Apple Says Goodbye To An Icon: 2012 MacBook Pro Is Now 'Obsolete,' Marking The End Of Disc Drives
Apple Says Goodbye To An Icon: 2012 MacBook Pro Is Now 'Obsolete,' Marking The End Of Disc Drives
The last MacBook to feature a CD drive has now been sent to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) purgatory. Launched in 2012, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is now an "obsolete product."
最後一款配備 CD 驅動器的 MacBook 現已寄給蘋果公司。”s(納斯達克股票代碼:AAPL)煉獄。13英寸的MacBook Pro於2012年推出,現在是 “過時的產品”。
What Happened: The 2012 MacBook Pro 13-inch model is powered by an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor. It features a screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which is low by today's standards.
發生了什麼:2012 年 MacBook Pro 13 英寸機型由英特爾酷睿 i5 或 i7 處理器提供動力。它的屏幕分辨率爲1280 x 800像素,按照當今的標準來看,這是很低的。
Apple had this MacBook Pro on sale till 2016, and eight years later, it has now been retired completely. The company assigns the "obsolete" tag to a product that is over seven years old.
蘋果在2016年之前一直髮售這款MacBook Pro,八年後,它已經完全退役了。該公司爲已有七年以上的產品分配 “過時” 標籤。
This comes weeks before the expected launch of MacBook Air models powered by Apple's M3 chipset.
這是在預計推出搭載蘋果M3芯片組的MacBook Air機型的前幾周。
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Why It Matters: When Apple categorizes a product as "obsolete," it won't get any updates or support.
爲何重要:當蘋果將產品歸類爲 “過時” 時,它不會獲得任何更新或支持。
Apple dropped software support for the 2012 legacy MacBook Pro in 2020 – the last major software update it received was macOS Big Sur.
蘋果在2020年放棄了對2012年傳統MacBook Pro的軟件支持——它收到的最後一次重大軟件更新是macOS Big Sur。
However, on the hardware front, users who still have the 2012 MacBook Pro and need a new battery can rest assured – Apple says MacBooks "may be eligible for an extended battery-only repair period for up to 10 years from when the product was last distributed for sale."
但是,在硬件方面,仍擁有2012年MacBook Pro並需要新電池的用戶可以放心——蘋果表示,MacBook “可能有資格延長純電池維修期,從該產品上次分銷銷售之日起長達10年。”
Apple last sold this MacBook Pro in 2016, giving users two years of battery-only support. However, note that this is subject to part availability.
蘋果最後一次出售這款MacBook Pro是在2016年,它爲用戶提供了兩年的純電池支持。但是,請注意,這視零件供應情況而定。
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通過以下方式查看 Benzinga 的更多消費科技報道 點擊這個鏈接。
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