Bought a MacBook Air Mid 2014 but system says it's Mid 2013

I have my own thread and you replied there as well. This is support community, everyone can and should reply and inform for general interests. Furthermore my reply is with specific reference, unlike a reply just for the sake of "jacking & complaining" of another reply.

You supplied no new information except that in your opinion the OP's problem is not solved and should not be marked as such. And that is not for you to decide. You can do that in your own thread.

I have done that. So where's your thread?

Lip Seng wrote:

I have done that. So where's your thread?

Csound1 wrote:

You can do that in your own thread.

Please take the time to read more carefully, I said YOUR thread.

Exactly, you kept asking me to do things on my own thread, so what about you? You do not have this issue we highlighted, you are not able to resolve it for us, and you are complaining about my posts, so shouldn't you start your own thread instead?

My issue is your suggestion that Apple are cheating customers by selling old machines disguised as new.

Frankly I don't care about your issue but I am offended by your opinion. And now as you don't have the machine that you think Apple cheated you with I have no idea why you are still posting.

But each time you make your unsubstantiated opinion that Apple is cheating people I will be there to disagree.

Now are we clear?

And ironically you are the one started with the word "cheated". And i do understand you being "offended", can't help it when you started off being offensive on an issue that has nothing to do with you in the first place, and yet still posting and has the audacity to question why people affected are still posting. Weird.

Given the nature of this issue, it isn't really a technical problem

as much as it may have been construed as an economic one

by some who were worried about getting the 'latest/greatest'

model. Had that kind of attention to detail been practiced prior

to any of their purchases, going back several years, there is

no difference now in the MB/Air early/mid/late than any other

build year model. The Year branding does not have to match

up with the trimester/year of actual dispersal.

The 2013 order number has an A after it, and early 2014, a B.

Nothing new to report in this, except for situational awareness... 😉

Agree, not solved until fixed. I don't like it one bit that my recently purchased 8gb 256gb 1.4 ghz is the newest model but shows mid 2013. Apple should be giving a date for this to be resolved. All I get from Apple is they know about it and will resolve this.

Thanks for you comment, in my country (brazil), Apple said that is NOT a problem and theres nothing they can do. Do you open a case with them? Please, keep us updated with new info, when is possible.

I did not realize this was a widespread issue until visiting this forum. I purchased a customized MBA i5 1.4Ghz w/ 8GB of RAM from Apple online a few weeks ago only to see the "Mid 2013" designation after log on. My wife purchased her MBA in June '13 and having this new unit, a year newer, with the same date designation is just completely unacceptable in my opinion. After immediately contacting Apple, I was advised that I did have the newest MBA. I left the issue alone after learning that I had the newest hardware within the MBA. I visited the Apple store here in my area this afternoon and saw nothing but "Early 2014" MBAirs on display. This prompted me to contact Apple again this evening upon returning home. I explained the situation to the reps again and was told that because my unit was "Customized", it had the old model designation. I then asked if the 2015 MBAirs would have the 2014 designation and that threw the agent for a loop. Long story short, I explained my disappointment in the model name and stated that it would impact resale value in the future as the average buyer would be expecting a MBA with the "2014" designation. It would really make selling this unit a bit more difficult as I generally like to upgrade my systems every 2-3 years. Even though I am past my 14 day return window, Apple granted me an exception and allowed me to send the laptop back for a full refund. It will be packed up and shipped out tomorrow. That's great customer service from Apple! I plan to give Apple a few months to sort this issue out and probably make a purchase later in the year.

Well, your points(of view) is the same that we have. There's a lot a users with this problem. Luck for you that you have a store close, that allows you to return. I bought my mba from US to my country, and i cannot return.. I hope Apple fix this.

They should have explained the Sub-family (most often known by the trimester or

1/3 year segment) and how to use most databases to see how that has been

working for more than a decade, to identify models & their build specifications.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/mac-specs-by-apple-subfamily.html

There really is no problem with how this has been done, nor a reason to change it now.

The perception precipitated by mass-marketing such as automobiles, and other wares,

tends to not tell people otherwise; but that's how it has been working.

Researching models, builds, and information on specifications ahead of purchase

to see how this works, is very documented across most databases openly available.

See & get http://mactracker.ca for a download spec database on many things Apple.

Many others exist online, and are helpful when considering a purchase or to discover

more about a product line, dates of marketing/build, updates & upgrade capabilities.

I'm surprised that anyone would think this was an issue,

the facts and nomenclature have been widely published.

Perhaps not as easily found from the Store page, though.

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

I just wanted to provide an update on my initial post. I did return the MBAir which listed "Mid 2013". I ordered a new MBAir directly from the Apple Store, configured to the same specs 1.4Ghz Intel, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and received it today. It lists as "Early 2014". I decided to take another chance and try again and this one came out right. Apple is making strides in correcting this issue.

Nice, but we can't make sure that is gonna happened with all of us. There's a possibility that we get a "mid 2013" again.

I wish that Apple send a note to all customers that get this problem, and try to make things right.