In an internal memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, the company said Apple will add 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar to its legacy range starting July 31.
The first MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar were released in October 2016 as part of a complete redesign of the MacBook Pro. Other new features include a thinner, lighter chassis, a more solid butterfly keyboard, Touch ID, a larger trackpad, and the removal of all ports except for the Thunderbolt ports and headphone jack.
Apple has removed the Touch Bar from the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, but it’s still available on the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Note received Macromers, which indicates that the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and several other devices will also be classified as obsolete by the end of the month. Here is the full list of devices that will be obsolete as of July 31:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 2 Thunderbolt ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, four Thunderbolt ports)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, early 2015)
- MacBook (12-inch, early 2016)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (27-inch, Retina 5K, Late 2015)
- iPad Pro (9.7 inches, Wi-Fi)
- iPad Pro (9.7 inches, Wi-Fi + Cellular)
Apple classifies the device as “old” five years after the last time Apple put the device on sale. The first MacBook Pro models with the Touch Bar were discontinued in June 2017, so recently they crossed the five-year mark.
Until mid-2018, older products were ineligible for Apple-certified repairs, but Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers can repair devices for up to two years after they are classified as obsolete, subject to the availability of replacement parts.
Apple will add the original iPad mini, released in 2012, to its list of legacy products on July 31, according to the memo. Apple classifies the device as “old” seven years after Apple last sold the device, and older devices are not eligible for repair from Apple, except as permitted by law.