It’s the end of an era as the much-loved 2018 Intel Mac mini has been added to Apple’s list of vintage products. It’s yet another step heralding the end of support of Intel on Mac.
With some exceptions under international law, Apple has long had a specific process for when it deems devices to be first vintage, and then obsolete. What’s significant now is that every Intel-based Mac mini has entered the vintage stage, the first time since the move from Intel to Apple Silicon back in 2020.
”Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago,” says Apple on its support page. ”[And] obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago.”
Källa: Every Intel Mac mini is now obsolete or vintage, and will be missed