Apple Watch Series 4 users may face high repair costs as the device enters Apple's 'vintage' category. Availability of parts for repairs is uncertain.
APPLE customers could be stung with expensive repair bills over a product that is now deemed 'vintage'. The Apple Watch Series 4 has been added to a list of unwarranted products after a new design was launched.Based on the company's terms and conditions, devices become vintage when Apple has stopped selling them more than five years and less than seven years ago. According to Zdnet.com, watch wearers may be able to request parts and servicing, but it depends if those parts are available.
'If your local Apple Store or third-party repair shop doesn't have the parts in stock right away, you'll have to wait until they're found, or you may be out of luck completely,' it explains.There is an exception for Apple's vintage products, and that is the MacBook - which users can still get a new battery for up to 10 years after sales have stopped.According to Apple's website, the products are 'designed to be long-lasting' and are made of 'durable materials that are heavily-tested' in their labs. Tim Cook says update your iPhone for photo trick 'we all need' as Apple boss shares his list of best hacks you've missedThe MacBook Air (11-inch early 2015), MacBook Pro (13-inch 2017) and the MacBook Pro (15-inch 2019) are also on the vintage list. Thanks to Apple's clear and transparent obsolete policy, we can work out the devices that are likely to face the chop next year.The iPhone X was a much-loved refresh for the range, as the first to introduce the notch at the top of the screen. It was released back in 2017 and discontinued a year later following the introduction of the iPhone 11. Given that 2025 will mark seven years since the iPhone X was discontinued, we can assume it will fall into the obsolete bucket very soon. But of course, Apple do much more than iPhones and the same obsolete rules apply for much of the company's other devices
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