Apple defines a device as vintage if it has been over five years since its last sale. Owners of vintage Macs may still access repairs at Apple Stores and authorised service providers, but this depends on the availability of replacement parts. As time goes on, securing these parts may become challenging.

Apple today added three Mac models to its vintage products list, and moved an additional nine Mac models from the vintage list to its

Apple recently adjusted its product support categories, which is impacting a range of MacBook and iMac models. The tech giant added three Mac models to its "vintage" list and shifted nine others to the "obsolete" category.

Apple has quietly designated nine Mac models as obsolete and three MacBooks as vintage. These changes were initially spotted by MacRumors on the tech giant's support website. Before going over the new entries,

Nine Macs from 2015 and 2016 are now officially classified as obsolete, meaning Apple will not service them — while another three hang on under the label of vintage.