devices released earlier than this. Below you'll see a list of products that are still on the "Vintage" list that've not yet moved to "Obsolete." • MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010) • MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) • MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011) • MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012) • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) • MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) • Mac Pro (Mid 2012) Any of these products on the "Vintage" list that are as old or older than the MacBook Pro of which we speak at the head of this article are effectively on thin ice. It could be any time now that they move to the pile of Obsolete products.
Per the official list of Apple vintage and obsolete products, "Obsolete products are those whose sales were discontinued more than 7 years ago." Apple's product lists do not follow year-by-year moves from Vintage to Obsolete. For instance the iPad 2 and iPad 2 3G are both Vintage, but the iPad 3rd-gen (Wi-Fi) is Obsolete. The iPhone 4 CDMA (8GB) is Vintage, while the iPhone 4 CDMA (non-8GB) is Obsolete. All iPhone (original), 3G, and 3GS models are Obsolte, while iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 are Vintage. Everything newer than iPhone 5 is not yet Vintage. Apple does not repair any BEATS products that are co-branded with MONSTER. All other Beats products that are Vintage in the USA are considered Obsolete in the rest of the world. How long will my MacBook Pro 2012 be supported?By the autumn of 2022, when Apple introduces the next version of macOS, all these 2012 Macs will no longer be supported with software.
Can MacBook Pro 2012 be updated?Mac Hardware Requirements
These Mac models are compatible with macOS Catalina: MacBook (Early 2015 or newer) MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer) MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Is my MacBook Pro 2012 too old to update?Apple advises that macOS Catalina will run on the following Macs: MacBook models from early 2015 or later. MacBook Air models from mid-2012 or later. MacBook Pro models from mid-2012 or later.
What is the latest supported macOS for MacBook Pro 2012?macOS Catalina compatibility
Catalina arrived in October 2019 and can run on the following Macs: MacBook (2015 to 2017) MacBook Air (Mid-2012 to 2019) MacBook Pro (Mid-2012 to 2019)
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