Apple Inc. is known to keep track of the tech that the company considers obsolete. The list is called the “vintage” products list. This week, the new official addition to the list is the Apple TV HD which was first released in 2015. The device was deemed vintage on June 30 this year, but the public-facing list was recently updated.
According to MacRumors, the tech giant released an internal memo distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers. The memo stated that the original iPad Pro and Apple TV HD with Siri will be added to the Vintage products list in the month of June. It is notable that both the products were launched in 2015.
Notably, a product becomes “vintage” after more than five years since Apple last distributed the product for sale. Vintage products were previously ineligible for service at Apple, but Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers now offer repairs for vintage products for up to an additional two years, subject to parts availability.
When the Apple TV HD was first debuted in 2015, it came with a first-generation Siri Remote that lacked a white ring around the Menu button — only those that shipped with this ring-less remote are now deemed vintage. In 2017, Apple added a white ring to the Menu button to make it more visible when holding the remote.
Apple TV HD units that came with a Siri Remote with a white ring (which is still called the first-generation Siri Remote) or the second-generation Siri Remote (silver with a circular trackpad) were not recognized as vintage.
The Apple TV HD (formerly known as the fourth-generation Apple TV) is still available for $149 through Apple. Since its debut over seven years ago, the tablet has gotten no hardware upgrades other than tweaks to the Siri Remote.
According to reports, a new Apple TV will be released later in 2022, with an A14 CPU and an additional 4GB of RAM.
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