Apple will add the Thunderbolt Display and first-generation iPad Air to its list of legacy products worldwide on May 31, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters. Mac rumors. Older products are no longer eligible for repairs or other hardware service at Apple Stores or Apple Authorized Service Providers.
Introduced in 2011, the Thunderbolt Display features a 27-inch, 1440p display, 720p camera, three USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire 800 port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a Thunderbolt port. The screen was priced at $999 in the US and discontinued in 2016, leading to years without an Apple-branded external screen. Its contemporary successor is Studio Display, which was released alongside Mac Studio last year.
The original iPad Air was launched in 2013 and also discontinued in 2016. The device was equipped with a 9.7-inch display, an A7 chip, and was advertised as 20% thinner, 28% lighter, and 43% narrower display bezels compared to the previous iPad. . Pricing starts at $499 in the US for the Wi-Fi only model.
Apple marks a product as technically obsolete more than seven years after the company stopped distributing it for sale.
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