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#2012 mac mini for music production 2018 mac#

And in terms of technological obsolescence, the 2014 Mac Mini was obsolete within months, as Intel introduced new CPU’s and new integrated graphics. Technological obsolescence does not mean “life span”, it merely means that the current state of art for hardware has advanced in time, relative to your device. A device is useful as long as the owner finds it useful. This idea of a built in lifespan for electronics is in your head only. Consumer technology is defined by the year of a product’s introduction, and that only changes when a new model is introduced, and not based on any particular passage of time. Cars are defined by the model year, and each year is a new model year. It was new production, never yet sold at retail, so by any legal or rational definition of a consumer new product you got a new Mac mini. That computer was not being used for 4 years. “With Apple I was sold a computer in 2018 that the life span started in 2014.” or potentially longer where required by law.

#2012 mac mini for music production 2018 full#

Doing the math tells us that full support will end in October 2023.

So, for your 2014 mini, as mentioned in item 1, that run ended in October 2018. You will note that Apple will provide service and parts for up to five years after the end of the production run.

As far as Apple providing support, both my 2014 & 2018 models are fully supported, the 2011 has now moved to the 'Vintage' category, and my 2009 is now considered 'Obsolete.' Ref: Vintage and obsolete products - Apple Support.

As you can see my 2009 & 2011 models have far exceeded that. Typical consumer electronics, in my experience, have a useable lifespan of 3-5 years. The 2009 is being used as a media server. I still have all of them and all of them work perfectly since I originally got them.

Also FWIW, I have now owned a number of mini's, a Late 2009, a Mid 2011, a Late 2014, & now, a 2018 model.

I bought a new one in 2016 and it was a 2014 model. If you purchased your mini new from either the Apple online or brick-and-mortar store in 2018, but before October 2018, then you would have purchased a 2014 model. After which time the 2018 mini became available to the public.

The Late 2014 Mac mini was introduced in October 2014 and was discontinued in October 2018.

Just like the car nobody driving the 2014 does not make it still new in 2018. So it is a 2014 and only new because nobody was using it. This is why it should be disclosed, I am buying a 2014 regardless of what year I buy it since when the 2014 is no longer supported then the computer I purchased will no longer be supported. When in reality the life span started in 2008. Yet I would pay the same price as if it was going to have the same life span. However if they were still selling them in 2017 and I bought one it would only been good for 1 yr. I got what I paid for with them, I still use the MacBook (talking the white plastic one) but it was 2018 when they quit updating it. Same holds true for my iPads and iPhones and at some point Apple stops updating them.

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When I bought a 2008 MacBook I got a 2008, when I bought a 2008 MacBook Pro guess what I got a 2008.

#2012 mac mini for music production 2018 windows#

I could buy a new windows computer every 3 yrs and it would be about 3 of them for the Apple price.

So now I have paid full Apple price for a computer that most likely will not be updated in 3 more years. Saying it is the newest on available at the time is just song and dance. When I get one with an artificially built in lifespan I would expect to get the full lifespan for full price.

If I am going to pay Apple prices for a product it is only reasonable that I would want the full product lifespan. I use the car analogy since if it is considered unacceptable behavior for a car salesman why would it be acceptable for Apple. So instead of both computers having the same life span the later one has 4 yrs less. With Apple I was sold a computer in 2018 that the life span started in 2014. All cars might be identical in design but when I buy the 2018 I have the same life span as the person who bought one in 2014 only mine started in 2018. If I design a car in 2014 and make no changes to it for 5 years.