• No more 2015's MF839LL model?

    From Ant@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jun 5 14:00:54 2017
    XPost: comp.sys.mac.hardware, comp.sys.mac.system

    Hello.

    Did Apple just stop selling 2015's MF839LL model? If so, then are there
    still similar model(s) like it with the old USB3 ports and stuff?

    Thank you in advance. :)
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  • From David Empson@21:1/5 to Ant on Tue Jun 6 12:03:35 2017
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    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

    Did Apple just stop selling 2015's MF839LL model?

    It would help if you actually described the model rather than just
    giving an order number, especially as that order number is country
    specific (and incomplete: it should be MF839LL/A for the North America variant).

    Yes, it appears Apple has just stopped selling the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) as a new purchase.

    It will probably be available from Apple's refurbished online store for
    a while, but without any configuration options. (The 128 GB storage
    model is there now for the US Apple Store, no sign of any other
    configurations and they probably won't show up again.)

    https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals

    If so, then are there still similar model(s) like it with the old USB3
    ports and stuff?

    The only remaining new notebook models Apple sells with built-in USB 3
    (type A) ports, MagSafe, Thunderbolt 2 and SD slot are:

    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017?): just had a minor update to a faster
    1.8 GHz Core i5 processor in the standard configurations, but it is the
    same generation of processor as the Early 2015 series, with the same
    upgrade option to a 2.2 GHz Core i7.

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2015). This model has not been discontinued
    yet. No technical changes since it was introduced.

    If you specifically want two Thunderbolt 2 ports or built-in HDMI, you
    need a MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air has a single Thunderbolt 2 port and
    no HDMI.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to David Empson on Mon Jun 5 19:54:22 2017
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    In comp.sys.mac.portables David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

    Did Apple just stop selling 2015's MF839LL model?

    It would help if you actually described the model rather than just
    giving an order number, especially as that order number is country
    specific (and incomplete: it should be MF839LL/A for the North America variant).

    Ah, I didn't know this. Thanks. Yes, USA.


    Yes, it appears Apple has just stopped selling the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) as a new purchase.

    It will probably be available from Apple's refurbished online store for
    a while, but without any configuration options. (The 128 GB storage
    model is there now for the US Apple Store, no sign of any other configurations and they probably won't show up again.)

    https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals

    Yeah, customizations would be the key point as I told others if they
    wanted older models and bigger sizes like RAM and SSD. :(


    If so, then are there still similar model(s) like it with the old USB3 ports and stuff?

    The only remaining new notebook models Apple sells with built-in USB 3
    (type A) ports, MagSafe, Thunderbolt 2 and SD slot are:

    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017?): just had a minor update to a faster
    1.8 GHz Core i5 processor in the standard configurations, but it is the
    same generation of processor as the Early 2015 series, with the same
    upgrade option to a 2.2 GHz Core i7.

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2015). This model has not been discontinued
    yet. No technical changes since it was introduced.

    If you specifically want two Thunderbolt 2 ports or built-in HDMI, you
    need a MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air has a single Thunderbolt 2 port and
    no HDMI.

    Thanks.
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  • From billy@MIX.COM@21:1/5 to David Empson on Mon Jun 12 08:31:14 2017
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    In comp.sys.mac.system David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

    Did Apple just stop selling 2015's MF839LL model?

    It would help if you actually described the model rather than just
    giving an order number, especially as that order number is country
    specific (and incomplete: it should be MF839LL/A for the North America variant).

    Yes, it appears Apple has just stopped selling the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) as a new purchase.

    This is correct. Sunday, June 4th, was the last day of on-line sales.

    In the past, I've found the local Apple stores (there are several in
    southern California, where I believe Ant is, too) have some remaining
    stock, but the only way to find out is to call them (each one) and ask.
    Apple's call center staff will not know what's in their walk-in shops.

    As an example, after the mid-2012 model (with Firewire) was dropped,
    Apple's Century City store had more than ten of them in stock. These
    are not likely to be anything other than (or close to) the base
    configuration, but you might get lucky.

    Billy Y..
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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to billy@mix.com on Mon Jun 12 20:24:04 2017
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    In comp.sys.mac.portables billy@mix.com wrote:
    In comp.sys.mac.system David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

    Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

    Did Apple just stop selling 2015's MF839LL model?

    It would help if you actually described the model rather than just
    giving an order number, especially as that order number is country
    specific (and incomplete: it should be MF839LL/A for the North America variant).

    Yes, it appears Apple has just stopped selling the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) as a new purchase.

    This is correct. Sunday, June 4th, was the last day of on-line sales.

    In the past, I've found the local Apple stores (there are several in
    southern California, where I believe Ant is, too) have some remaining
    stock, but the only way to find out is to call them (each one) and ask. Apple's call center staff will not know what's in their walk-in shops.

    As an example, after the mid-2012 model (with Firewire) was dropped,
    Apple's Century City store had more than ten of them in stock. These
    are not likely to be anything other than (or close to) the base configuration, but you might get lucky.

    Yeah, these are defaults and not customized settings. It seems like
    Apple ends their old models before their public product announcements.
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