When does Apple cease repairing Apple devices?

Hi JetProvost, I heard that at some point Apple decide to stop manufacturing replacement parts for some models in action to make you buy a new equipment. It is also not cost efficient to their company keeping alive obsolete models to satisfy a very small group of clients. To find parts for these machines you will have to buy used ones and do the task yourself or some technician or repair shop. I use the app Mactracker on the Mac App Store and this app will list all the Apple devices along with the info and life status (supported, vintage or obsolete). It is an encyclopedia of knowledge of Apple products. You can also check Louis Rossmann - YouTube channel, have a lot of knowledge on this.

This the the official Apple document that explains what they will and won't do:

Vintage and obsolete products - Apple Support

Wow! Talk about a trip down memory lane!

However, I have/had some Apple hardware that isn't listed:

Apple Scribe printer

PDS card for Apple lle software to run on a Mac LC series

Apple Ergonomic Keyboard

Apple Design Speakers (both models)

So I'd say it isn’t all-inclusive.

romad wrote:

So I'd say it isn’t all-inclusive.

The Apple employees who typed up that article probably had not been born when some of the stuff you and I have lying about was made!!

I have an original Apple FireWire PCI card. It only supports cameras, not external storage. I've been told it doesn't exist, but there it sits in my "old Mac stuff" drawer.

This week's TidBITS had an article that you would like covering mark-up tools:

https://tidbits.com/2018/11/19/macos-hidden-treasures-the-macs-hidden-markup-too ls/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=send…

Also, it can be done in Preview using the Annotate menu option.

Nestmac's mention of MacTracker is excellent because MacTracker shows the date of last production used to calculate service limits for each model:

You are very welcome. I used Preview. It is a much more useful app than many people credit. This shows the things Preview's "Annotate" function can draw:

Allan

Rossmann's channel is basically a dedicated anti-Apple site. The Mactracker application is excellent.

Wow, so many years using Preview, I didn't know that. Great Allan.👌-1F3FB;