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what year is the MacBook Pro

What year is the MacBook Pro?

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 6:58 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2021 7:15 PM

Good question, if you don't know the 'build year model specification' or how to learn from those details.

Note the 'build year model' means when the series started. Not your specific one's date of manufacture.


• Lookup Mac Specs by Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID @ everymac.com

https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/


• How to Identify your MacBook Pro - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201300


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Jul 13, 2021 7:15 PM in response to TheresaBautch

Good question, if you don't know the 'build year model specification' or how to learn from those details.

Note the 'build year model' means when the series started. Not your specific one's date of manufacture.


• Lookup Mac Specs by Serial Number, Order, Model & EMC Number, Model ID @ everymac.com

https://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/


• How to Identify your MacBook Pro - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201300


Jul 13, 2021 7:46 PM in response to TheresaBautch

TheresaBautch Said:

"what year is the MacBook Pro What year is the MacBook Pro?"

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Use of a Terminal Command:

If you are looking to find out the Model's year, use this command in Terminal:

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "print :'CPU Names':$(system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | awk '/Serial/ {print $4}' | cut -c 9-)-en-US_US" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SystemProfiler.plist


To Open Terminal:

  1. Go to: Applications menu
  2. Select: Utiltties menu
  3. Select: Terminal

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