Last Mac Mini with Intel chip for Apple now “vintage”

The Apple air becomes thinner for the remaining Intel MACs: the manufacturer is now classified the new Mac Mini in 2018 as a “vintage product”, as from one Support document for the services after the warranty period has expired. So far, the change has only been recorded in the English version of the document, the German version has not yet been updated.

First “vintage”, then “obsolet”

Apple generally classifies its products five years after the end of sales as vintage. The company, as well as service partners, continues to offer repair services and original spare parts – but only when available. In some countries like France, however, the group must ensure that services are still available for up to 7 years after the end of sales. At Apple, vintage is the preliminary stage for obsolete status, which reaches seven years after the end of sales. Then the hardware is deemed to have been dismissed, there are no more parts and repairs by the manufacturer.

Apple is still completely supported by the Mac Mini 2018, the current MacOS 15 Sequoia is also running on the series. Apple has not announced how long the MAC operating system will be adjusted for Intel processors. It remains to be seen whether MacOS 16 can be installed on the last Intel Mac-Mini. The new operating system will be presented in June and usually appears in September or October.

Intel-Mac-Mini can be found at Apple by early 2023

The Mac Mini built in 2018 has reached the vintage status unusually early: Apple offered the model series in the more powerful variants with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 until the beginning of 2023-parallel to the first models with in-house M chip. The reason was that the Intel Mac-Mini supports up to 64 GB of RAM, but the Mac Mini with M1 only up to 16 GB. In the meantime, the Mac Mini, which has recently been reissued with M4 chip, can also be equipped with up to 64 GB of RAM-but only in the execution with M4 Pro and for an additional charge of 750 euros.